CCSF News
- October 24CCSF 2009 Poster Competition Awards
- October 16Chris Barrett: It will take radical rethinking... to prevent reversal of green revolution
- October 8For fuel cell innovator Francis DiSalvo, the real breakthrough is getting students interested in chemistry
- September 30Cornell Professors Comment on Wind Energy in Tompkins County
- August 31Strategic Faculty Hiring in Sustainability - proposal deadline extended: October 15
- August 31Paterson says Cornell energy research will spur jobs (Ithaca Journal)
- August 13Meds Pose Problems for Environment
- August 13Tompkins Energy Conservation Corps seeks applicants for fall internship
- July 16Chris Barrett: "G8's historic shift needs applause"
- July 6Cornell research focusing on improving soil
- June 30Carla Gomes chosen to present at 2009 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
- June 30NYC Mayor's Office and Cornell test biodiesel use on the set of "The Taking of Pelham 123"
- June 4Studying Sustainability: Cornell Conducts Research with a Global View, by President Skorton
- May 29Strategic Faculty Hiring in Sustainability: Information Session For Faculty - June 5, 3-4pm
- May 27Jeff Tester Quoted in NYTimes Article on Geothermal Energy
- May 26NSF Releases Comprehensive Report on Global Impacts of Climate Change
- May 8CCSF Associate Director Chris Barrett quoted in, "G8 call for tighter investment controls in Africa"
- May 4"Collaborative Sustainable Building Practice" - New DEA Course Selected by USGBC Excellence in Green Building Curriculum Incentives
- April 10CCSF releases first Annual Report
- April 8Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to address "Capitalism and Confusion" April 13
- March 22Cornell professors to brief Capitol Hill on 'How the Warming Climate will Change Agriculture,' on 3/27/2009
- March 11WVBR's "Sunday Forum with Tommy Bruce": Cornell Sustainability (March 15 at 6 pm)
- February 6Brent Gloy, AEM, Quoted in NYTimes on Biogas Incentives
- January 30Cornell faculty members publish energy systems textbook
- October 17CCSF Announces 12 Academic Venture Fund grant awardees
- October 15Two Tenure-Track Positions in Climate Change Science
CCSF Beginnings
- October 19, 2007 (President's Speeches)President David J. Skorton's State of the University Address
- September 13, 2007 (Cornell Daily Sun)Sustainability Center Aims to Unite C.U. Researchers
- Fall, 2007 (Communique)Q & A with Frank DiSalvo (PDF)
- May 17, 2006 (Cornell Chronicle)Sustainability task force recommends seed grant program to encourage collaborations
- March, 2006 (Cornell Sustainable Campus)Task Force on Sustainability in the Age of Development - Final Report (PDF)
- September 13, 2005 (CU News Service)Faculty task forces explore action plans for three strategic challenges
from Cornell Chronicle
November 17
Paul Chirik wins Blavatnik Award
November 16
100 mpg team works on next stage of competition
- November 4Cornell Dining serves up Cornell-grown produce
- October 27Gift of 50 trees honors Cornell tree policies
- October 27Cornell breaks ground on Plantations Welcome Center
- October 23H. Fisk Johnson speaks on 'A Crisis of Consumption'
- October 20Cornell 100 mpg car makes the cut in competition
- October 20New Honduran water plant celebrates groundbreaking
- October 20Car companies bring fuel-cell cars to campus
- October 16Cornell places seventh in 2009 Solar Decathlon
- October 8Cornell's Silo House in competition today
- October 1Design and Planning Club promotes collaboration
- September 30Stimulus funding to study detoxifying heavy metals
- September 29Birds fly more efficiently than airplanes, study shows
- September 28Five faculty receive NSF early career awards
- September 24Fertilizers may not help poorest African farmers
- September 15Cornell unveils its climate neutrality plan
- September 15NSF grant supports sustainable materials research
- September 14Environmental engineering degree now accredited
- September 10Carbon nanotubes could make efficient solar cells
- September 9Tree inventory aids climate plan, raises awareness
- September 8Researcher explores evolution of milkweed
- September 8Cornell names new A.D. White Professors-at-Large
- September 8Grasso on CU's plans to meet new energy standards
- September 3Climate, energy lectures targeted to undergrads
- August 28Solar, chicken and youth power: CU at the state fair
- August 27Energy research is vital for economy, Gov. Paterson says
- August 26$3.2M grant to train students to tackle poverty issues
- August 17Solar house ready to leave lab for state fair test
- August 3Program encourages home meals with local produce
- July 31Conference examines aging and sustainability
- July 30California alumni ponder future of cars
- July 29100 mpg car taking shape over the summer
- July 24Researchers help wind turbine industry protect birds
- July 23Beijing air quality improved during Olympics
- July 13Cornell receives $5.5 million for Bangladesh project
- July 8Grad students stress need for environmental research
- July 2Three engineering faculty invited to NAE symposium
- June 25Skorton, Davisson and Pell to travel to East Africa
- June 24Cornell Biofuels Research Lab officially opens
- June 23Experts examine risks to birds from wind turbines
- June 19World use of fertilizer varies wildly, study shows
- June 19Emeritus professor helps farmers in Malawi
- June 10Governor to use Skorton-led task force as building block
- June 10Milk goes 'green': Dairy farms use fewer resources
- June 10CALS helps keep New York's waters clean
- June 9Cornell teams up with National Renewable Energy Lab
- June 8Cornell Iroquois social focuses on sustainability
- June 6Ratan Tata discusses corporate responsibility in lecture
- June 5Computational sustainability conference draws a crowd
- June 4Gore, Tata discuss bringing technology to world's poor
- June 3Redistributing farm topsoil is goal of ORIE project
- May 28Meeting developing-world challenges requires vision
- May 26Sustainability center to fund five research grants
- May 20Cornell's new solar house goes round and round
- May 13Alumni briefed on CU's 'culture of sustainability'
- May 11$1 million grant explores health of dairy cows
- May 7Stimulus grants boost energy research and jobs
- May 7Sea Grant funds five Cornell projects for 2009-10
- May 6ISS Contentious Knowledge team sums up its work
- May 1Undergraduate research celebrated at three events
- May 1CU tests biological ways to control alfalfa pest
- April 23Bike design and rape alert system take top awards
- April 23Team in China offers innovative urban eco-design
- April 22Bill Steele's 'Garbage!' an Earth anthem 40 years later
- April 22Architect offers a vision for sustainable future
- April 20Students mentor disadvantaged children in Florida
- April 20Congressman Massa visits Biofuels Research Lab
- April 16Pinpointing catalytic reactions on carbon nanotubes
- April 13'Big Idea' finalists prepare for final pitches
- April 8U.S. Sen. Gillibrand hosts economic roundtable
- April 8Professors present science to D.C. policymakers
- April 3Horticulture class helps school gardeners in Belize
- April 1New Cornell biofuels lab: Turning bales into barrels
- March 27Pesticide application method keeps chemicals on target
- March 27Professor examines how the U.S. and Japan build green
- March 25Cornell helps publish report on U.S. birds
- March 16Local foods: Good for your health and the economy
- March 12New science major graduates its first class
- March 11New technologies help scientists track fish species
- March 10CU will play role in global energy future, Clancy says
- March 5Cornell initiative transforms 'biotrash' into bioenergy
- March 4Alumna's foundation funds sustainability projects
- March 2CU scholars to speak at Sun Grant conference
- February 17Alison Power discusses food security at AAAS
- February 11Improved test can screen fungal pests for biofuel sources
- February 11Student presents talk at World Social Forum in Brazil
- February 10Cornell helps India's small farmers fight moth larvae
- January 28New course examines green issues in hospitality industry
- January 27Senior mixes used clothing with organic textiles
- January 14Students help Botswana natural-foods company
- December 18Nancy Sutley '84 to advise Obama on environment
- December 18CU experts brief state officials on climate change
- December 8Grad workshop awarded 'Outstanding Student Project'
- December 4Cornell technology makes biogas greener
- December 4News from Architecture, Art and Planning
- December 3Cornell donates computers to Iraq