Campus Sustainability News
News on campus sustainability initiatives, emerging programs, rankings, awards, student initiatives, green teams, and more from across the Cornell University campus.

Take these few simple steps before you leave campus to conserve energy during the break.

“Indigenous people around the world are incredibly important when we think – in terms of climate change and impact – about what is happening to our planet,” said Allred, associate professor of natural resources, in her Dec. 6 keynote address at Cornell’s 2018 Sustainability Leadership Summit. Each year leaders across campus gather to discuss and find ways to make the campus sustainable.

Nominate an everyday hero who champions sustainability. Short form - make someone's day!

Cornell Chronicle | Nancy Doolitle, September 28, 2018
The North Campus Residential Expansion, approved in 2017, unveiled a mock-up next to Appel Commons.

Cornell Daily Sun | Amanda H. Cronin, November 7, 2018
With roots in its Ithaca campus’ natural setting and its Climate Action Plan, Cornell University has been named one of the top 20 “Coolest Schools,” or, greenest colleges of 2018 in the Sierra Club’s annual list

Learn how you can be more sustainable when it comes to your home's energy usage and your wallet.

Only #1, #2, #5 plastics can be recycled on campus. Share these posters to spread the word.

"Lanny defines the term 'professional.' He is technically skilled, highly ethical, and a good community leader."

Cornellians on campus strive for a green groove, and the President’s Sustainable Campus Committee awarded individuals and groups 2018 Cornell University Partners in Sustainability Awards April 20.

In this week’s edition of “All Things Equal,” Gary Stewart is joined by Sarah Brylinsky, sustainability communications and integration manager for the Campus Sustainability Office, to discuss Cornell’s commitment to sustainability and a recent award recognizing that work.