Environmental Studies News
Endowment takes students to New Zealand
A geology class spent a block exploring New Zealand, all because of the LaFollette-Sitterly Geology Endowed Fund. Read More About Endowment takes students to New Zealand
Where are they now?
10 years ago the Cornell Report featured a cover story on several promising graduates. We caught up with four and are delighted to report on their lives today. Read More About Where are they now?
Research attributes Iberian Peninsula climate change to human activity
A team of researchers has discovered human activity is the cause for drying out the climate in southwestern Europe. Read More About Research attributes Iberian Peninsula climate change to human activity
![The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Cornell College W.H. Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston a $199,785 grant to study the use of stalagmites as records of prehistoric fire activity in the Australian tropics. This grant follows a previous proof-of-concept grant awarded to Denniston by NSF in 2018 where Denniston’s team demonstrated that stalagmites […]](https://news.cornellcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bush-fire-crop-1-1-600x400.jpg)
Denniston receives NSF grant to study fire activity with stalagmites
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Cornell College W.H. Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston a $199,785 grant to study the use of stalagmites as records of prehistoric fire activity in the Australian tropics. This grant follows a previous proof-of-concept grant awarded to Denniston by NSF in 2018 where Denniston’s team demonstrated that stalagmites […] Read More About Denniston receives NSF grant to study fire activity with stalagmites
Engelken ’22 selected for Peace Corps in Mexico
Cornell College senior Jake Engelken is ready to put his degree to use as a Peace Corps volunteer in central Mexico. Read More About Engelken ’22 selected for Peace Corps in Mexico
![Cornell College Professor Rhawn Denniston used to lie awake every night worrying about climate change. “I would just lie there for hours because I was so frustrated and anxious about climate change and all sorts of other environmental issues,” he said. But with an increasing awareness among Americans of the magnitude of the dangers, recent […]](https://news.cornellcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/monarch-survey-3x2-600x400.jpeg)
Cornell College introduces 2 new sustainability majors
Cornell College Professor Rhawn Denniston used to lie awake every night worrying about climate change. “I would just lie there for hours because I was so frustrated and anxious about climate change and all sorts of other environmental issues,” he said. But with an increasing awareness among Americans of the magnitude of the dangers, recent […] Read More About Cornell College introduces 2 new sustainability majors
Cornell offers new ecology and evolutionary biology major
Cornell College students who enjoy field research and enjoy understanding the biology of endangered species can select the new ecology and evolutionary biology major. Read More About Cornell offers new ecology and evolutionary biology major
Senior studies insects’ impacts on monarch population
Senior Justyna Kruczalak's summer research seeks to understand how other insects on the milkweed plant could impact the monarch butterfly species. Read More About Senior studies insects’ impacts on monarch population
![Working with raptors might sound like a job from “Jurassic Park,” but for Cornell College student Alina Moore, it was a very challenging and rewarding reality. (Unfortunately, we couldn’t locate any velociraptors in Iowa, so we had to stick with birds of prey instead.) Moore, an environmental studies major, first heard about the Iowa Raptor […]](https://news.cornellcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/hawk-600x400.jpg)
Moore excited for the future after Raptor Center internship opportunity
Working with raptors might sound like a job from “Jurassic Park,” but for Cornell College student Alina Moore, it was a very challenging and rewarding reality. (Unfortunately, we couldn’t locate any velociraptors in Iowa, so we had to stick with birds of prey instead.) Moore, an environmental studies major, first heard about the Iowa Raptor […] Read More About Moore excited for the future after Raptor Center internship opportunity
Class improves environment through bioswale project
In just one block Cornell College Environmental Biology students have created a plan to reduce the campus’s impact on the environment. Read More About Class improves environment through bioswale project
![The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a nearly half-million-dollar research grant to Cornell College Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston and a team of researchers to study climate variability. The research will utilize stalagmites from a cave in Nepal to understand variations in Indian monsoon rainfall over the last 4,000 years. The Indian Summer Monsoon […]](https://news.cornellcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Rhawn-600x400.jpg)
Denniston awarded NSF grant to study climate change
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a nearly half-million-dollar research grant to Cornell College Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston and a team of researchers to study climate variability. The research will utilize stalagmites from a cave in Nepal to understand variations in Indian monsoon rainfall over the last 4,000 years. The Indian Summer Monsoon […] Read More About Denniston awarded NSF grant to study climate change
Midwest to the Pacific: Hosto explores fruit bats
Hosto's research will help provide information on actions that could be taken to save the Mariana fruit bat, which faces extinction. Read More About Midwest to the Pacific: Hosto explores fruit bats
Jay Justin ’89: Leadership & Service Award citation & response
Jay Justin ’89, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley, received a 2020 Leadership and Service Award. Read More About Jay Justin ’89: Leadership & Service Award citation & response
Cornellians acting on climate change
Cornell is cutting energy use by 20%. Faculty are conducting federally funded climate change research. Students and alumni are contributing as well. Read More About Cornellians acting on climate change
Armstrong explores coastal ecosystems during Cornell Fellowship
Even though Kat Armstrong’s Cornell Fellowship ended when summer break came to a close, she says the internship opportunity is just the beginning of her amazing career adventure. Read More About Armstrong explores coastal ecosystems during Cornell Fellowship
Pfleger ’20 uses research opportunities to build a future
If you were looking for Cali Pfleger ’20 during her four years at Cornell College, you could likely find her deep in her geology studies. Read More About Pfleger ’20 uses research opportunities to build a future
![Cornell College Junior Natalie Bradshaw walks in the footsteps of many well-known writers who turn to nature for inspiration and reflection. Prize-winning author Rachel Carson, who was a marine biologist, wrote the influential book “Silent Spring,” which led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Annie Dillard’s famous meditations on seeing nature up close […]](https://news.cornellcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NBradshaw-3-e1581708842656-600x400.jpg)
Bradshaw inspired by meditations on, in nature
Cornell College Junior Natalie Bradshaw walks in the footsteps of many well-known writers who turn to nature for inspiration and reflection. Prize-winning author Rachel Carson, who was a marine biologist, wrote the influential book “Silent Spring,” which led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Annie Dillard’s famous meditations on seeing nature up close […] Read More About Bradshaw inspired by meditations on, in nature
![William Harmon Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston has students working across the globe this summer on his long-running climate research. For the past 10 years Denniston, along with Cornell geology and environmental studies students and fellow scientists, have studied the behavior of the Australian monsoon, the main source of rain in the Australian tropics. […]](https://news.cornellcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Rhawncrop-600x400.jpg)
Geology students travel the globe to examine climate change
William Harmon Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston has students working across the globe this summer on his long-running climate research. For the past 10 years Denniston, along with Cornell geology and environmental studies students and fellow scientists, have studied the behavior of the Australian monsoon, the main source of rain in the Australian tropics. […] Read More About Geology students travel the globe to examine climate change
![Mari Dettweiler ʼ19 is an environmental studies major with a focus in conservation biology and stats and a double minor in biology and English. She fell in love with the Hilltop on her first visit to Cornell College. “Everyone was very welcoming, and I felt like I would fit in perfectly,” Mari said. “As a […]](https://news.cornellcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MDettweiler-feature-600x400.jpg)
Build up your experiences
Mari Dettweiler ʼ19 is an environmental studies major with a focus in conservation biology and stats and a double minor in biology and English. She fell in love with the Hilltop on her first visit to Cornell College. “Everyone was very welcoming, and I felt like I would fit in perfectly,” Mari said. “As a […] Read More About Build up your experiences
![A pioneer of the local food movement will speak at Cornell College on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hall-Perrine Room of Thomas Commons. Gary Nabhan ’73 returns to campus to speak on “Food from the Radical Center,” which is the name of his new book. The event is free and open to the […]](https://news.cornellcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Gary-Nabhan-2x3-600x400.jpg)
Local food pioneer to speak at Cornell
A pioneer of the local food movement will speak at Cornell College on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hall-Perrine Room of Thomas Commons. Gary Nabhan ’73 returns to campus to speak on “Food from the Radical Center,” which is the name of his new book. The event is free and open to the […] Read More About Local food pioneer to speak at Cornell