| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.05 |
| Liaison | Lisa Kilgore |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cornell University
AC-9: Academic Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
12.00 / 12.00 |
Lauren
Chambliss Communications Director Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future |
Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
See website listing below
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
Cornell looks to the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF) to identify and advance multidisciplinary sustainability research and initiatives at Cornell and with external partners.
Thus far, ACSF has 451 faculty fellows, researchers across all colleges at Cornell, whose work is related to sustainability. The Faculty Fellow Browser (http://www.acsf.cornell.edu/fellows/) may be searched by research topic or organization.
A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
1) Creation of a comprehensive testing device that enables researchers to analyze algae growth. Using this device, Cornell researchers believe algae cells are able to communicate with one another and work as a team:
- Mingming Wu (BEE)
- http://www.acsf.cornell.edu/news/blog/brown-tide-breakthroughs
2) Found that Non-native mason bees—originally from Japan—are carrying disease-causing fungi that may be affecting closely-related native bees:
- Bryan Danforth (ENTOM)
- http://www.acsf.cornell.edu/news/blog/avf-bee-funding-creates-buzz
3) Development of a cheap, sturdy, and highly visible dog ear tag for marking and monitoring treated strays to decrease transmission of rabies and other diseases in free-roaming dogs:
- Margaret Frey (FSAD), Elizabeth Berliner (VTPMD), and Edwin Kan (ECE)
- http://www.acsf.cornell.edu/news/blog/bling-for-dogs-helps-solve-global-problem
4) Sequencing of the genes of the nearly extinct Panamanian golden frog to learn about devastating fungal disease called chytridiomycosis:
- Kelly Zamudio (BIOEE)
- http://www.acsf.cornell.edu/news/blog/genetics-reveal-effects-of-deadly-frog-fungus
The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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