News and Updates

Written by Dominique Dowd

The Feil Student Education Center officially reopened on October 7, 2019 as the second LEED Gold certified project on Weill Cornell’s campus. Designed with...

Join our seasonal and sustainable cooking class, "Cooking in Season: Benefits You and The Environment" on Monday, December 9 at 5:30 PM in the Second Floor Café of the David H. Koch Building. Join WCM Sustainability and NYP Integrative Wellness for a healthy cooking lesson featuring squash, pumpkin, and sweet potato. Learn the importance of cooking with seasonal ingredients while creating healthy, delicious meals. ...

Continuing with Campus Sustainability Month, the WCM Sustainability Leadership Council is hosting a talk with the NY Department of Sanitation next Monday, October 21st at 12:00 PM at the Belfer Research Building, Conference Room 204-A. Learn how to reduce waste and enjoy some light refreshments. Seating is limited, please email wcm-sustainability@med.cornell.edu by Friday, October 18th to register...

October is Campus Sustainability Month, and WCM is joining the celebrations once again! This is a yearly international celebration of sustainability in higher education, held every October by many universities and college campuses. Our first event was tending to t...

As you know, WCM Unpower Hour was a resounding success this year. We had 20 Green Leaders throughout the institution that ranged from administrative offices, university campus, research labs, the graduate school, and the Burke Medical Reseach Center. 

WCM Government and Community Affairs and Friends of St. Catherine's Park are hosting a park cleanup volunteer event on Saturday, May 4 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at St. Catherine's Park (1st Avenue between East 67th and 68th Streets). 

St. Catherine's Park is a local...

The Green Kits for Unpower Hour are now ready to be picked up by Green Leaders! If you signed up to be a Green Leader, check your email for pickup instructions and contact information.

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Join us as a Green Leader and enroll coworkers in your area for both the WCM Unpower Hour 2019 on Thursday, March 28 and ...

UPDATE: This contest has now ended. Congratulations to the winner, Soham Gupta!

The holidays are here! While the festivities are a great time to celebrate with friends and family, 25% more trash is produced during this season.

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Continuing with Campus Sustainability month, the WCM Sustainability Leadership Council is hosting a talk with NYC DEP next Monday, October 22nd at Weill Greenberg Center Y-214C at noon.

 Join us in learning about the nation’s most extensive municipal...

Weill Cornell Medicine is currently celebrating its first Campus Sustainability Month! This is a yearly international celebration of sustainability in higher education, held every October by many universities and college campuses. Our first event was the screening of several Story of Stuff documentaries, which had great attendance and sparked conversations on how to reduce waste and energy...

The Story of Stuff screening was a successful kickoff to four events celebrating Campus Sustainability Month in October. The Samuel J. Wood Library and the Sustainability Team hosted the screening of several short subject documentaries by Story of Stuff Project.  Attendees discussed solutions for better stewardship of campus resources and how to get involved at Weill Cornell Medicine as well as in their own communities.  Volunteers supplied snacks and...

The Weill Cornell UnPower Hour is the official kick-off of our yearlong energy savings plan. For the tenth year in a row Weill Cornell faculty, students, and staff will power down for one hour on Thursday, March 22, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

Click here to sign up for Unpower Hour ...

For the tenth year in a row,  we are gearing up to kick off Weill Cornell Medicine's year-long energy savings plan, and need your help to make it happen.

Since 1956, National Bike Month has been celebrated every year in the US. This nationwide event aims to unite bicyclists and new riders all over the country to challenge themselves and encourage each other to stay healthy and reduce their carbon footprint by finding their reasons to ride, and advocate for better bicycle-friendly infrastructure in their communities. 

This year, the NYC Department of Transportation has joined Transportation...