Events

Join us tomorrow at the VWR-Corning Earth Day event and learn about sustainable labware from our main life science distributor, VWR. Promotions, giveaways, and raffles await you! 

When: Tuesady, April 14th, 2-4:30 pm

Where: BRB Cafe'

• 9:00 am to 12:00 pm: Bring your unwanted or surplus lab supplies or small instruments/equipmnet to the 1300 York Ave building's Sub-Basement, room C00.04 (Former Duplicating & Printing Space)

• 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm: Come browse what others have donated and take what you want.

Important: Small instruments and pieces of equipment are required to be cleaned/disinfected and cleared by EHS by Friday, October 3.  Please complete and attach the equipment decontamination form prior to contacting EHS.

Small instruments and pieces of equipment can include

• Pipettors
• Bench top centrifuges
• Water baths
• Thermocyclers
• Electrophoresis boxes
• Vortexer

*This is not an exhaustive list.  Please reach out to EHS for any questions on clearance.

1. Sign up as a Lab Lead here 
2. You’ll receive an email to verify your email address. Click on the link, then select Weill Cornell Medicine as your organization and type your lab name.
3. Fill out the Lab Information page, selecting the type of Industry and typing the name of your Department in the Site/Department field, the subject area of your lab, and the number of members.
4. Answer the questions applicable to your lab in the rest of the category sections. On July 1, all answers will be automatically saved and submitted.

Your lab can earn points for actions taken between July 2024 and July 1, 2025. 

Join us on April 30 at noon for a short walk around the neighborhood and learn how to keep NYC street trees healthy and strong for generations to come. We'll meet in the Belfer/Lasdon courtyard. Enter from 413 East 69th Street and walk up the stairs.

During this event, Olivia Keenan, Senior Research Assistant in the Ghosh Group and NYC Parks Tree Steward, will teach simple ways to take care of NYC street trees and how to become a tree steward. No prior experience or tools required — just bring yourself!

This event is facilitated by the “Cool Trees” team in the Division of General Internal Medicine, who are researching how NYC can use trees to reduce heat-related health issues. 

Visit the Sustainable Products Expo, sponsored by Avantor and the Office of Energy & Sustainability on Wednesday, April 23 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Come to the Belfer Research Building Café for some treats and explore some of the greener alternatives for lab products from the Avantor catalog.

Vendors present at the event included Azure Biosystems, Corning, Cytiva, Eppendorf, Stirling Ultracold, Thermo Fisher (equipment), and VWR.

Explore the waste management systems in the Belfer Research Building. Most of the waste from campus ends up in the Belfer Building, and we’ll walk through the spaces where the different waste types are stored, from trash and recycling to bulk waste. Learn about waste-related challenges and what happens to waste once it leaves the Belfer Research Building.

Please meet in the Belfer Research Building Lobby at 1:00 PM on April 16 and allow one hour for the tour.

Please, sign up for the event here.

Join team Weill Cornell Medicine for the Third Annual One Healthcare EcoChallenge, a free, friendly, month-long competition between healthcare organizations to promote healthy, sustainable habits and community health. Use the EcoChallenge platform to select impactful actions at work and home, and log your progress to see how your actions add up. You can join the challenge before or at any time during April.

How to participate:

• Log on: onehealthcare.ecochallenge.org 
• Join team Weill Cornell Medicine
• Select daily and one-time actions to accumulate points 

The top two scorers from Weill Cornell Medicine will receive a $50 gift card from Earth Hero.

About the EcoChallenge
During the challenge, participants will use the EcoChallenge platform to select actions that positively impact the community. By logging progress throughout the challenge, participants will see their individual and team results on the EcoChallenge site. Additional features include unique resource links and reflection questions associated with each daily and one-time action, interactive team feeds, and more.

Questions?
Contact us at: WCM-Sustainability@med.cornell.edu

Join us for WCM UnPower Hour 2025 on Thursday, March 20, from 2 PM to 3 PM. During this hour, you will work with your colleagues to reduce energy consumption by switching off lights, computers/printers, appliances, and/or other equipment. Learn more here.

Meet us in Olin Hall, Room 420, to view and discuss the short documentary, The Story of Stuff, with environmentally-conscious colleagues.

Feel free to bring your lunch. We will provide the popcorn and drinks.