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Cornell University celebrates all things sustainability during the entire month of April, with 60+ events in film, fashion, art, wellness, social justice, climate change leadership, and sustainability topics.
Anyone can host an event! See the Sustainable Campus website for helpful tips on how to participate, and sign up for the Sustainability Listserv to stay in the know about the latest new opportunities added during April.
View all Sustainability Month events in the Cornell Events calendar or check out a highlight of key events below.
KEY EVENTS
Climate Change Seminar Series
Mondays at 2:55pm, 233 Plant Science Building or via Webinar
- 4/8: Climate Change, Indigenous Communities, and the Imperative for Action!
- 4/15: Our Changing Menu: What Climate Change Means to the Foods We Love and Need
- 4/22: Building Climate Resilience for Greater US Security
- 4/29: What Is the Social Cost of Carbon?
Advance Your Skills - Cornell Sustainability Management Academy Training (Registration req)
- 4/3, 9am-Noon: Sustainability 101 (Staff Training)
- 4/4 1pm-4pm: Sustainability 201 (Staff Training)
Fairs, Festivals
- 4/8: Dairy Alternative Day
- 4/10: Cornell Energy Day
- 4/20-4/27: People’s Climate Week: Events focused on the intersections between climate change and social justice issues through the stories of climate migrants and marginalized communities.
- 4/27: Spring Fest
Lectures
- 4/18: Sustainable and Just Food Systems Ideas to Action Forum
- Finance and Sustainability Series: A weekly lecture series that highlights leaders in the sustainable global enterprise industry.
Films, Art & Fashion
- 4/1 - 4/7: Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF)
- 4/1-4/30: ReGeneration: Human Ecology Building Art Exhibit
- 4/16: "Smartfin" Film and Talk with Todd McGrain
- 4/16: Ecosystem Benefits of Campus Trees
- 4/17: A new approach for functional textiles and protective clothing
Social & Environmental Justice
- 4/8: Dairy Alternative Day
- 4/8: Should We All Be Vegan?
- 4/11: Grassroots to Global: Broader Impacts of Civic Ecology
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4/20-4/27: People's Climate Week
Full week of activities including an arts quad camp out and fund-raiser, labor and climate organizing teach-in, green-up day, and more!
Sustainability Challenges
- 4/19-4/26: Cornell Carpool Challenge
- 4/21: Spring into Sustainability
Join the Cornell Sustainability Consultants, Cornell ECO, and Spark Design for a sustainability focused case competition.
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