The month of April marks Cornell’s annual celebration of all things campus, community, and global sustainability.

The 2026 Student Sustainability Awards will be held during the Sustainable Cornell Mix & Mingle on Wednesday, April 29th from 3:00-5:00pm in Atkinson Hall. Submit your nominations by Thursday, 4/16 at 11:59pm RSVP by Tuesday, 4/21.

Join the Sustainable Cornell community for an afternoon of connection, conversation, and innovation — featuring student award recognition and Living Lab technologies. Registration deadline April 21st. 

As part of Cornell’s ongoing energy conservation efforts, this initiative modernizes HVAC infrastructure with advanced digital controls, sensors, and variable speed equipment. By improving airflow management, heating and cooling efficiency, and system commissioning, the project supports long‑term energy savings and improved indoor environmental quality.

Are you ready for Sustainability Month? Have your event featured in Cornell’s annual month-long sustainability celebration. 

Ellie Butkovich ’26 helps Cornell Dining cut waste by turning small student actions into campus‑wide sustainability wins.

Members of the Cornell community can recycle their home and office electronics sustainably (and for FREE) by bringing them to the Cornell Recycle Center (251 Solidago Rd) between 8:00am-3:00pm.

Cornell is digging into campus trash this March—to help us waste less and recycle smarter.

Join the two-month campaign to reduce waste, improve reuse and recycling, and rethink our campus relationship to goods and materials.  2026 campaign begins February 19th and event organizing is open to all campus partners.

Good news — you can still catch the highlights from the academic year 2026 Sustainability Summit and past years.