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Upcoming Events

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April is Sustainability Month 2026

April 6, 2026
All Day

April 22 is Earth Day! Cornell University celebrates all things sustainability during the entire month of April, with dozens of events in climate change leadership, health & wellness, social justice, film & art, fashion, and sustainability topics. Details coming soon....

Re-Imagine: Sustainable Art & Objects

April 6, 2026
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Martha Van Rensselaer Hall

Re-Imagine: Sustainable Art & Objects features work by the Cornell Community and local artists. The exhibit is curated by the College of Human Ecology’s Green Team....

A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant

April 6, 2026
12:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Location: Cornell Botanic Gardens

In, A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant, artist Faye Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement, adaptation, and the deep relationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experience. With the banana plant 's journey as a starting point and through the manipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper pulp material along with paintings, ceramics, and installation, she creates imagined landscapes that trace, question, and challenge the relationship between the Philippines and the United States. Guided tours of these exhibits will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026 from 3...

April is Sustainability Month 2026

April 7, 2026
All Day

April 22 is Earth Day! Cornell University celebrates all things sustainability during the entire month of April, with dozens of events in climate change leadership, health & wellness, social justice, film & art, fashion, and sustainability topics. Details coming soon....

Re-Imagine: Sustainable Art & Objects

April 7, 2026
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Martha Van Rensselaer Hall

Re-Imagine: Sustainable Art & Objects features work by the Cornell Community and local artists. The exhibit is curated by the College of Human Ecology’s Green Team....

A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant

April 7, 2026
12:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Location: Cornell Botanic Gardens

In, A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant, artist Faye Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement, adaptation, and the deep relationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experience. With the banana plant 's journey as a starting point and through the manipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper pulp material along with paintings, ceramics, and installation, she creates imagined landscapes that trace, question, and challenge the relationship between the Philippines and the United States. Guided tours of these exhibits will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026 from 3...

April is Sustainability Month 2026

April 8, 2026
All Day

April 22 is Earth Day! Cornell University celebrates all things sustainability during the entire month of April, with dozens of events in climate change leadership, health & wellness, social justice, film & art, fashion, and sustainability topics. Details coming soon....

Re-Imagine: Sustainable Art & Objects

April 8, 2026
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Martha Van Rensselaer Hall

Re-Imagine: Sustainable Art & Objects features work by the Cornell Community and local artists. The exhibit is curated by the College of Human Ecology’s Green Team....

Mindful Birding at Sapsucker Woods

April 8, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Join us for a peaceful mid-day break for Mindful Birding at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. From the comfort of the Visitor Center’s observatory, we’ll enjoy a warm indoor space with a beautiful view of Sapsucker Woods Pond. We will provide binoculars and seating. Feel free to stop by for a little while or attend for the full hour. We’ll begin with a brief sensory warm-up to help connect with the natural world, spend quiet time observing the pond and its birdlife, and conclude with a reflection exercise. Mindful Birding blends traditional birdwatching with mindfulness practices to help participants...

A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant

April 8, 2026
12:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Location: Cornell Botanic Gardens

In, A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant, artist Faye Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement, adaptation, and the deep relationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experience. With the banana plant 's journey as a starting point and through the manipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper pulp material along with paintings, ceramics, and installation, she creates imagined landscapes that trace, question, and challenge the relationship between the Philippines and the United States. Guided tours of these exhibits will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026 from 3...

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