A leading, privately-endowed research university and the federal land-grant institution of New York State, Cornell University strives to be a model university for the interweaving of liberal education and fundamental knowledge with practical education and impact on societal and world problems. Cornell has earned a reputation as one of the top ten research institutions in the world while also offering the highest level of education possible.

The David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future brings together passionate experts and innovators, theorists and practitioners, business leaders, and community members to deliver large-scale, long-term sustainability solutions. The Atkinson Center has more than 550 faculty fellows from across Cornell whose research encompasses critical sustainability areas such as food, energy, climate, human behavior, the built environment, and the interconnections between human, animal, and environmental health, known as One Health. It benefits from the expertise and stature of Cornell’s highly ranked colleges of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, and Engineering, along with many other colleges and departments where sustainability scholarship has long been a hallmark.