<p>Cornell received the gift to establish the David Atkinson '60 Center for a Sustainable Future.</p>
<p>wow, that’s a great thing.</p>
<p>So will the new building be for teaching something like environmental engineering?</p>
<p>The new center will be “a permanent, major research center focusing on challenges in the global energy, environmental, and economic development areas.” In the story in the Daily Sun, there’s no mention of this fabulous donation being spent on a new building.</p>
<p>Here is a little bit more on this amazing gift from the New York Times:</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> University Gets $80M Gift for Sustainability Work - New York Times](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/10/28/business/AP-NY-Cornell-Sustainability-Hub.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=Cornell+University&st=nyt]Cornell”>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/10/28/business/AP-NY-Cornell-Sustainability-Hub.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=Cornell+University&st=nyt)</p>