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David M. Lodge, an internationally recognized conservation biologist, recently began his tenure as the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. Here, he talks to the Cornell Chronicle’s Blaine Friedlander about his priorities in the coming year and how the center’s research and partnerships are making an impact around the world.
“There is no other university with Cornell’s combination of Ivy League intellectual firepower and land-grant mission. Also there are few, if any, other academic sustainability centers with a broad enough mandate and resources to tackle the complexity of connected issues necessary for my children, grandchildren and the natural world around them to thrive. Our mission is to discover and help implement solutions to world needs for reliable energy, a resilient environment and responsible economic development. The economy is dependent on the environment and vice versa, and in the long run, human well-being is dependent on both.”
This summary has been adapted from the original article published in the Cornell Chronicle. Read more of this interview with Atkinson Center Director David Lodge here.