Seminar series critiques structural inequalities of international development

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In its inaugural year, the Critical Development Studies seminar series opens a space for scholars and students to analyze international development practices and their impacts on social well-being, food systems and environmental justice. Housed...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development

Cornell-inspired NY soil law buoys climate-change resilience

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New York growers will get a sustainable boost this planting season from the new Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act – backed up by Cornell research – and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Development
  • Crops
  • Soil
Two hands holding some soil

Frozen spawn could heat up shellfish industry efficiency

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The $8.8 million dollar aquaculture industry in New York state depends on shellfish hatcheries for seed stock every year. But spawning in conventional hatchery operations produces more larvae than can be used for seeding—causing hatchery...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • New York Sea Grant Institute
  • Agriculture
  • Food
Nine day old oyster larvae

Nearly a third of TV ads play to empty rooms

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Jura Liaukonyte, associate professor at Dyson, and colleagues tracked ad viewership using tools that, instead of just monitoring the television, measured actual viewer presence in the room, and focal attention on the screen.
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Applied Economics
  • Communication
A TV and a couch

Volunteer scientists change opinions about vaccines

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Vaccination Conversations with Scientists, a group of more than 100 Cornell scientist volunteers educating the public about vaccines, is reporting success in shifting unvaccinated people’s beliefs about the shots.
  • Department of Entomology
  • Behavior
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
  • Medicine
From left, Ari Broad, Rachael Skye, Beth Rhoades, Scarlett Lee, Kara Rode Webber and Kara Fikrig standing on stairs in front of a Cornell building.

Cornell land technologies workshop opens for applications

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The “ Land Technologies: Interrogating Tools of Governance in the Colonial Present ” workshop, to be held in person from August 8-12 at Cornell University, will provide pre-tenure scholars from any university an opportunity to explore new...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
Aerial view of rural industrial landscape

Study: European diets need to change to reduce climate impact

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As climate change gains force, the foods people choose to eat are increasingly tipping the balance towards ecological harm. The article, “Circularity in Animal Production Requires a Change in the EAT-Lancet Diet in Europe,” published Jan. 6 in...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Food
  • Meat
  • Global Development
A man grocery shopping