Global Development welcomes MPS class of 2022

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Cornell Global Development is pleased to announce its Master of Professional Studies (MPS) class of 2022 . This year’s program will provide in-depth training to more than two dozen students who are mid-career professionals, scholars and aspiring...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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New series to confront historical injustices of international development

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In its inaugural semester, the Critical Development Studies seminar series will bring together scholars and students for conversation around topics of economic power and environmental sustainability in North America and Asia. The new series in...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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In wake of UN climate report, students promote resilience

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“Many of the prospects laid out in the report are bleak,” said Madeline Keep ’21, an engineering master’s student and global virtual intern at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. “But while some of the damage we have caused is...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Environment
  • Landscape
  • Land
  • Climate Change
  • Global Development
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New bacteria ID will help apple juice producers avoid spoilage

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The three new species – Alicyclobacillus mali, A. fructus, and A. suci – all belong to the genus Alicyclobacillus, but A. suci was found to produce a compound called guaiacol, which is known in other Alicyclobacillus species to create a...
  • Food Science
  • Microbial biology
  • Food
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eBird data can help track bee health

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The project allows the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability to devise a new method of tracking the health of the all-important arthropod populations that are a part of pollinating one out of every three...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Entomology
  • Pollinators
  • Biodiversity
  • Nature
  • Climate Change
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States That Prioritized Access to Water at Height of Pandemic Saved Lives

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Water shutoffs for non-payment are a constant threat for millions of Americans in any given year. That risk was a deadly one during the pandemic, with access to clean water for handwashing and sanitation a proven way to reduce the spread of...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Environment
  • Global Development
  • Health + Nutrition
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Micro-robots propelled by air bubbles and ultrasound

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Cornell researchers created cell-size robots that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves. Despite their tiny size, these micro-robotic swimmers could be a formidable new tool for targeted drug delivery.
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Biology
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Medicine
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Wind energy can help Earth blow back climate calamity

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“Early action will reap dividends,” said Rebecca Barthelmie, professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, in the College of Engineering. “In terms of averting the worst of climate change, our work confirms that...
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Planet
  • Natural Resources
  • Climate Change
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Projects aim to manage weeds in organic fruit, hemp farming

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Lynn Sosnoskie, assistant professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, is collaborating on a $2 million project to study electric weed control in perennial fruit crops. She is also leading a $325,000 weed management study for hemp. Both...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Agriculture
  • Fruits
  • Plants
  • Crops
  • Horticulture
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Project aims to prevent abuse in encrypted communication

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Mitigating abuses of encrypted social media communication, on outlets such as WhatsApp and Signal, while ensuring user privacy is the focus of a five-year, $3 million NSF grant to a multidisciplinary Cornell research team.
  • Department of Communication
  • Behavior
  • Communication
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Grow-NY startups pioneer food and ag innovations

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From fully autonomous berry harvesters to plant-based lupini bean protein bars, the startups competing for $3 million in prize money at this year’s Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Competition are bringing revolutionary innovations to market.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Department of Entomology
  • Agriculture
  • Digital Agriculture
  • Entomology
  • Food
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