Fellowship supports Ph.D. research on land markets in India

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Doctoral candidate Aman Banerji , whose research explores the making of ‘global’ cities and land markets, has received the 2022 Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) International Dissertation Research Fellowship . With the award, Banerji...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Carbon intensity fact sheet series

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This fact sheet series was written by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Agricultural Energy Systems engineer Lauren Ray and Peter Wright, and published in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader, a monthly e-Leader newsletter distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Helping farmers assess economic feasibility of co-digestion

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This update was written by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Agricultural Energy Systems Engineer Lauren Ray and published in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader, a monthly e-Leader newsletter distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Meet the COE: Mark Scoville

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Mark Scoville joined the New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech in June 2022, bringing with him over three decades of food manufacturing knowledge and experience.
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
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Dudley appointed to National Advisory Council on Migrant Health

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Mary Jo Dudley, director of the Cornell Farmworker Program (CFP) and senior extension associate in Global Development, has been named to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health ( NACMH) . The fifteen member council’s mission is to...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Cargill Global Scholar promotes inclusivity, sustainability in food systems

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Meet Sammi Lin ’24, an undergraduate in Global Development who is on a mission to advance food security with local communities across the Americas. Locally, Sammi has engaged with food security challenges as an intern and researcher with Cornell...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development
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Catherine Andreadis ’22: Expanding horizons through science communication

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Catherine Andreadis ’22 is a recent graduate and former Science Communications Assistant for the Cornell CALS Department of Animal Science. She is off to an exciting start with a career in STEM, pursuing a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to her graduation, we sat down with Catherine to learn about her experiences in the role and future pursuits.
  • Animal Science
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Agriculture
  • Digital Agriculture
  • Communication
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Houlton: Invest in ag research to fight climate change

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Benjamin Z. Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, testified June 15 to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on the role of climate research in supporting agricultural resiliency.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Global Development
  • Health + Nutrition
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Chobani scholars pursue dreams in animal science, agriculture

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For the past four years, the Chobani Scholars Program has supported students from dairy farming backgrounds who are pursuing careers in dairy. This year, with its new focus on supporting historically underserved students who have a broad set of...
  • Animal Science
  • Food Science
  • Dairy

Inaugural Turner Fellows advance global food security

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Eight graduate students from 1890 land grant institutions across the United States have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellows at Cornell University. Representing a wide range of research specialties...
  • Animal Science
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Food Science
  • Global Development Section
  • Microbiology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Global Development
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Study: dietary guidelines need revision to account for environmental impact

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Dietary guidelines issued by national governments aim to set a roadmap for healthy living. But a new study challenges national dietary guidelines assessments to include the environmental impact of food production, with implications for how dietary guidelines account not just for the health of the human population, but also the planet.
  • Global Development Section
  • Food
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