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Academic focus: Transforming our food systems to support the health of people and the planet Research summary: I study the costs, benefits and tradeoffs involved in policies aimed at transforming food systems to support healthy and sustainable...
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Academic focus: Bioprocess engineering and precision fermentation Research summary: My research program focuses on using bioprocess engineering approaches to address current and emerging challenges in food security and environmental...
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Academic focus: Insect physiology, microbiology, midgut biology and vector–pathogen interactions Research summary: I study the female mosquito midgut – the first organ a blood meal, and any pathogen it carries, must pass through in the...
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Academic focus: Evolution of animal signals, morphology and behavior Research summary: My research explores how social competition shapes animal morphology, physiology and behavior. I am especially interested in the evolution of elaborate traits...
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Academic focus: Forest restoration ecology, natural resource management, environmental economics Research summary: My research examines how biophysical and socioeconomic factors shape forest restoration and management outcomes. I combine field...
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Academic focus: Poverty and political communication Research summary: As an ethnographer, I study rural and urban communities facing extreme poverty, using immersive fieldwork and participant observation to document and interpret how they...
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Academic focus: The assembly of landscape Research summary: I research the various ways landscapes are assembled, grounding design and construction practices within the materials and labor of our time and place, as well as the values, histories...
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Academic focus: Sustainable fisheries; ecology of marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems Research summary: Research in my lab spans a range from field studies of recreational fisheries and climate change in the U.S. and Mongolia to impacts...
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Academic focus: Agricultural economics, environmental and natural resource economics, agricultural conservation policy, water quality, climate change Research summary: I study how agricultural conservation programs and practices affect water...
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Academic focus: Integrated pest management, insect resistance management, insect ecology and behavior Research summary: My research program has both fundamental and applied focuses. We study insect behavior and ecology in field crops to...
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Academic focus: Animal behavior, animal communication, evolution, bioacoustics Research summary: I am an evolutionary biologist who studies animal behavior, particularly how and why animals communicate and how communication changes as...
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Academic focus: Coastal sustainability, disaster recovery, watershed management Research summary: I work on human-environment interactions in riverine and coastal marsh ecosystems, as well as disaster-prone coastal cities. In riverine ecosystems...
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Academic focus: Risk communication Research summary: I study how societies communicate, interpret and govern risk amid technological innovation, political controversy and environmental change. My research asks three interconnected questions: Why...
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Academic focus: Ecology, biogeochemistry, environmental science Research summary: The core of my research interests are in watershed biogeochemistry and freshwater ecology, with most of my current effort invested in understanding how the ways in...
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For 12,000 years, wheat has been the bread of life; its discovery sparked the beginnings of agriculture, which enabled human flourishing across the globe. For farmers in New York’s humid climate, growing small grains like wheat, oats, barley and...
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Major: Food science Hometown: Glens Falls, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? Growing up in upstate New York, I was constantly surrounded by a thriving dairy industry. While I initially planned to pursue a traditional engineering degree...
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Major: Food science Hometown: North Creek, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? Cornell CALS has a well-known and respected food science program and is a good distance from my hometown. Looking back over your freshman year at CALS, which...
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Major: Animal science Hometown: Saratoga, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I chose Cornell CALS for the opportunities in animal science. CALS offers hands-on learning opportunities through research, courses and internships, all while...
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Major: Food science Hometown: Greenwich, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? In Cornell CALS, I could see genuine commitment to community and curiosity. I knew that I would be getting a well-rounded education complete with academic rigor...
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Academic focus: Biology education research/discipline-based science education research Research summary: My lab is called the EQUIP lab, and we study how STEM environments can better support all students and faculty. A major focus of our work is...
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