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Six projects led by Cornell and The Nature Conservancy researchers have been awarded grants from Cornell Atkinson.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
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A new study that tracks how many asthma-related emergency room visits result from pollen in metropolitan areas across Central Texas highlights the importance of knowing local plants and the need for developing science-based pollen forecasts.

  • Plants
  • Health + Nutrition
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Academic focus: Plant ecology and environmental health. Research summary: My goal is to generate the ecological knowledge necessary to address plant-related public health problems. Much of my research centers on allergenic pollen, from creating...
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science