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But the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale, by rapidly altering its use of important habitat areas off the New England coast, is sending the same kind of signal about disruptive change in the environment. These findings are contained...
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In a Cornell-led study, published Oct. 19 in the journal Ecological Applications, scientists report evidence of metal pollution creating danger for the soft coral sea fans. “We know warming oceans pose an existential threat to coral reefs around...
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Center director Deborah Grantham presented the award to Grant Nov. 7 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension luncheon. The award, which will be given annually, recognizes those who exemplify the center’s mission to foster broader awareness and...
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Since then the movement has grown exponentially, now with more than 42% of schools nationwide hosting some form of Farm to School programming, according to the USDA Farm to School Census. This number translates to 23.6 million students...
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RealEats was one of seven finalists to take home prize money during the Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit, held Nov. 12-13 at the Joseph A. Floreano Riverside Convention Center in Rochester. The competition, which will also be held in 2020 and 2021...
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High numbers of deer lead to increased tick-borne diseases and vehicle accidents, and they place more pressure on native vegetation from intense browsing. But when it comes to deer management, many municipalities and organizations roll out their...
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On tap are an array of beers crafted with New York state ingredients: Seeds of Love and Outrage, Backroad Odysseys, and Lazy Lollygagger, an ale that spotlights the flavor of cherries and lemon-thyme. Owner Jason Sahler knows his way around a...
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The C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, which includes $20,000, was announced Nov. 10 at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) annual meeting in San Diego. “We applaud Cornell for its comprehensive...
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It’s undeniably November, and everyone’s talking turkey – including the “Extension Out Loud” podcast from Cornell Cooperative Extension. Offering a bird’s-eye view of the turkey scene in New York state, hosts Katie Baildon and Paul Treadwell are...
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Yet conservation strategies have typically overlooked the habitats needed by females, putting already-declining species in even more peril, according to a new study in the journal Biological Conservation. “Among the small songbird species that...
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Indeed, watermelon is one of the world’s most popular fruits, second only to tomato – which many consider a vegetable. But there are six wild species of watermelon, all with pale, hard and bitter fruits. Researchers have now taken a...
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By the end of her racing days, she had competed twice in sled dog racing’s equivalent to the Olympics – the International Federation of Sleddog Sports World Championships. And she ended her racing career with a bang, winning an extremely...
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The grant, awarded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture on Sept. 1 and co-led by the University of Arkansas, is among the largest grants ever awarded by the USDA, and dovetails with Cornell’s land-grant missions of research...
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“It’s a bee oasis,” says Scofield, a Cornell doctoral candidate who studies honeybee health. The 50-acre organic farm, owned by the Wegmans grocery store chain, offers honeybees a wide variety of pollens to feed on, she says. It’s also the...
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Academic focus: Weed biology, ecology and management in specialty crop systems Previous positions: Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor, Merced and Madera Counties, University of California – ANR, 2018-2019; Assistant Research Faculty, Department...
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Academic focus: I study digital governance and behavior change in groups and networks shaped by algorithms. I also organize citizen behavioral science with communities of millions toward a world where the power of digital technology is guided by...
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Academic focus: Technology, work, and organization Previous positions: Associate/Assistant Professor, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009 – 2019; Terman Fellow and Jack A. McCullough Scholar and Assistant Professor...
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Academic focus: Plant-microbe interactions, virology, plant-virus-vector interactions Previous position: Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology, University of California – Davis, 2014-2019. Academic background: PhD, Plant Biology, University of...
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Academic focus: Moral Psychology Previous positions: Peter L. Dyson Professor of Ethics in Organizations and Life, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2019; Professor, Sage School of Philosophy...
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