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‘Think globally, act locally’ with new bird conservation tool

For the first time, people around the world, including conservationists, can zoom in to within an 8-mile radius to see exactly where each of 586 bird species is increasing or decreasing – providing localized insights needed to restore rapidly...

  • Lab of Ornithology
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Local floodplain home buyouts can inform federal plans

Cornell researchers compared federal floodplain home buyout policies with regional programs, showing that local strategies may make these acquisitions more equitable and effective.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Climate Change

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Food pantry access worth billions nationally, study finds

Research by Cornell and the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers the first estimates of food pantries' economic value to families, highlighting their important role in addressing food insecurity.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Food
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Internship connects Puerto Rican agricultural students with Cornell
In 2022, five students from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez spent their summer at Cornell for an intensive internship with faculty from across the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
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Projects to support NYS economy, farms, communities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $3.8 million in funding to the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station to support more than 50 projects across three colleges.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Field Note

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With Cornell's help, a taste of Brazil is coming to Wegmans

  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
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Faculty members' film focuses on boarding school escape
“This is a story that’s been told from generation to generation, but every family has their embellishments,” said Palmer, associate professor of performing and media arts in the College of Arts and Sciences and a Kiowa filmmaker and media artist...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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Environmental and Health Effects Add Billions in Hidden Costs to India’s Public Distribution System
Through the Public Distribution System (PDS), the Indian government ensures the food security of its most impoverished citizens. However, new research from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) reveals that the...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Global Development Section
  • Nutritional Sciences
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Dean's fellowship brings students back into the archives
What Xepoleas saw as one example of cultural appropriation inspired her to begin researching how Indigenous women themselves contributed to the design and production of North American fashion in the early 20th century. "That's what led me to...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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United Nations FAO competition gains from global development perspective
When the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations challenged young researchers to think of ways to end hunger  and  transform agrifood systems, it hoped to inspire innovative thinking in sustainable development. More than 160...
  • Global Development Section
  • Climate Change
  • Food
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Community Food Systems research focuses on Indigenous agriculture system
Vella, a CALS Community Food Systems Minor and Robert S. Harrison College Scholar in the College of Arts & Sciences, spent his summer gardening for the Big Pine Paiute Tribal Environmental Department and the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission...
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development
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Flying High: Sophomore Is a Rising Star in the Birding World
Isaiah Scott ’25 loves sharing his passion for all things avian—particularly with other young people and communities of color It’s a postcard-perfect fall day on the Hill: mild temperatures, brilliant blue sky, leaves ablaze with color. On this...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Cornell-led election survey seeks to improve science of polls

The federally funded 2022 Collaborative Midterm Survey aims to provide the most comprehensive understanding of this year’s midterm elections on Nov. 8, while advancing the science of survey research.

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Cross-cutting initiative to promote AI and digital literacy
To help people navigate our increasingly tech-driven world, Natalie Bazarova, professor of communication in the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Qian Yang, assistant professor of information science in the Cornell...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Wallis Named Fruit IPM Coordinator
“On behalf of the entire NYSIPM team, I am delighted to welcome Anna to our program,” Calixto said. “Her experience developing research-based, sustainable IPM practices and commitment to building farmer and grower engagement through extension...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
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Same traits, different island: study highlights evolution quirks
Two populations of flycatchers that evolved on different remote islands separately developed the same trait – all-black feathers – according to a new study that used machine learning to understand the process that shaped the birds’ genome.
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Evolution
  • Genetics
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Muhogo Bora project validates a modified socially inclusive model
The Muhogo Bora is a three-year project executed by Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , and implemented by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI)...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Acoustic telemetry research notes Lake Trout behavior

Stacy Furgal woke up early to meet the truck at the stocking barge. She wanted to be there in person when the lake trout from the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery in Chittenden, Vt., were piped into Lake Ontario. Two weeks prior, she...

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • New York Sea Grant Institute
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Cornell students to work at UN’s COP27 conference in Egypt

At the upcoming Conference of the Parties – best known as COP27 – 11 Cornell students will help delegations from small countries gain a stronger environmental voice.

  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Global Development Section
  • Climate Change

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Trust in online content moderation depends on moderator

More than 40% of U.S. adults have experienced some form of online harassment, according to Pew Research surveys, highlighting the need for content moderation on social media, which helps prevent and remove offensive or threatening messages.

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication