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Dyson professor Suzanne Shu and colleagues found that considering one’s “future self” played a key role in how people decide when to start collecting monthly Social Security benefits. Societal norms regarding retirement, however, do not.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Behavior
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White Airbnb guests’ preference for white hosts unexpectedly is offset by the influence of same-race reviews, new Cornell research finds.

  • Department of Communication
  • Development Sociology
  • Behavior
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Wixted, an extension support specialist for CCE’s Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP), was nominated by peers for showcasing—through enthusiastic outreach and extension—a commitment to sharing strategies and resources to help all of New...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
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Meet Cody Kugler, a gri-food innovations project manager for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Cody recently completed Cornell Global Development's MPS program where she studied sustainability in the...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Environment
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Meet Kerstin Damerau, research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly an independent consultant for ICRAF and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Kerstin's research...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Environment
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Meet Carlos Gonzalez Fischer, research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly a postdoctoral scientist at the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Environment
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Meet R amya Ambikapathi, senior research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly a Research Scientist in the Department of Public Health at Purdue University Ramya's research broadly...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Environment
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Meet Daniel Mason-D'Croz, senior research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly a Senior Research Scientist and Lead of the Sustainable Food Systems Futures team at the...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Environment
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Awards We are pleased to announce that Professor Katherine McComas received the Excellence in Risk Communication Research and Practice Award from the Society for Risk Analysis Risk Communication Specialty Group. The award recognizes “outstanding...
New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado answers questions and offers life advice in a session for students moderated by Julie Suarez, associate dean for land-grant affairs, right.

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New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado engaged with students and faculty on topics ranging from biological engineering to nutrition to 4-H programs during his first tour of the Ithaca campus on Feb. 2.

  • Department of Communication
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Biology
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How a Degree in Environmental Science and Three Years in Banking Led Ashlee Cherry to Become the Undergraduate Program Coordinator for Cornell’s Department of Communication Like construction-filled College Avenue, Ashlee Cherry is proof that the...
Senior Lecturer Heather Grab interacts with bees in the lab in Comstock Hall.

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A new study finds that nest boxes of commercial eastern common bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) lead to the deaths of wild queens who are attracted to the brightly colored hives.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Department of Entomology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
In his retirement, Charles Walcott, professor emeritus of neurobiology and behavior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, attends weekly dinners at Carl Becker House to interact with students.

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Founded in 1982 and celebrating 40 years, Cornell Academics and Professors Emeriti represents a large community of retired academics and faculty that continue to make significant contributions to university life.

  • Neurobiology and Behavior
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Bhupinder Jatana , former postdoctoral research associate with the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), found his way to Cornell after completing a Ph.D. at Clemson University . Now returning to Clemson, Jatana begins building his own lab...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Environment
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These fact sheets authored by Angela George and Lauren Ray, PRO-DAIRY Dairy Environmental Systems, were shared in the January 30, 2023 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
The 2021 sustainable ag intern cohort poses outside Stocking Hall.

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  • Animal Science
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Food Science
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Nicole Tommell knows well the financial challenges today’s farmers face. But over the last few years, Tommell – an agricultural business management specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension – has seen those challenges mutate and multiply...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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NYSIPM’s vegetable specialists are conducting innovative research designed to mitigate these challenges. Our research is examining whether beneficial nematodes and fungi, applied directly to soil, can reduce striped cucumber beetle populations...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
Osprey migration routes cover much of North America into South America. It’s one of the species used to test the BirdFlow model.

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A new computer model using machine learning to predict migratory bird movement could open the door to new insights on migration timing, stopover sites, bird response to climate change, light pollution and more.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
Horned cattle on a typical smallholder farm in India, a country which is home to more than 300 million cattle and 85 million small farms.

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Cornell will teach small farmers in India – the world’s largest dairy producer – how to produce milk more efficiently while limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture