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Seminar

A Department of Computational Biology Seminar Featuring Dr. Adam Pellegrini, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge The trajectory of climate change will partly depend on the responses of ecosystems to ongoing...
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Exhibit

Join the Department of Global Development, the Lund Fellows Program for Regenerative Agriculture, and the CALS Global Fellows Program as we celebrate our students’ engaged learning experiences. This year, 40+ students will showcase their summer...
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Seminar

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2023 Seminar Series Abstract In an era marked by pressing ecological concerns and the pursuit of equitable human development, this seminar explores how nations in the Global South are navigating the...
  • global development
  • agriculture
  • Climate Change
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Lecture

A Career in the Genomics Sciences Karen Nelson, Ph.D. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Chief Scientific Officer The human microbiome refers to all the microorganisms that live in and on the human body. It is now estimated that about 57% of the cells in...
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
Arjun Khakhar

Seminar

Seminar from the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems ( CROPPS) Featuring Arjun Khakhar, assistant professor of biology at Colorado State University Tuesday, October 10 from 2-3 p.m. eastern time Hybrid event in Emerson 135 at...
  • school of integrative plant science
  • Biology
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Seminar

A Department of Computational Biology Seminar Featuring Dr. Kirk Lohmueller, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Many...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement Global Poster Showcase

Exhibit

Location: Mann Library 102 Date and Time: Thursday, October 12 from 3-5 p.m. You are invited to a poster session featuring researchers from across the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement's network of Centers of Innovation. Hear...
  • school of integrative plant science
  • Plants
  • Department of Global Development
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Seminar

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2023 Seminar Series Abstract Local governments in China are increasingly seeking regional cooperation amidst competition. This shift in local development is spurred by state rescaling efforts to reduce...
  • Department of Global Development
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Webinar

Each month at our "What's Bugging You? First Friday" events, experts will share practical information and answer questions on using integrated pest management (IPM) to avoid pest problems and promote a healthy environment where you live, work...
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • What's Bugging You?
  • Gardening
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Seminar

Seminar in Critical Development Studies co-hosted by the Polson Institute for Global Development, Cornell Global Development and the Graduate Field of Development Studies Abstract: This talk will explore ongoing abolitionist struggles against...
  • Department of Global Development
  • global development
  • Polson Institute
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Seminar

CoE Coffee, Coaching & Connections, presented by the New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech, is a monthly series highlighting industry and academic leaders addressing essential topics for food, beverage...
  • Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
  • Cornell AgriTech
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Seminar

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2023 Seminar Series Abstract Around the globe, 800m people spend more than 10% of their household budget on health care, and nearly 100m of these are pushed into extreme poverty every year by out-of...
  • global development
  • agriculture
  • Climate Change
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Workshop

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The Polson Institute for Global Development is thrilled to welcome Nik Heynen as its inaugural Distinguished Speaker from October 2-6, 2023. Nik Heynen is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of...
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Lecture

Doug George -Kanentiio (Akwesasne Mohawk) is the chairperson of the Akwesasronon Shonataten:ron, the Residential School Survivors of Akwesasne. He was taken from his home and assigned to the Mohawk Institute, one of Canada's most notorious...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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Seminar

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2023 Seminar Series Abstract The paradox of food security in the Indian subcontinent is of massive expansion in the production of food grain resulting in large food stocks of almost 60 million tonnes, on...
  • Global Development
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
  • Agriculture
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Seminar

A Department of Computational Biology Field Membership Seminar Featuring Dr. Giulia Guidi, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University Significant advances in genome sequencing over the past decade have resulted in a...
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Seminar

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2023 Seminar Series Abstract Food is loved and needed, it is emotive, and it is deeply imbedded in cultures and family histories. However, not enough people know that climate change is changing everything...
  • global development
  • Climate Change