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Collaborative exhibits showcase biodiversity

Three new Cornell University Library exhibits explore the beauty and fragility of Earth’s biodiversity in habitats near and far, from elusive species on other continents to wildlife in our own backyards.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Mann Library
  • Biodiversity
Leah Crenshaw, pictured here, will continue research that examines how surrounding landscapes influence bird ecology in shade‑grown coffee farms.

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Cornell Atkinson research grants support future sustainability leaders

Cornell Atkinson has announced 40 research grants to support undergraduate and graduate student researchers whose work will support sustainability, biodiversity and agriculture.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
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Rapid evolution can ‘rescue’ species from climate change

In response to extreme drought, scarlet monkeyflower populations rapidly evolved and recovered, providing a window into climate change adaptation.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Evolution
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New Research Forecasts the Impacts of Fire on Birds

New research from the USDA Forest Service, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and University of New Mexico identifies where future high-severity fires threaten biodiversity hotspots in the western United States using observations from bird watchers and...

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
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18-year study: deer inhibit trees, raise plant diversity
At high densities, white-tailed deer inhibit growth of trees but increase the overall diversity of smaller plant and weed species, according to a long-term study published Dec. 23 in PLOS One. Twenty years ago, Cornell researchers established...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Department of Microbiology Seminar Series- Dr. Kait Reinl
Dr. Kait Reinl Assistant Professor Biological Sciences Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute “At the Confluence of Climate, Land, and Water: Phytoplankton Dynamics Along the Freshwater–Marine Continuum” Aquatic ecosystems sit at the intersection of...
  • Microbiology
  • marine ecology
  • Biology
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