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Climate News

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News

New approach models potential and trade-offs of floating solar

Researchers project significant energy gains from using floating solar on just 3.5% of waterbodies in the Northeastern U.S., even with approaches that preserve biodiversity and recreation.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Natural Resources and the Environment
  • Biodiversity
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News

Atkinson Venture Fund awards have distributed $21.7 million to 223 projects spanning every college on Cornell’s campus over 15 years.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Field Note

With well-rounded knowledge about whole-farm nutrient management under their belts, students came to class prepared to debate the future of agricultural rules and regulations. Using what they'd learned in ANSCI 4120, they represented the voices...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
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News

Four Cornell faculty members have been awarded grants from the Bezos Earth Fund’s inaugural AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature. Among 1,200 global applicants, only 24 were selected – three from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animal Science
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
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Field Note

Hailing from Massachusetts, Karolyn Auer is a Cornell CALS senior studying animal science who is about to graduate this May. She conducted substantial research on dairy sustainability during her time at Cornell University. We sat down with Auer...
  • Animal Science
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change

Degrees & Programs

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Events

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Lecture

Landscape Architecture Fall 2024 Lecture Series: Nicholas Pevzner
Join us in 175 Warren Hall for a lecture with Nicholas Pevzner, Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture + Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, Weitzman School of Design. This lecture is titled "The Spatial...
  • environment
  • Climate Change
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Seminar

This event is supported by the Department of Global Development in the Social, Political, and Ethical Dimensions of Technology in Development job talk series. Talk abstract Amazonia is a central region for climate change action and development...
  • global development
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
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Seminar

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2023 Seminar Series Abstract When a community is facing one of our global challenges, perspectives and knowledge from those with experience beyond the locale can of course be beneficial. This can provide...
  • global development
  • agriculture
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
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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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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