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News

Electrons travel one of two routes in nano-biohybrid systems

Researchers have identified exactly what happens when a microbe receives an electron from a quantum dot: The charge can either follow a direct pathway or be transferred indirectly via the microbe’s shuttle molecules.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Biology
  • Solar
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News

State of America’s birds: Population declines continue

More than five years after a landmark study in the journal Science showed that North American bird populations declined by nearly 30% since 1970, a new report finds that the concerning trend is continuing apace.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Biodiversity
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Large-scale investment in research needed to maintain U.S. agriculture

In the face of climate change, researchers estimate the U.S. investment in agricultural research needed to maintain productivity - finding it comparable to the investment made following the two world wars.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Agriculture
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Cornell faculty honored for community-engaged innovation

Thirteen faculty members from across Cornell are being honored by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement with this year’s Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Energy
  • Climate Change
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Field Note

Biomethane potential in New York State
Biomethane from New York’s dairy manure and food waste could fuel over 30,000 tractor trailers annually, displacing at least 300 million gallons of diesel. * 12 percent of the NY dairy herd has implemented manure anaerobic digestion (AD) to...
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animals

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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

Co-producing Autonomy? Smart Earth Technologies, Indigenous Politics, and Climate Justice in Amazonia
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

Food Security, Water Quality, and Climate Change: Global Challenges Requiring Local Empowerment
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

Balancing Human Development and Environmental Conservation: Global Perspectives
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

Innovation for People and Planet: Reimagining Capitalism
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