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Climate Change

Climate News

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News

New study finds way to reduce nitrogen loss from manure
A new laboratory study discovered that mixing acid whey with manure can decrease ammonia loss, increasing the amount of nitrogen available to plants from manure while reducing odor. Manure naturally loses ammonia through a reaction called...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change

News

AI-CLIMATE institute aims to curb emissions, boost economy

Cornell is one of six universities receiving a total of $20 million over five years to form an institute aiming to create more climate-smart practices that will curb greenhouse gas emissions while boosting the agriculture and forestry industries...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
  • Department of Communication
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Lack of local benefits fuels upstate opposition to solar farms

While upstate New Yorkers are evenly split on utility-scale solar farms, naysayers object partly due to a perception that rural residents unfairly bear the burden of meeting downstate urban energy demands without compensation, a survey has found...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Agriculture
  • Behavior
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Field Note

CALS-Chobani partnership tackles sustainability of New York dairy farms
In 2020 Chobani partnered with Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) to document dairy’s progress toward sustainability goals and help farmers further reduce the environmental impact of their farms. Hear from the researchers...
  • Animal Science
  • Climate Change
  • Environment

Degrees & Programs

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Events

Speaker, Purvi Mehta

Seminar

Development Through Inclusive Agriculture & Food Systems –Our Shared Futures
Due to travel complications, this talk has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule Purvi Mehta's talk in the Spring 2023 semester. Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2022 Seminar Series The world is at an interesting crossroads where one...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
Ram Ramanathan

Seminar

Building Resilience Against Climate Stress & Shocks: Role of Academic Institutions
A talk from Veerabhadran Ramanathan, adjunct professor of global development, with an introduction from Ben Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of CALS Time and date: Tuesday, September 20 from 4:30-5:30 pm EDT Location: Warren 151 and Zoom Co...
  • Climate Change
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
Speaker, Alexander Popp

Seminar

Integrative Modelling for Sustainable Land-Use Futures
Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2022 Seminar Series Nowadays, production of food, energy and materials, and the related use of water, nitrogen and other inputs account for crucial components and interactions in the land as well as full...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
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Seminar

Cornell Biogeochemistry Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Asmeret Berhe
Attendees will learn about the earth's biogeochemical cycling by world experts and will hear about some of the most pressing biogeochemical questions across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In this session, Dr. Asmeret Berhe, professor and...
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change