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Michael Charles ’16, a citizen of the Navajo Nation and assistant professor, outside Akwe:kon, a residence hall devoted to Indigenous cultures, where Charles lived as an undergraduate at Cornell. Photo by Jason Koski.

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With research and data, professor empowers Indigenous communities

For Michael Charles '16, citizen of the Navajo Nation, his research and advocacy are inseparable – and his lab is generating data to help Indigenous communities advocate for and govern themselves.

  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Environment
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Liquefied natural gas carbon footprint is worse than coal

Liquefied natural gas leaves a carbon footprint that is 33% worse than coal, when processing and shipping are taken into account, according to a new Cornell study.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Energy
  • Climate Change
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Field Note

One Health in action: A student summer of conservation in Uganda
The delicate balance between humans and chimpanzees in Uganda's Kasongoire Forest is at risk. As forest land and animal habitats are cleared for commercial sugar cane fields, chimpanzees resort to “crop raiding” in neighboring villages —...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Ecosystems
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Cornell experts to offer solutions at Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC will get a Big Red tint as Cornell researchers suggest carbon solutions for the travel industry, discuss agricultural methane and participate in a nuclear energy conference.

  • Climate Change
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Environment
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Straw, sorghum & oil seed cakes: Building a bovine feed library for India
India produces a whopping 25% of all global milk production. The country also has the largest population of bovines in the world— 303.76 million, including cattle, buffalo, mithun and yaks. That is especially significant when global warming is...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Animal Science
  • Climate Change
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Meet our faculty: Steven Mana'oakamai Johnson
Academic focus: Ocean conservation and social-ecological systems. Research summary: I study the relationship between people and the ocean, ranging from Indigenous Pacific Islander communities traditionally managing coral reefs to geopolitical...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Natural Resources and the Environment
  • Development Sociology
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How does dairy contribute to the solution?
For human and environmental health, it has to be, says Kristan Reed, assistant professor of animal science.
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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Spotlight

How can AI and big data combat hunger?
With creative, collaborative thinking, says Yu Jiang, assistant professor of systems engineering and data analytics in SIPS.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
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