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The Fisheries and Limnology of Oneida Lake, 1957-2025
Oneida Lake remains the cornerstone of New York’s inland fisheries, acting as a vital $21 million economic driver for the region. The sustained productivity of this mesotrophic system is managed through one of the most rigorous long-term...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
Cornell facilities staff answer questions from students in a tour of Olin Hall's mechanical room.

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From the Living Lab: Rooftop heat recovery slashes Cornell’s energy use

For the latest advance in sustainability on Cornell’s campus, look to the new heat recovery systems atop Olin Hall, Duffield Hall and the Biotechnology Building.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Environment
A photo of a corn field row (left), a yield monitor (top), and tile drainage (middle, bottom).

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Research reveals tiling may boost corn silage, corn grain & soybean yield
Installing artificial drainage in farm fields is an ancient concept that remains relevant today. While its benefits are well-known among farmers, the increasing use of yield monitors means that we now have access to the data necessary to measure...
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops
  • Water
On campus, students and researchers prepare to deploy the “Cornell Flux Chamber” in Colombia’s mangrove ecosystems, capturing methane emissions in a dynamic tidal landscape.

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Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts

A student-built methane sensor device is empowering researchers and indigenous communities to protect and restore mangrove forests in Colombia.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Biodiversity
Karen Lutsky landscape

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Meet our faculty: Karen Lutsky
Academic focus: Resilient landscapes and landscape laboratories Research summary: My work explores how landscape architects and designers might better design “with” changing landscapes across a range of spatial and temporal scales. Over the...
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape
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Karen Lutsky landscape

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Meet our faculty: Karen Lutsky
Academic focus: Resilient landscapes and landscape laboratories Research summary: My work explores how landscape architects and designers might better design “with” changing landscapes across a range of spatial and temporal scales. Over the...
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape
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Meet our faculty: Brent Sinclair
Academic focus: Insect environmental physiology Research summary: I study how insects survive and thrive in harsh environments. Although we center our research on the insect, we follow mechanisms all the way to molecular biology and consequences...
  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
  • Physiology
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Meet our faculty: Melissa Guzman
Academic focus: Biodiversity big data and insect conservation Research summary: The goal of my research is to help improve insect conservation by developing statistical methods that better use all available data. While the distribution of some...
  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
  • Pollinators
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