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February 9, 2022

Fellowship honors Cornell’s first Black doctorate, Ph.D. 1921

Thomas Wyatt Turner, Ph.D. 1921, was the first Black person at Cornell to earn a doctorate and the first Black person in the nation to earn a doctorate in botany. He was also a pioneer in the civil rights movement.

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February 9, 2022

Cornell land technologies workshop opens for applications

The “ Land Technologies: Interrogating Tools of Governance in the Colonial Present ” workshop, to be held in person from August 8-12 at Cornell University, will provide pre-tenure scholars from any university an opportunity to explore new...

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February 7, 2022

Study: European diets need to change to reduce climate impact

As climate change gains force, the foods people choose to eat are increasingly tipping the balance towards ecological harm. The article, “Circularity in Animal Production Requires a Change in the EAT-Lancet Diet in Europe,” published Jan. 6 in...