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December 7, 2020

Sustainability meeting focuses on social justice, environment

The New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education formally organized the conference with hosts Cornell and Ithaca College. It featured three days of problem-solving workshops, such as finding ways to engage students with the United...

Cornell Atkinson
Global Development Section
Natural Resources and the Environment Section

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November 30, 2020

Mildred Warner honored by planning schools association

Mildred Warner, M.S. ’85, Ph.D. ’97, a professor of city and regional planning in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), has received the Margarita McCoy Faculty Award for the advancement of women in planning in higher education...

Cornell Atkinson
Global Development Section

A yellow soy crop growing on the left and a green corn crop growing on the left

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November 19, 2020

Cornell tool connects farmers to Walmart climate goals

To address this need, researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) have developed an online greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting tool, FAST-GHG, to help quantify these emissions in crop production. Walmart Inc. is...

Cornell Atkinson
Global Development Section
School of Integrative Plant Science

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November 16, 2020

Scientists convene research showcase on gender responsive crop breeding

On Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT) will host its first virtual Symposium on Gender Responsive Crop Breeding: Community Research Showcase. The live event will be accessible by...