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The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences welcomed seven new faculty members this fall, advancing the college’s commitment to pursuing purpose-driven science and improving the lives of people across New York state and around the world.

Confronting complex challenges and pioneering new solutions are key facets of the college’s mission. Learn more about all our new faculty members in the profiles below.
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Jingyue (Ellie) Duan

Assistant professor, Department of Animal Science

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Julie Ficarra

Associate professor of the practice, Department of Global Development

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Laura Gunn

Assistant professor, Plant Biology Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science

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Mario Herrero

Professor, Department of Global Development; Cornell Atkinson Scholar; Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences

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Ian Owens

Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Chris Roh

Assistant professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering

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Vivek Srikrishnan

Assistant professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering

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Jinhua Zhao

David J. Nolan Dean of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management; professor of applied economics and policy

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Relevance Invasive species threaten the ecological, economic and social well-being of New York’s Capital Region. Invasive plants and animals disrupt native ecosystems, reduce biodiversity, degrade habitat quality and impair ecosystem services...

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Two people harvest oysters from the waters of Manhasset Bay.

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Relevance New York’s oyster populations have declined significantly since the 19th century, with an estimated 1 percent of historic oyster reefs remaining due to overharvesting and degraded water quality. In Nassau County, elevated nitrogen...
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