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Curriculum Committee

… on environment and sustainability issues Incorporating new courses into our curriculum Being alert to environment and …

Lirong Xiang

Dr. Lirong Xiang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University.She was previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University, as well as the NC...
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Farmers Market Nutrition Program Internship

Mariel Pfeifer

Pfeifer officially joined the faculty of the SIPS Horticulture Section as an assistant professor in January 2026. Our Research We conduct rigorous research that provides the evidence STEM instructors, departments, and universities need to improve education for everyone. We use social science research methods combined with biology and STEM...
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Vacant land as an environmental resource for conservation and community building
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… 23 graduate students and postdocs and teaches graduate courses in presentation skills and grant writing. Cornell IPM …

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  • Integrated Pest Management
Vice provost keeps Cornell’s engagement mission vibrant and relevant

… by giving them access to college credits and college-level courses, but it also transforms the faculty and the staff and … graduate and undergraduate, who go and teach these courses. They engage with this population, which helps …

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Thomas R Overton

The objective of my total program is to enhance the productive efficiency and profitability of dairy farm businesses in New York and beyond. My major emphasis is on dairy cattle well-being during the transition period from late pregnancy to early lactation because it is the most critical period of the lactation cycle. The goals of my research...
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Students, faculty make art in the time of coronavirus

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  • Landscape Architecture
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Communication
  • Environment
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Jonathon P. Schuldt

Jonathon P. Schuldt is a professor in the Department of Communication, a professor in the Brooks School of Public Policy, and Executive Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University. His research explores the social psychology of public opinion, with a special focus on the domains of the environment, health, and U.S...
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Awards & Contests

… emphasis will be placed upon academic excellence in courses within the major. Apply for the Sheila Turner Seed …