The prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically in the U.S., but there has been little information about the economic impact of this trend for individual states. John Cawley, professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell’s College of Human Ecology, recently published research that provides new insights on how individual…
College of Veterinary Medicine. Juvenile bald eagle at the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Center. The cardboard is placed on his tail to prevent breakage, which allows him to be released back into the wild as soon as possible. Two local raptors made unexpected recoveries this month following exposure to common…
Kristen Park/Dyson School. Elaine Hill, Ph.D. ’14, conducts research in one of the 11 independent grocery stores the Cornell team studied. For the first time, Cornell researchers have analyzed where Northeast supermarkets source the foods they sell to their low-income customers. These case studies offer policymakers a better understanding of how…
Chris Kitchen/University Photography. Participating in the panel discussion on community engagement are, from left: Moderator Amanda Wittman, Rochelle Jackson-Smarr, Rafael Aponte, Mané Mehrabyan ’17 and Fabina Colon. The key to successful community engagement is relationship-building, agreed panelists at the Community Engagement Staff Institute Jan. 25 at the Biotechnology Building. But, they…
University File Photo. Eric Shatt, farm manager at Cornell Orchards, inspects the flowering buds on apple trees in late April 2013. Punxsutawney Phil – the prognosticating groundhog who famously foretells the arrival of spring – may need a new job. Cornell’s Emergent Climate Risk Lab has unveiled Springcasting, a web tool…
Two female researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine, an epidemiologist and a bacteriologist, have received awards for their cutting-edge work. The annual Schwartz Research Fund for Women in Life Sciences, endowed by Joan Poyner Schwartz ’65 and Ronald H. Schwartz ’65, has awarded $15,000 each to Renata Ivanek, Ph.D.…
Provided. A screenshot of the Habitat Network app. If you install solar panels on your roof and avoid dousing your lawn with chemicals and pesticides, your online peers may consider you to be environmentally friendly. But this street cred can all be erased if you let your cat roam around outdoors.…
GreenStar. Community members discuss food issues. GreenStar Community Projects and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (CCE-Tompkins) are hosting a gathering and meal to encourage networking among local food providers and others interested in supporting food justice and food security, Jan. 31, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Tompkins County Public Library, BorgWarner…
Babies are adept at getting what they need – including an education. New research shows that babies organize mothers’ verbal responses, which promotes more effective language instruction, and infant babbling is the key. It’s long been known that babies modify their sounds to become more speech-like in response to feedback…
When expectant mothers consume sufficient amounts of the nutrient choline during pregnancy, their offspring gain enduring cognitive benefits, a new Cornell study suggests. Choline – found in egg yolks, lean red meat, fish, poultry, legumes, nuts and cruciferous vegetables – has many functions, but this study focused on its role…