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April 18, 2024

What does Christoph Winkler’s Environmental Dance Challenge have in common with the Hulu adaptation of Beth Macy’s Dopesick, and poet Joy Harjo’s “Honoring” They’re all works that Moseley has integrated into her courses, research, and practice The goal...

April 16, 2024

A challenge brought by Grants Pass, a small rural city in southern Oregon, is the most significant case in decades before the US Supreme Court about homelessness The case could upend how cities interact with people living in the streets (AP Video by Claire Rush, Manuel...

April 12, 2024

Recent global events have underscored a pressing truth: our ever-expanding interactions with the natural world can lead to unforeseen health challenges At the juncture of urban development, climate change and health concerns, the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic raised...

April 11, 2024

A simple but powerful intervention asks students to color-code their written text to indicate how claims are supported with evidence Each claim is assigned a color and students use the same color to mark the corresponding evidence; for example, a student could...

April 5, 2024

In 2023, the Federation of American Scientists engaged 85+ experts in conversations around federal policies needed to address extreme heat, yielding over 100 recommendations to address extreme heat’s impacts and build community resilience These recommendations...

April 3, 2024

Five faculty members have been honored with the 2024 Teaching Innovation Award, sponsored by the Vice Provost for Academic Innovation and the Center for Teaching Innovation This year’s theme, “Creative Responses to Generative Artificial Intelligence,” recognizes...

March 26, 2024

Discover the crucial balance between caring for our feline companions and protecting our shared future on this enlightening episode with Casey Cazer and Amelia Safi to unpack the findings of their latest JAVMA articles Prepare to be informed about the responsible use...

March 26, 2024

A Cornell-led team has received a 32-million-dollar grant to study the effects of climate change on child malnutrition in Zimbabwe Laura Smith ’07, PhD ’16, assistant professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, is project lead on the Wellcome...

March 26, 2024

While world public health agencies are focused on how to react to the next pandemic once it has started, a new plan proposes using ecological perspectives to prevent disease outbreaks before they happen, according to a paper published March 26 in Nature...

March 25, 2024

Recent advances in technology have allowed scientists to gather larger quantities of acoustic data from locations more remote than ever before As a result, the study of animal sounds can be used to inform species or habitat conservation and natural resource management...

March 20, 2024

Although we often think of museums as hosting classes in art history or archaeology, the Johnson Museum education specialists work with classes from many different fields including STEM and social sciences Close observation, consideration of perspectives and cultural...

March 5, 2024

A study of more than 5,000 salmonella bacteria isolated over 15 years from dairy cattle samples in the Northeast reveals a significant increase in resistance to the antimicrobial medications ampicillin, florfenicol and ceftiofur Analyzing data derived from bovine...