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July 12, 2017

Cornell and IBM announced a joint research project June 23 that will use genetic sequencing and big-data analyses to help keep the global milk supply safe Foodborne disease outbreaks and food spoilage are an ongoing global dilemma With the application of...

July 12, 2017

My name is Megan Lee I am a rising DVM/MPH 3rd year student, and this summer 2017 I am engaging in my first Expanding Horizons funded research project I am interested in poverty and food insecurity in developing nations and am in the midst of conceptualizing my role...

July 11, 2017

The business of food was on the table recently at a conference of food industry leaders hosted by the School of Hotel Administration Topics ranged from the intersection of technology and restaurants to trends in food retailing and the movement to eliminate...

July 10, 2017

Associate professor of architecture Jenny Sabin’s latest work is a temporary outdoor installation that functions as a work of art and provides shade, seating and cooling for visitors to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) PS1 in Long Island City,...

June 29, 2017

In the year 2100, 2 billion people – about one-fifth of the world’s population – could become climate change refugees due to rising ocean levels Those who once lived on coastlines will face displacement and resettlement bottlenecks as they seek habitable...

June 28, 2017

On the heels of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, a new Cornell study finds that climate-science labels do matter The US public doubts the existence of “global warming” more than it doubts...

June 27, 2017

Fashion bloggers and Instagrammers seem to enjoy a coveted lifestyle, with jet-setting to exotic locales, couture clothing furnished by designers and countless other caption-worthy experiences Yet the attention lavished on these so-called “influencers” draws...

June 23, 2017

In time, men may have a new way to prevent pregnancy, thanks to the innovative thinking of a Cornell geneticist Paula Cohen, professor of genetics in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has won a $100,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to...

June 22, 2017

Last month, Ithaca’s first Farm to Plate Conference was launched as a collaboration between Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming and Cornell University’s Development Sociology Department to celebrate and discuss challenges around “uniting for a just...

June 22, 2017

We need nature – and nature needs us It’s a novel approach to wildlife conservation and the founding principle of a new initiative from the College of Veterinary Medicine Led by some of the world’s top wildlife health experts, Wildlife Health Cornell...

June 20, 2017

Faculty experts looked at current and historical migration and refugee issues from local, national and international perspectives, and the impacts for Cornell from potential immigration policy changes, at a forum June 10 in Statler Auditorium as part of Cornell...

June 19, 2017

Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future has named eight social sciences, humanities and arts (SSHA) fellows for the 2017-18 academic year The fellows, who come from across the university, will add distinctive perspectives to the arena of sustainability...