Researchers from Cornell University and around the world are finding ways to control disease-carrying aquatic plants in Senegal by turning the flora into inexpensive compost. It’s also and helping the economy. Chris Barrett Cornell Dyson Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy Blaine Friedlander news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

With Canadian wildfire smoke back in headlines in New York state and much of the east coast, a look at the new public health tool from Cornell University researchers to help local emergency managers assess the magnitude of the danger. Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Northeast RCC news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

A policy influencer, an entrepreneur, an academic and a journalist will offer their perspectives on how to make a difference in addressing #climate change in the Cornell University Climate Impact Speaker Series, beginning Sept. 5. Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

"[Climate] is the work of this generation, but it’s also not so massive that it can’t be addressed the way humanity has addressed lots of other problems over the course of its history." Ben Furnas executive director The 2030 Project Cornell University Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability thisiscny.com/business/2024/…

Canadian wildfire smoke is impacting air quality. To help link fatalities & hospitalizations to harmful air quality, Fellow Alistair Hayden & others have created a new tool that combines data from multiple agencies to assess danger of wildfire smoke. cbsnews.com/minnesota/news…

According to a new Cornell study led by Fellow Ramya Ambikapthi (CALS), promoting healthy diets for the entire family can better improve health outcomes for people with chronic illnesses. msn.com/en-us/health/o…

We are pleased to announce the request for proposals for the 2025 Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowship. The application deadline is Monday, October 21, 2024 at 11:59 pm EDT. Selected scholars will start between June 1-September 1, 2025. Learn more: atkinson.cornell.edu/cornell-atkins…

Lab-grown starfish have been released into the wild for the first time ever. Faculty Fellow Drew Harvell (CALS) weighs in: msn.com/en-us/news/tec…

“If we are talking about the heat waves, that’s almost guaranteed high ozone.” -- Max Zhang, Cornell Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering apnews.com/article/climat…

Senior Fellow Max Zhang (Cornell Engineering), whose research spans a range of energy and environmental systems, will work with staff across the university to advance Cornell’s public engagement mission around community-engaged learning and research. news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

A new study shows the significant role seagrass meadows play as natural filtration systems. The paper expanded on earlier work by former Atkinson Faculty Director Drew Harvell (Cornell CALS) & Professor Joleah Lamb (UC Irvine), a 2014 TNC/Cornell postdoc. cals.cornell.edu/news/2024/08/s…

The 2030 Project & Cornell Atkinson will host monthly presentations by international speakers on various aspects of climate change. Aliya Haq '03, VP for U.S. policy and advocacy at Breakthrough Energy, will open the series 9/5 at 5 pm in G155 MVR Hall. news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

Fellows Antonio DiTommaso and Rich Stedman (both Cornell CALS) and Senior Fellow Max Zhang (Cornell Engineering) are among the researchers studying options to deploy renewable energy in ways that do not negatively impact farm production. cals.cornell.edu/news/2024/08/f…

Researchers have begun emphasizing the importance of family food dynamics as both a factor influencing individual food choices and as a policy lever to improve healthy, sustainable diets for all, said Fellow Ramya Ambikapthi (Cornell CALS). news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

At the Cornell Agricultural Testbed and Demonstration Site for the Farm of the Future, Fellow Louis Longchamps (Cornell CALS) & a team of researchers are creating an ecosystem of networked technologies & techniques to meet the needs of 21st-century farms. cals.cornell.edu/news/2024/08/s…

Cornell Atkinson Fellows, staff, and external partners will present on topics ranging from nuclear energy to livestock methane to declining deforestation during this year's Climate Week NYC, Sept. 22-29th. Learn more here: atkinson.cornell.edu/projects/corne…

John Tobin-de la Puente discusses financial strategies in the world of biodiversity. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“Supportive policies and more climate finance will help the sector finally unlock its full potential to reduce hunger sustainably,” said Fellow Carlos Gonzalez Fischer (CALS) apnews.com/press-release/…

New op-ed by Vibha Kalra, the Fred H. Rhodes Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Elinor (Len) Luka, Renewables Outreach Coordinator at New Yorkers for Clean Power timesunion.com/opinion/articl…

Avian flu has been confirmed in California farms, but according to Dr. Diego Diel (Cornell Vet), genetic analysis of the virus did not reveal any mutations that would lead to enhanced transmissibility of H5N1 in humans accuweather.com/en/health-well…