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Melanie Stansbury celebrates with supporters on stage behind a podium with her campaign logo along

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Stansbury, a Democrat and New Mexico state representative, was elected to New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, which includes the city of Albuquerque. The seat had previously been held by Deb Haaland, who now is serving as the U.S. secretary...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Climate
  • Global Development

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Young trained as an anthropologist at a time when applied international work was first emerging after World War II. At Cornell he pushed forward new sociological concepts and comparative research designs to better understand rural communities...

  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
A researcher injects AquaDust into leaves

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A breakthrough technology developed by Cornell researchers uses nanoscale sensors and fiber optics to measure water status just inside a leaf’s surface, where water in plants is most actively managed. The engineering feat provides a minimally invasive research tool that will greatly advance the understanding of basic plant biology, and opens the door for breeding more drought-resistant crops.
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Agriculture
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Wilde died more than 120 years ago, but those words could be a mantra for today’s social media content creators, whose digital relevance – in the form of “likes,” “favorites” and “shares” – is often dependent on factors well beyond their control...
  • Department of Communication
  • Behavior
  • Communication
Immunofluorescent staining image of human stem cell

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The research group, led by associate professor Minglin Ma from the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, partnered with stem cell biologists at Washington University School of...
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Biology
  • Health + Nutrition

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Two Cornell researchers have been named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars. Elizabeth Johnson, assistant professor of molecular nutrition in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, and Baobao Zhang, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in government, are among...

  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Biology
  • Food
Group of students pose for a photo after a hike in Malaysia

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The 2021 International Conference on Community-Based Service-Learning in Borneo brings together students, faculty and community partners on June 14-15 to reflect on the process and experience of service-learning partnerships and community-based...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Natural Resources and the Environment
  • Global Development
Eduardo González leads a DEI workshop for CCE

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On May 31, 2020, as the country wrestled with the tragic murder of George Floyd, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Director Chris Watkins sent an email imploring staff across the state to more fully embody the principles of equity and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
ROTC graduates standing on a stage being sworn in

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During Cornell’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) commissioning ceremony in Bailey Hall on May 28, retired U.S. Army Col. Craig Unrath paused before swearing in his daughter, Megan Unrath ’21, as an Army second lieutenant.
A bustling port

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The study, “Declining Diversity of Wild-Caught Species Puts Dietary Nutrient Supplies at Risk,” published May 28 in Science Advances, focused on the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon, where inland fisheries provide a critical source of...
  • Natural Resources and the Environment
  • Agriculture
  • Animals