Our Work
Meeting the nutritional needs of all those living today without compromising the wellbeing of future generations requires holistic thinking about the interconnected systems of agriculture, aquaculture, wild food harvest, and their home ecosystems. Cornell Atkinson is bringing together Cornell’s core strengths in these areas with like-minded external partners to contribute to long-term, large-scale progress, one solution at a time.
Cornell Atkinson in the News
Cornell students built a trailblazing food-sharing pantry with early funding from a 2019 Cornell Atkinson Academic Venture Fund. Helping the local community originated in the engineering class, “Introduction to the Internet of Things (IoT) – Technology and Engagement,” a senior-level undergraduate course taught by Max Zhang (ENG), the Kathy Dwyer Marble and Curt Marble Faculty Director at Cornell Atkinson.
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With support from Cornell Atkinson, researchers have created the most advanced virtual reality urban farm tour ever made, an online learning experience that promises to transport urban and rural farmers to New York City’s Red Hook Farms without ever leaving home.
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To address Ukraine’s humanitarian needs, suspend outdated food aid restrictions, says Cornell Atkinson Senior Faculty Fellow Chris Barrett (Dyson)
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"Climate change impacts on livestock could be severe, and we will need an arsenal of transformational adaptation options for the sector. We must ensure these reach smallholders in low and middle-income countries, which are some of the most vulnerable to climate change." -Mario Herrero, Cornell Atkinson Scholar, and co-author.
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New report assesses the current state of agri-food systems and the external drivers that will reshape them over the coming 25–50 years.
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IFSS portal aims to provide a space to describe, connect and collaborate around innovative solutions for food systems challenges.
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Cornell University, through Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability’s food security working group, in collaboration with the journal Nature Sustainability and with the participation of its sister journal, Nature Food, convened a year-long expert panel on ‘Innovations to build sustainable, equitable, inclusive food value chains.’ The panel has now released its report and summary.
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Accelerating adoption of regenerative agriculture practices across the Great Lakes basin by developing transition loan products and services to facilitate the transition from conventional to regenerative agriculture.
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Through innovative financial mechanisms, John Tobin explores how conservation finance can spur regenerative agriculture practices for large-scale, long-term impact.
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Cornell Atkinson postdoctoral fellows help lead the future of sustainability through innovative, interdisciplinary research collaborations.
Maia Dedrick
Education: PhD ’19, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cornell Adviser: John Zinda (CALS) External Partner: U Yits Ka'an (Mexico)
Subhashree Navaneetha Srinivasagan
Education: PhD ’21, North Dakota State University Cornell Adviser: Quirine Ketterings (CALS) External Partner: RSK ADAS Ltd.
Sara Perl Egendorf
Education: PhD ’20, CUNY Graduate Center, New York Cornell Adviser: Jenny Kao-Kniffin (CALS/SIPS - Horticulture Section) External Partner: NYC Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation
Investigators: Shorna Allred, Gen Meredith, Stephen Morreale
Investigators: Alexander Flecker, Kathryn Fiorella, Carla Gomes, Suresh Sethi, Xiangtao Xu
Investigators: Joseph McFadden, Neil Mattson, Kristan Reed
Investigators: Peter McIntyre, Jose Andres, Nina Therkildsen, Eugene Won
Cornell Investigators: Kieran Donaghy, City and Regional Planning; John Carruthers, City and Regional Planning
EDF Investigators: Joseph Rudek, Lead Sr. Scientist; Suzi Kerr, Chief Economist
Cornell Investigator: Robert Howarth, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
EDF Investigator: Eileen McLellan, Lead Sr. Scientist; Alison Eagle, Sustainable Agriculture Program Scientist