Our Work
Human health and wellbeing are inextricably linked to the health of wildlife, livestock, and the environment. Improved food, water, and energy infrastructure are urgently needed to protect the natural systems that provide opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing and to minimize human exposure to parasites, pathogens, and pollution. Likewise, the development of urban environments must harness the powerful positive effect that trees and green spaces have on human health and happiness. With Cornell’s deep and broad knowledge base and vital connections to corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies, Cornell Atkinson is working in partnership with researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine to build interdisciplinary approaches and drive new research to advance One Health, creating a future in which people and nature thrive.
Radical Collaboration
World-renowned ecologist and epidemiologist who studies the mechanisms that drive the spillover of pathogens between species – such as the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic – will become a Cornell Atkinson Scholar and join the College of Veterinary Medicine to bolster pandemic prevention effort.
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Projects
A complex mix of policies and practices are required to ensure access to clean water everywhere—for everyone. The Social Cost of Water Pollution Working Group is focused on effective tools for decision-making by the government, NGOs, and private industry on water quality, analogous to the social cost of carbon estimates that are visible metrics of the costs of global warming.
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To slow and stop the global loss of biodiversity, we must fundamentally rethink our relationship with nature and transform our economic models and market systems. Research in Conservation Finance offers new, long-term, diversified sources of revenue supporting biodiversity conservation.
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The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health released a summary of recommendations for academic public health programs, including contributions from Senior Faculty Fellow Alex Travis, outlining the vision and principles, strategies for engagement, and measures of impact and challenges posed by climate change.
Fellow Steve Osofsky leads research on integrating safe meat production while supporting wildlife migrations. A 2017 Cornell Atkinson Academic Venture Fund supported this research.
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New research supported by Cornell Atkinson shows significantly lower Covid infection and death rates in states that imposed water shutoff moratoria.
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David Drinkwater '94 Endows Faculty Director Position in One Health
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Working at the intersection of agriculture and public health, specifically sustainable dairy production, Cornell Atkinson Faculty Director Daryl Nydam (CVM) is advancing One Health, making sure milk is produced safely for cattle and consumers alike.
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Cornell Atkinson postdoctoral fellows help lead the future of sustainability through innovative, interdisciplinary research collaborations.
Marwan Osman
Education: PhD ’15, Lille University Cornell Adviser: Kevin Cummings (VET) External Partner: Khaled El Omari (Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture of Tripoli and North Lebanon)
Andrew N. Stillman
Education: PhD ’21, University of Connecticut Cornell Adviser: Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez (Lab of Ornithology) External Partner: USDA Forest Service
Katie Epstein
Education: PhD ’20, Montana State University Cornell Adviser: Bruce Lauber (CALS/Natural Resources & the Environment) External Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society
Jesse Rodenbiker
Education: PhD ’19, University of California, Berkeley Cornell Advisers: Cliff Kraft (CALS/Natural Resources & the Environment), John Zinda (CALS/Global Development), and Raymond Craib (A&S/History) External Partner: WWF Hong Kong
Jerel Ezell and Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner
Laura Harrington and Alex Nading
Rong Yang, Sijin Li, Meredith Silberstein, Sarah Kreps, and Jenny Sabin
Cornell Investigators: Mike Van Amburgh, Animal Science; Daryl Nydam, Population Medicine + Diagnostic Sciences; Thomas Overton, Animal Science; Joseph McFadden, Animal Science; Kristan Reed, Animal Science; Jefferson Tester, Chemical + Biomolecular Engineering; Robert Howarth, Ecology + Evolutionary Biology; Peter Wright, Animal Science; Xingen Li, Animal Science
EDF Investigators: Katie Anderson, Holly Pearen, and Daniel Kaiser
Investigators: Timur Dogan, Nathaniel Hupert, Katharina Kral, Yihong Li
Investigators: Carrie Brown-Lima, Angela Fuller, Greg Loeb, Ann Hajek
Investigators: April Gu, Craig Altier, Renata Ivanek, Mingming Wu
Investigators: Andrew McDonald, Peter Hess, Natalie Mahowald, Prabhu Pingali
Investigators: Ivan Rudik, Catherine Kling, Amanda Rodewald, Alison Johnston