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 pioneering transformative research to advance One Health, creating a future in which people and nature thrive.
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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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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From helping humans live alongside leopards in Himalayan foothills, to using dogs to detect invasive lanternflies across New York State, Angela Fuller is unlocking a sustainable future - for all species.
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Cornell Atkinson postdoctoral fellows help lead the future of sustainability through innovative, interdisciplinary research collaborations.
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
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