The Birds and the Bees: What We Can Do to Increase Crop Sex

Stephanie Tran (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

Social Modulation of Thermal Stress in Urban Areas Advisor: Swanne Gordon Urban freshwater systems are disproportionally vulnerable to climate change, yet some invasive fish seem to persist in the face…

Kelly Merchán

…a focus on communications strategy, storytelling, web copy, social media, and internal communications. Prior to relocating to Ithaca, she lived in Cuenca, Ecuador for four years, serving as Program Director…

Allison M. Chatrchyan

…the interface between social, environmental, and agricultural systems. Dr. Chatrchyan facilitates interdisciplinary research and extension teams that are developing resources and tools for climate change adaptation and mitigation, including the…

No Bull: Understanding Real and Perceived Barriers to Scaling Cattlevoltaics (TNC)

‘Cattlevoltaics’ combines solar energy production with cattle grazing beneath photovoltaic arrays. Social research specific to cattlevoltaics and grazing agrivoltaic systems is sparse. However, to scale up cattlevoltaics projects, real and…

Charles Arthur Tebbutt (Natural Resources & the Environment)

Assessing the Social-Ecological Value of Artisanal Rubber Agroforestry for Biodiversity and Peacebuilding in the Colombian Amazon Advisor: Shorna Allred Tebbutt’s research examines the social-ecological impacts of agroforestry systems in the…

To Do The Greatest Good

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability is the hub of collaborative sustainability research at Cornell University, forging vital connections among researchers, students, staff, and external partners. The intellectual power of…

Wendy Erb (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

…2) map biodiversity and soundscapes across the planned city location and surrounding landscape, and 3) develop community-led social-ecological monitoring programs that integrate soundscapes and place-based knowledge. Through Indonesian partners, we…

Cornell NutriPhone: Personalized Micronutrient Analysis

A team of Cornell engineers, health experts, and social scientists are developing a smartphone-based system for personalized micronutrient monitoring called the NutriPhone. Inadequate nutrition is responsible for a variety of…

How Can We Realign Academic Research Priorities to Help Solve the World’s Sustainability Challenges?