Sardine Harvest Control for the Philippines

Sardine fishing is vital for food security and livelihoods in the Philippines. As a step toward harvest control for all of the nation’s fisheries, EDF is working with Filipino fishery…

Shardul Prabhu II (Ph.D. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering)

…engineers working on new technologies for decarbonized concrete need to be aware of? (iii) What is the cost at which the industry would be willing to adopt this new material?…

Fighting Bacteria with Better Dairy Practices

Reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in food animals is an important public health goal and a critical step for sustainable agriculture. Working with local dairy farms, the researchers will study the…

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…