April 11, 2024

Newsletter

2024 Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow Fengyi Guo doing fieldwork in Southern Indiana during fall bird migration.

Postdoctoral Fellows to Lead Sustainability Research on
Four Continents

The 2024 cohort of Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellows will conduct research on four continents, studying migratory birds in North America, fisheries in Kenya, dairy production in India, and gold mine remediation in Peru.

The fellowships "provide a great deal of independence and latitude to pursue applied sustainability research early in a researcher's career, which is not often the case," said Beth Fox, director of student and postdoctoral programs for Cornell Atkinson. "This is an individual career launchpad and a path to advancing sustainability for our collective benefit."

Workers installing solar panels in an array

Certificate Explores Climate Change, Labor, and Equity

A new certificate offered by eCornell in conjunction with the ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute, will delve into the intersection of climate change, labor, and equity, exploring the implications of a warming planet on workers, communities, and the broader economy.

Researcher prepares samples for testing in a biosafety cabinet at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center

Cornell Scientists Identify Bird Flu Infecting Dairy Cows

Cornell virology experts, including Fellow Diego Diel (Veterinary College), are sequencing the bird flu virus that struck cows in the Texas panhandle last week. This work may help scientists understand why it jumped to cows and how future outbreaks may be prevented.

Grace Honeyman ’26 gave the AI platform Midjourney the prompt “create a schematic image of an elderly man wearing a piezoelectric nanogenerator embedded textile for medical monitoring” to create this image.

A Decade of Bt Eggplant's Impact on Bangladesh

The Feed the Future Insect-Resistant Eggplant Partnership, led by Fellow Maricelis Acevedo (Cornell CALS), is celebrating a decade of enhanced food security and economic opportunities in Bangledesh, supported by genetically engineered eggplant.

Workers hand roll kretek in a "living factory" at House of Sampoerna, a kretek museum in the East Javanese port city of Surabaya.

Hurricane Forecaster Has Blown Away Barriers in Broadcast TV

Puerto Rico native, meteorologist, and Cornell Atkinson Advisory Council member John Toohey-Morales '84 has informed and inspired viewers for more than 30 years. Raising awareness of the effects of human-driven climate change is among his priorities.

Clove Cigarettes Thrive in Indonesia

In her new book, Fellow Marina Welker (Arts & Sciences) explores the prevalence and impact of clove-laced tobacco cigarettes called "kretek" in Indonesia, the world's second-largest cigarette market.

Illustration of globe melting, showing western hemisphere

Getting to Climate Justice: A Global Approach

Today at 5 p.m., Institute for African Development director and Fellow Rachel Bezner Kerr (Cornell CALS) will host climate experts Kate Aronoff and Joshua Busby in a conversation for the Einaudi Center’s annual Lund Critical Debate. Register to attend virtually via eCornell.

Participants at the 1947 Shelter Island Conference on Quantum Mechanics including J. Robert Oppenheimer (fifth from right) and Cornell's Hans A. Bethe (9th from right)

Oppenheimer: Impartial Scientist or Advocate?

Cornell Atkinson Director David Lodge considers J. Robert Oppenheimer's legacy in a recent blog post: "As the Manhattan project exemplified... and as climate research illustrates today, informing and helping shape policy choices almost always needs to be a team sport. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scientific advisory boards, and national academy panel reports rarely catch the attention of Hollywood, but they are essential institutional structures that facilitate collaborative policy-relevant research."

Photo shows participants at the 1947 Shelter Island Conference on
Quantum Mechanics, including J. Robert Oppenheimer (fifth from right)
and Cornell's Hans A. Bethe (ninth from right)