The fate of Russia’s forests will affect the whole world, according to a new book from a Cornell researcher who has spent years studying the forest and its significance in Russian history and culture.
A new analysis shows that improved farm productivity has been the driving force in keeping global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in check, with implications for how countries support farmers and research.
AAP professor Esra Akcan’s new book examines architecture’s role as both a cause of human casualties and an agent for the public good with the potential to ameliorate traumas following conflict and crises.
The Department of Global Development and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment have been combined to establish a new school: the Cornell CALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment.
Cornell leaders traveled across China and Asia in early November to connect with alumni, deepen partnerships, celebrate academic milestones, and engage in discussions on a wide range of global challenges. The multistop trip included the sixth annual Cornell-China Forum in Shanghai.
Hosted by the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, Shiela Muganyi — a community research leader from the Zimbabwe Homeless People's Federation and a member of Slum Dwellers International in Zimbabwe — visited AAP to share how mutual exchange and planning for the future can improve the lives of residents in informal settlements.
