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Aquadocs: Vet student puts passion into podcast

Michelle Greenfield, a third-year veterinary student, has leveraged her passion for marine life into Aquadocs, the only aquatic veterinary podcast as well as a top 50 life sciences podcast on iTunes.

‘Multisector dynamics’ studies how human, Earth systems interact

A report co-authored by a Cornell researcher will help to steer the emerging field of multi-sector dynamics, shaping a strategy for the greater scientific community to better project the outcomes of human interactions with the natural world.

Three from engineering win Navy Young Investigator Awards

Three assistant professors from Cornell Engineering have been selected from more than 220 applicants to receive Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program awards, which recognizes academic achievement and potential for significant scientific breakthrough.

Nearly a third of TV ads play to empty rooms

Jura Liaukonyte, associate professor at Dyson, and colleagues tracked ad viewership using tools that, instead of just monitoring the television, measured actual viewer presence in the room, and focal attention on the screen.

Electrostatic engineering gets the lead out for faster batteries

A Cornell-led collaboration has discovered a new approach for making a lead-free antiferroelectric material that performs as well as its toxic relatives.

Cornell celebrates Morrison’s birthday with screening, roundtable

Cornell will celebrate the birthday of alumna and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison MA ’55 from 3-5 p.m. Feb. 18 with a screening of the film “The Foreigner’s Home” (2017), followed by a roundtable discussion.

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Volunteer scientists change opinions about vaccines

Vaccination Conversations with Scientists, a group of more than 100 Cornell scientist volunteers educating the public about vaccines, is reporting success in shifting unvaccinated people’s beliefs about the shots.

Genomic selection eased for more plant, animal breeders

A Cornell program, Breeding Insight, is adding seven new plant and animal species to its arsenal of supported specialty crops and animals for 2022.