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Trying to keep cool, Northeast cities sweated out 2023

In the Northeast, December temperatures helped to make 2023 the warmest year on record for 13 of the region’s 35 major urban areas, including New York City, says Cornell’s Northeast Regional Climate Center.

New FAO book highlights Bt eggplant success for Bangladesh

A new FAO book highlights agricultural biotechnologies used to serve the needs of smallholders in developing countries and features a case study on Bt eggplant, the first bioengineered food crop approved in South Asia.

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Grants will fund tuberculosis drug development

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers and the TB Drug Accelerator have received two grants totaling $6.8 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study tuberculosis drug development.

In chatty midshipman fish, the midbrain awakens a gift of gab

For talkative midshipman fish, the midbrain plays a key role in patterning trains of sounds and may serve as a model for how mammals, including humans, control vocal expression.

Most Adirondack lakes will likely become unsuitable for trout

Climate warming and lake browning – when dissolved organic matter turns the water tea-brown – are making the bottom of most lakes in the Adirondacks unlivable for cold water species such as trout, salmon and whitefish during the summer.

3D organization of DNA controls cell identity programs

A new study reveals that beyond providing a convenient way to store DNA in a tight space, the 3D organization of noncoding gene regulators in chromatin contributes to the control of key cell identity programs in early embryonic development.

Influencers’ vulnerabilities are a double-edged sword

Influencers are encouraged to reveal their innermost selves to their followers – to “put themselves out there” – but doing so can result in identity-based harassment, according to research by Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor of communication.

Is it time to return to the office?

Senior Lecturer Nick Fabrizio, from the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, shares his insights on the future of work.

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Supply chain management meets modern analytics in Cornell certificate program

Cornell's Supply Chain Analytics certificate program equips specialists from various sectors with strategies to master key elements of supply chain management. 

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NY Times op-ed by philosopher Kate Manne wins award

The award honors “standout pieces that successfully blend philosophical argumentation with an op-ed writing style.”

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Digitized images illuminate U.S. colonial period in the Philippines

A Cornell graduate student partners with library experts to create an online collection of images of the Philippines during the early days of American annexation.

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New research urges data-driven action for food systems change

In a paper co-authored by Mario Herrero, professor and director of the Food Systems & Global Change program, the first science-based monitoring of global agriculture and food systems is being used to provide equitable access to healthy diets through sustainable food systems.

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