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Made in the shade: Growing crops at solar farms yields efficiency

March 1, 2023

In the face of climate change, growing commercial crops under acres of solar panels is a potentially efficient use of agricultural land that can boost food production and improve panel longevity.

Food & Agriculture

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

The 2030 Project invites proposals for annual research-to-impact grants, first round awarded

October 3, 2023

The 2023 research-to-impact projects aim to accelerate collaborative approaches needed to combat the climate crisis through practical science.

Food & Agriculture

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‘Rapidly closing window to act’ as climate change disrupts food systems

February 28, 2022

Rachel Bezner Kerr, an author of the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, comments on its findings and implications.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Food & Agriculture

Laidlaw scholars build global communities

November 16, 2023

The Laidlaw Leadership and Research Program at Cornell develops students into ethical leaders and global citizens. The program, hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, strengthens students’ research and leadership skills over two years through work on international research projects, leadership training, participation in hands-on learning experiences, and global networking.

Arts & Humanities

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Study IDs genes that can help fruit adapt to drought

December 1, 2022

Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell have identified genes that could help plant breeders develop drought-resistant fruit, through a study that provided the first-ever comprehensive picture of how a fruit’s gene expression changes in response to water stress.

Food & Agriculture

From Food Network to his kitchen, student crafts better butter

June 1, 2023

Jonah Gershon ’24, a winner of $20,000 in the inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition, and a past contestant on the Food Network, is spending the summer working on his idea for Spekld, a form of brown butter that could be purchased in a stick, similar to traditional butter.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Food & Agriculture

Facing floods, nonwhite homeowners prepare, protect property

March 24, 2023

In flood-prone New York, non-white homeowners are more likely to take active measures – like protecting a furnace or installing a sump pump – to prepare for deluge, says Cornell research.

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Seed to Supper sows confidence while addressing food insecurity

November 4, 2021

Over 2.9 million New Yorkers across the state — a third of whom are children — rely on food assistance programs. Even temporary food insecurity can be discouraging and disempowering for families — a hard lesson many learned…

Food & Agriculture

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‘Startup Cornell’ podcast features founder of Jamie’s Farm

September 24, 2021

The fourth episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Jamie Kim ’19, founder and CEO of Jamie’s Farm, a company that inspires change in the way we eat on a daily basis through the humble form of granola

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Food & Agriculture

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