They are resilient and immunologically cunning in ways we’re continuing to discover.

Martin Wiedmann, professor of food safety, talks about how there might be a heavier reliance on automation in food production systems in the future, and Mary Jo Dudley, senior extension associate in CALS, discusses jobs in the meatpacking industry.

Dogs have highly sensitive noses, a trait environmental conservationists, land managers and plant disease specialists are harnessing to sniff out invasive species.

Cornell has a long-standing commitment to help lead the fight against climate change, and on April 2 it became a founding member of the International Universities Climate Alliance.

“Just pulling those cruise ships out of the water is going to reduce the amount of global ocean noise almost instantaneously,” says Michelle Fournet, postdoctoral associate in the Lab of Ornithology.

Samples for testing the tiger for coronavirus were noted to have been sent to the New York State Diagnostic Laboratory at Cornell.

Cornell is noted as a member of the newly unveiled group, International Universities Climate Alliance, whose goal is to press for action on climate change.

"Just pulling those cruise ships out of the water is going to reduce the amount of global ocean noise almost instantaneously," says Michelle Fournet, postdoctoral associate in the Lab of Ornithology. "We're experiencing an unprecedented pause in ocean noise that probably hasn't been experienced in decades."

“As cities get quieter, it would be reasonable to imagine that we might see effects on birds’ willingness to sing or even on population densities,” says John Fitzpatrick, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology

Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law and Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, assistant clinical professor of law, co-write this opinion piece stating that immigration courts should be closed to align with social distancing guidelines.