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A study by Linda Shi, assistant professor of city and regional planning, is referenced finding that proposed developments in the Boston Metro area have a high risk of flooding.
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.
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.
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.
“We are basically using a lot of energy at home right now, much more than before, so really I’m seeing a shift from commercial to residential,” says K. Max Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
