Migratory birds play key ecological roles. and connect us with nature. The 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty curbed overhunting, but birds face other threats today that require international solutions.
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Cornell University is an Ivy League and federal land-grant research university located in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, the university was intended to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge — from the classics to the sciences, and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell’s motto, a popular 1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: “I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.”
The university is broadly organized into seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions at its main Ithaca campus, with each college and division defining its own admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy. The university also administers two satellite medical campuses, one in New York City and one in Education City, Qatar. Cornell is one of three private land grant universities. Of its seven undergraduate colleges, three are state-supported statutory or contract colleges, including its agricultural and veterinary colleges. As a land grant college, it operates a cooperative extension outreach program in every county of New York and receives annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions. The Cornell University Ithaca Campus comprises 745 acres, but in actuality, is much larger due to the Cornell Plantations (more than 4,300 acres) as well as the numerous university owned lands in New York.
Since its founding, Cornell has been a co-educational, non-sectarian institution where admission is offered irrespective of religion or race. Cornell counts more than 245,000 living alumni, 34 Marshall Scholars, 29 Rhodes Scholars and 44 Nobel laureates as affiliated with the university. The student body consists of nearly 14,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students from all 50 American states and 122 countries.
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The far right isn’t afraid to admit to fear in the wake of brutal attacks like the one in Nice. More mainstream politicians would be wise to follow suit.
Social media campaigns such as #PrayForNice have been accused of being discriminatory for focusing on Western attacks, but research shows that familiarity and location are more relevant.
The transaction system underlying the bitcoin network has far broader uses than easing financial transfers – including identifying people and tracking property ownership.
The Senate has just reached an agreement for a national system to label foods with genetically modified ingredients. What do consumers actually want from GM food labeling?
The Brexit is on, shifting the political landscape in Europe. Scholars from Cornell, Pennsylvania State and Colorado State universities comment on what it means for U.S. foreign policy and investors.
This summer, 10 refugee athletes will form a new team under the Olympic flag. But is the team – and the issue it represents – here to stay?
The ladder of social mobility isn’t what it used to be. An expert at Cornell explains how global demographic trends are widening the economic gap among young people.
New research on first impressions offers hope that the presidential front-runners may still be able to win over voters who have unfavorable opinions of them.
The extinction threat you haven’t heard of: several South American birds teeter on the brink of existence due to habitat loss. And history is not the best guide for how to save them.
Huntsman spiders deserve a place alongside koalas and kangaroos as iconic Australian wildlife.
Several indigenous child-rearing practices have helped babies develop strong immune systems to ward off allergies. These should be actively promoted.
The president’s speech on Tuesday was nostalgic, forward-looking – and pretty disappointing.
When your kids (or colleagues) misbehave, does anyone give you five options, one of which is uniquely correct, to solve the problem? So, why do we continue to test students in this way?
Many governments across the globe have tried a variety of measures to curb the use of disposable plastic bags. What works?
D’où vient le meilleur ami de l’homme ? On savait que les chiens descendaient du loup, on apprend aujourd’hui, grâce à la génétique, que cela s’est passé en Asie centrale.
Courts have left teachers and administrators without adequate guidance on schoolchildren’s free speech rights. Should schools exercise censorship?
Previous research found a preference in academia for hiring stellar female candidates over stellar male candidates for STEM jobs. A new study investigated what happens if applicants aren’t as evenly matched.
The how and the when of dog domestication are fairly settled. As for the where: now DNA says Fido traces his roots back to wolves in Central Asia that lingered around people’s camps millennia ago.
Students at American universities are spending more and more years on completing their PhDs, only to find there are fewer and fewer tenure-track jobs.
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Cornell University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Cornell University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
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Associate Professor of Public & Ecosystem Health, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Microbiology, Cornell University
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Associate Professor of Communication and Social Behavior, Cornell University
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Professor of International Studies, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor, Houston Methodist Research Institute
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Professor of Practice, Cornell University
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Associate Professor of Microbiology, Cornell University
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Postdoctoral Associate in Conservation Bioacoustics, Cornell University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell University
