3 days agoJustice for Marginalized CommunitiesBy Jackie Swift More than 50 percent of New York State farmworkers are undocumented, and a significant number of them are children and youth under the age of 21. …Cornell University6 min read
Aug 5Farmer-Led Climate ActionBy Jackie Swift The impact of global warming on food production is concerning. The changing climate is already affecting domesticated crops, as well as wild plants and animals that contribute to human survival. Yet, there is hope, says Rachel Bezner Kerr, a professor in the Department of Global Development, in…Agriculture6 min read
Jul 29Watch Out Chicken, Here Comes HempBy KeShonna Jackson ’24 An Impossible Burger from Trillium, lentil meatballs from Martha’s Café, and soy milk lattes from Café Jennie — plant protein is found almost everywhere on Cornell University’s campus, offering more sustainable and healthy alternatives to traditional animal proteins. Three sources of plant protein currently dominate: soy…Research5 min read
Jul 22Peering through Alien AtmospheresBy Skylar Xu ’24 Jonathan Gomez Barrientos ’22 at Cornell University was first drawn to astronomy by Curiosity, the Mars rover that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched in 2011. He wanted to learn more about the instruments on board the rover. …Cornell University5 min read
Jul 15Glowing Planets and Chemical FingerprintsBy Jackie Swift In 1995, astronomers found the first known planet around a sun-like star outside our solar system. The news caused a buzz of excitement around the world. Finally we had proof of a planet orbiting another star like our own — the stepping stone, perhaps, to finding extraterrestrial…Cornell University6 min read
Jul 11A Big Red Undergraduate JournalBy KeShonna Jackson ’24 With this spring’s inaugural issue of the Cornell Undergraduate Research Journal, or CURJ, Cornell University now has a digital and print publication dedicated to reporting the findings and research accomplishments of Cornell’s enterprising undergraduate students. …Cornell University6 min read
Jul 1Filipino Performance CultureBy Jackie Swift Growing up as the child of Filipino immigrants in California, Christine Bacareza Balance, an associate professor in Performing and Media Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, had no idea that the world of performing arts held a place for someone like her…Cornell6 min read
Jun 24Created with Brick, Mortar, and AmazementBy Skylar Xu ’24 Architects and designers have embraced 3D printing, which generates three-dimensional objects by way of a printhead that moves in all directions, depositing plastic, clay, or a similar material according to digitally encoded instructions. The rapidly evolving technology has streamlined the construction process, with the foundations of…Cornell University5 min read
Jun 2Fishing for Global HealthBy Jackie Swift The world’s fisheries sustain millions of people. The food they provide is crucial for human nutrition and livelihoods. Yet the ecosystems that produce aquatic foods face unprecedented challenges from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. Determining how to manage these ecosystems requires that we think about environmental issues…Cornell University6 min read
Apr 25DNA Shredder for Gene TherapyBy Jackie Swift Over the past decade, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has revolutionized science. It has been lauded as a breakthrough in biogenetics and medicine, with the potential to treat or eliminate many chronic or genetic diseases. The technique cuts DNA at a precise target location. Where the cut will be…Cornell University4 min read
