Jeff Tyson

Using whale sounds to protect an endangered species: A Cornell-led team developed a method to estimate North Atlantic right whale numbers using underwater microphones and machine learning, offering a safer and more cost-effective way to monitor this endangered animal. Learn how Cornell research is making an impact. Cornell.edu/Research

Cutting NIH funding isn’t how to defeat disease, it’s surrender, Dean Robert A. Harrington (@HeartBobH) and Dr. Theodore L. DeWeese of @HopkinsMedicine write in a @FoxNews opinion piece. Full story: fxn.ws/4kEkbkz

Faculty expert opinion: Greeshma Gadikota, professor and director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group in @CornellEng, says tariffs on steel could unlock new ways of using the domestic supply of low-grade iron ore, curtailing emissions from overseas transport.

Column: 80 years on, we must continue to keep the memories of Holocaust survivors alive 📝 Menachem Z. Rosensaft time.com/7209598/keepin…

Natural variability in the climate system can amplify or counteract human-driven trends, potentially leading to more extreme outcomes than the models suggest. "How climate models could be underestimating drought," by Toby Ault of @ECRL_Cornell. thebulletin.org/2024/12/how-cl…

How climate change is impacting this iconic Florida bird species abcnews.go.com/US/climate-cha…

Lawsuits like that against ExxonMobil show deception from companies "in the same way lawsuits against the tobacco industry were about the way they misrepresented connections between smoking and lung cancer.” - Leehi Yona @CornellLaw via @evanbush @NBCNews nbcnews.com/science/enviro…

It may seem like @NASA is an unlikely candidate to help in food security, but through a partnership between the agency and @CornellAgriTech and @CornellCALS, innovative tools are being developed to help bolster disease detection in specialty crops. More at spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny…

"[Climate] is the work of this generation, but it’s also not so massive that it can’t be addressed the way humanity has addressed lots of other problems over the course of its history." @bfurnas executive director The 2030 Project @Cornell @AtkinsonCenter thisiscny.com/business/2024/…

Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Researchers are trying to lower methane emissions from cows by studying the effects of what they eat. #Echobox=1722353086" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">csmonitor.com/Environment/20…

To help local emergency managers assess danger, Cornell researchers from @cornellvet and @CornellCALS have created the Mortality Estimation Tool to map predicted, smoke-attributed mortality statistics in near-real time. news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

“Birds are beautiful...They have such a diversity of plumage, such a diversity of behavior...They’re basically gems – gems of the sky.”-Jillian Ditner, biological illustrator & Bartels Science Illustration Program Coordinator @CornellBirds.Via @csmonitor csmonitor.com/Environment/20…

In this op-ed for @sciam, #CornellVet's Dr. Alistair Hayden (@CornellMPH) argues that, with climate change making heat waves longer or more intense, FEMA must declare heat waves a disaster - and unleash the resources necessary to mitigate them. scientificamerican.com/article/heat-w…

Reading "NY solar workers overworked, underpaid — study" subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews… via @EENewsUpdates

Reading "Baltimore port shutdown stokes neighborhood pollution fears" subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews… via @EENewsUpdates

@colinrcase @uncpolisci @ProfJRoberts @TJRyan02 @UiPolisci Congrats, Colin!

Dissertation defended ✅ I’m grateful for everyone at @uncpolisci for their support throughout my PhD, especially my committee (Sarah Treul, Marc Hetherington, Santiago Olivella, @ProfJRoberts, and @TJRyan02). Next stop, @UiPolisci!

Check out my new Op-ed via @thehill on how Social Security claimed that I owe them $101,000 simply for working as a person with a #Disability. Big thanks to @YTICornell @cornellilr @jtyson21 and @Damien__Sharp for helping get my story out tinyurl.com/4kectxw4

“These piles are going to grow every day,” says @chloeahmann @CornellCAS, speaking about coal in South Baltimore, where coal dust covers "bicycles, porches, windowsills." & where "people wipe coal dust off their windows as a daily ritual." heatmap.news/economy/baltim… - @heatmap_news

The coal that fuels the brick kilns that literally make the building blocks of India’s economic boom is stored in open air piers in South Baltimore, coating a residential neighborhood in coal dust, now the coal is stuck heatmap.news/economy/baltim…