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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Breakfast in Seoul, excited to meet with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social partners and alumni, sharing our commitment to global collaboration @cornellcals.bsky.social and international engagement

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Very sobering article. Especially the point about free markets being skewed, and adaptation being slowed, as states covered rising insurance costs. That Giant Sucking Sound? It’s Climate Change Devouring Your Home’s Value. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/o...

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Opinion | The New Evidence Climate Change Will Upend American Homeownership

A new analysis predicts an extraordinary reversal in housing fortunes for Americans.

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Why do we need climate solutions science? Things can sound great, but unintended outcomes must be considered to optimize benefits for energy and GHG emissions. Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

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Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds | Cornell Chronicle

After installing floating solar panels on small ponds, researchers found that methane and carbon dioxide emissions increased by nearly 27% and dissolved oxygen substantially decreased.

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Happy longest daylight of the year! -- except in the Northern Hemisphere, which is opposite, because the solar zenith angle at noon is overhead at 23.5° south latitude. Why? Axial tilt of Earth ~ 23.5°. Heretofore daylight 📉in S. Hemisphere and 📈 in the N. Hemisphere 🌍🌎🌏

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Terrific example of @cornellcals.bsky.social "pioneering life science breakthroughs moonshot", powering our disciplinary excellence into transdisciplinary solutions. Immune T cells become exhausted in chronic fatigue syndrome patients news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...

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Immune T cells become exhausted in chronic fatigue syndrome patients | Cornell Chronicle

The study found that key CD8+ T cells showed signs of constant stimulation that lead to an exhausted state, a condition that is well-studied in cancer.

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoyed Cornell vs Syracuse with my daughter Sydney --Have a grateful day!

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

"microgels...showed that when bumblebees were fed their microparticle antidote and then exposed to lethal doses...they had a 30% higher survival rate than bees that didn’t receive the treatment." $1.6M supports land-grant research for NY farms, forests, communities news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...

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$1.6M supports land-grant research for NY farms, forests, communities | Cornell Chronicle

Fifty-four research projects addressing New York’s agriculture, environment and communities have collectively received $1.6 million from the USDA.

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Long-term study reveals warming climates threaten Florida scrub-jay news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Happening now on the CALS quad at Cornell ❄️☃️🥶

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Amazing work in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell in collaboration with the MPA program in the Brooks School. Brick by brick, field by field, that's how the world becomes a better place! With NGO, alums boost Rwandan smallholder farmers news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...

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With NGO, alums boost Rwandan smallholder farmers | Cornell Chronicle

Two alums are leading an effort to give Rwandan farmers the tools to grow and sell grains - with the ultimate goal of lifting communities out of poverty and improving food security across East Africa.

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

New statistical method powers research on health, climate, financial data news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...

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Benjamin Z. Houlton @benhoulton.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Medicinal garden at Onondaga Nation School grows opportunity news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...

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