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Researchers at Cornell and Peking University genetically isolated Chinese fruit-fly populations.

Engineer professor Stefano Galelli and colleagues (including coauthors in Dalian, China) quantified how decarbonizing the China Southern Power Grid will negatively impact river basins and reduce cropland.

A Cornell-China research collaboration showed that the widespread belief that storing organic carbon in soils would generate large co-benefits to crop productivity is misguided.

Justin Wai '06 made a $1 million gift to establish a dean’s discretionary fund at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

A study by Cornell and Zhejiang University scientists of 336 cities in China concluded that heat-retaining buildings and pavement are directly related to a loss in bird diversity.

Joint US-China research shows that smoke particulates from wildfires could lead many deaths and cost billions per year in the United States.

US-China research shows that microbes are the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil.

After graduating from Cornell, Hu Shih led a literary movement that helped transform China. A new seating area at Beebe Lake commemorates Shih. 

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The Cornell China Center in Beijing kicked off the 2023 Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium with a panel of Chinese architects whose work repurposes local materials and cultural practices for new architectural methods.

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Researchers from Cornell and Zhejiang University found that broccoli heads don't develop properly and can resemble cauliflower when grown in higher temperatures.