Do Dogs Like Hugs? What Research Says
Ah, the big hugging our dogs debate: to squeeze or not to squeeze? As humans, we’re instinctively wired to want to use human communicative gestures of affection towards dogs and…[...]
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New $1.5M Graduate Research Fellowship Honors Former Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A new $1.5 million gift from philanthropist K. Lisa Yang ’74 has established the Charles Walcott Graduate Research Fellowship in Conservation Bioacoustics to fund graduate research at the Lab of…[...]
Conservation Sweet Spots: Research Reveals Where Protecting Nature Helps Both Birds and Humans in the United States
Ithaca, NY—In a new study published in the journal Ecosystem Services, researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, and the Wildlife Conservation Society examined how protecting areas valuable…[...]
Cornell Research Shows Promise in Managing Surrogate Species, Providing a Conservation Umbrella for More Species
Ithaca, NY—A new study led by Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers at the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics shows that monitoring and managing select bird species can provide…[...]