From the cost of damage by purple loosestrife to the strife caused by the damage of working hours. From the dying corals of the Florida Keys to the new life being given to family farming. These were just a few of the topics presented by Cornell researchers at the 151st annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this past week.
The meeting was held Jan. 21-26 in Anaheim, Calif., and featured research and presentations by 5,000 scientists from around the world, including several from Cornell, on a wide range of issues.
AAAS is the world's largest federation of scientific societies, with more than 143,000 members and 300 affiliated societies. About 600 reporters, editors and broadcasters converged to cover the meeting and talks.
The following stories are about talks given by some Cornell participants at the AAAS meeting:
- Making a plea for greater science understanding
- Working couples say their lives are beset by stress
- Land-grant colleges can lead the water-resources challenge
- Dying coral could be early warning of environmental change
- Researchers identify genes that boost rice yields on poorest farms
- Alien species cost the United States $123 billion a year
- Work: Dual-income couples want less, housewives want more
- 'New agriculture' helps small family farms compete
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