Katherine Baker

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University

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I like to eat plants and play with animals. Passionate about the intersection of climate and health, and the intersection of climate change and matters of nutrition and food insecurity. MS Human Nutrition from Columbia, MPH from Mailman. Starting fall 2019, Department of Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Student at Cornell University. Always baking.

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Opinion | To prevent future pandemics, we need to rethink human environmental impact

Katherine Baker

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University

While much about the future remains uncertain, we do know this is not the last pandemic we'll face. And if we want to prevent future pandemics, we need to focus on the impact of humans on our environment.

7 win-win plant-powered sustainable solutions to global hunger

Katherine Baker

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University

Fight global hunger using these seven plant-powered innovations for a more healthful and sustainable food system.

Could GMOs help create sustainable food systems?

Katherine Baker

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University

Next in our Tackling Food Waste series: Any food discussion inevitably involves GMOs. Columbia University's Katherine Baker spoke with an organic farmer and plant pathologist/geneticist to find out more.

Talking to skeptics about climate change

Katherine Baker

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University

Next in our Alaska series: While many still find climate change up for debate, perhaps the way to engage and persuade these individuals is by focusing on its effects in their own communities rather than in far away places.