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10 May 2013
Men's Health: The Worst Time to Buy Food
A new study led by Aner Tal in the Food and Brand Lab found that shopping for groceries when you're hungry makes you more likely to choose foods that wreck your diet.
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10 May 2013
Wall Street Journal: China's Producers Struggle to Absorb Free Fall in Prices
Eswar Prasad, Dyson School, on how a return to investment spending to boost growth could backfire.
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09 May 2013
Democrat and Chronicle: Perfect Weather This Year for Lilacs to Shine
Walt Nelson, Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist, forecasts a great Mother's Day display.
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09 May 2013
WRGB: Return of the Cicada Bug
Cornell Cooperative Extension entomologist Chris Logue on the crazy racket emitted by the tiny creatures.
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03 May 2013
Salon: Cicadas Prepare to Invade by the Billions
A fantastic feature on the coming cicada hoards and the professor whose passion it is to study them: Cole Gilbert, Entomology.
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01 May 2013
Today.com: Millions really do quit Facebook - and never return
Eric Baumer, Communication, on the phenomenon of "Facebook fatigue."
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26 Apr 2013
Mother Jones: Awesome Vintage Apple Art: 9 Fruits You Won't Find at Your Supermarket
Exploring CALS' New York State Agricultural Experiment Station's The Apples of New York, Volumes I and II.
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26 Apr 2013
BBC News: Antarctic nematodes and climate change
Dave Wolfe, Horticulture, on Tyler Award winner Diana Wall's work to bring attention to climate change, from the soil up.
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24 Apr 2013
USA Today: SEC, FBI Probe Fake Tweet That Rocked Stocks
Jeff Hancock, Communications, on the global consequences of social media.
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23 Apr 2013
Associated Press: Hawks Hatch on Earth Day on Upstate NY Live Cam
More coverage of Big Red and Ezra's newest hatchlings.
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23 Apr 2013
LiveScience.com: Bird Cam Shows Hawks Hatching
Red-tailed hawks Big Red and Ezra are internet stars once again as the Lab of Ornithology's cameras are once again trained on their soon-to-be hatching eggs.
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23 Apr 2013
Daily Mail: Parents who Tell Children to Finish Everything on Their Plates are 'Fuelling Obesity'
Brian Wansink, Food Science, on using smaller plates to combat over-eating.
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23 Apr 2013
Science Line: On the Cutting Block: Raw-milk Cheese: Deadly, Nutritious, or Just Delicious?
Rob Ralyea, Food Science, on pasteurization and the quality of milk.
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22 Apr 2013
Chicago Tribune: Flower Disease is Devastating U.S. Impatiens
Margery Daughtrey, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, on gardeners blaming local animals instead of the real culprit of downy mildew for imperfect impatiens.
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22 Apr 2013
The Economist: Why are Your Friends More Popular Than You?
Research by CALS scientists on the "friendship paradox" and online social networks is featured in this piece.
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22 Apr 2013
Bloomberg Businessweek: Are Austerity Policies Working in Europe?
Eswar Prasad, Dyson School, discusses the efficacy of austerity policies in Europe.
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22 Apr 2013
New York Times: Avian Affairs
Irby Lovette, Lab of Ornithology, helps 'Science Q & A' answer the age old question of whether birds of a species feather always flock together or if there is inter-species mingling.
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19 Apr 2013
NY Daily News: To get Kids to eat More Fruit, cut it Into Slices: Study
Food and Brand Lab researchers find American school kids devour apple slices while ignoring whole apples.
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19 Apr 2013
Indian Country Today: American Indian Program at Cornell celebrates 30 years
A multi-day conference featuring American Indian community leaders, scholars, and faculty kicked off the AIP 30th anniversary celebration.
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19 Apr 2013
San Antonio Express: Fertilizer Explosions Rare, but Often Deadly
Harold van Es, Crop and Soil Sciences, on the causes of the recent Waco, Texas fertilizer plant explosion.
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18 Apr 2013
Scientific American: Murderous Mail: How Dangerous Are the D.C. Ricin Attacks?
Dan Brown, Animal Science, helped Scientific American readers understand the roots and dangers of ricin.
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17 Apr 2013
MSN Money: Paying with Plastic can Make you Fat
David Just, Dyson School, on why the convenience of credit cards leads to more spending on snacks.
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15 Apr 2013
Mother Nature Network: How Small-scale Farmers are Growing more Rice with Less Water and Fewer Chemicals
Norman Uphoff, former director of Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development, on the advantages of the system of rice intensification, or SRI.
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12 Apr 2013
Audobon Magazine: Why do we Never see Baby Pigeons?
Audio calls of Rock Pigeons provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology complement this informative explanation.
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12 Apr 2013
National Geographic: What you see is What you Taste, Says Scientist
Terry Acree, Food Science, on how people can "see" flavors before tasting them.
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11 Apr 2013
CBSNews: NYC soda ban would lead customers to consume more sugary drinks, study suggest
David Just, Dyson School, on reactance – "a rebelliousness, a determination to circumvent" policies such as the large soda ban.
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09 Apr 2013
Audobon Magazine: 10 things you can do for Birds
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers useful conservation tips and tricks that can on how you make a difference for the birds.
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09 Apr 2013
Gizmodo: Farming Nemo: How Aquaculture Will Feed 9 Billion Hungry People
One benefit of farm-raised fish? Lower concentrations of harmful chemicals, says Steven Schwager, Biological Statistics and Computational Biology.
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09 Apr 2013
China Daily USA: Cornell Formula may Help Solve Ningxia's Soil Erosion
Poplar trees may solve widespread soil erosion in northwestern China, according to Rebecca Schneider, Natural Resources.
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05 Apr 2013
Gannett: Millions of Cicadas Soon Emerge From Ground for Brief Lives
Cole Gilbert, Entomology, on identifying these noisy, episodic summer insects.
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29 Mar 2013
NPR Innovation Trail: Training Program Aims to Fill Jobs in Food Processing Sector
Tristan Zuber, Dairy Processing Extension Associate, on emerging partnerships and new collaborations that are expanding training programs across Western New York.
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27 Mar 2013
Gillian Turgeon elected to American Academy of Microbiology
The American Academy of Microbiology is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, the world's oldest and largest life science organization.
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26 Mar 2013
YNN: Waiting for Spring
Samantha Borisoff, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, on this year's long-lasting winter.
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25 Mar 2013
Albany Times Union: Farmers Harnessing Wind to Save Apples
Farmers are turning to research from Terence Robinson, Horticulture, on how wind machines can protect orchards.
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19 Mar 2013
Scientific American: Deus ex Cicada: Are Predatory Bird Populations Influenced by Cicadas' Odd Life Cycles?
Walter Koenig, Neurobiology & Behavior, explains new findings that suggest the unusually long length of the cicada life cycle may have evolved to disadvantage their biggest predators - birds.
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18 Mar 2013
National Geographic: Citizen Scientists
John Losey, Entomology/Lost Ladybug Project, on the process through which ordinary people contribute observation data to scientific projects.
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18 Mar 2013
US News and World Report: Consumers View Foods with Green Labeling as Healthier: Study
Green labels may not always mean healthier choices, according to Jonathon Schuldt, Communication.
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15 Mar 2013
Bloomberg Online: Li Takes Mantle as China Premier With Growth Model at Stake
Eswar Prasad, Dyson, talks about China's leadership changes and the implications for the nation's political and economic prospects.
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15 Mar 2013
Delta Farm Press: Agricultural Research Continues Funding Scramble
Michael Mazourek, Plant Breeding and Genetics, on the federal sequester's potential impact on agricultural research.
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14 Mar 2013
Men's Health: The Food Label Lie You're Falling For
Jonathon Schuldt, Communication, on how green labels cause people to assume that a food is healthy.
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13 Mar 2013
New York Times: Storms Swiftly Claim Trees, But Stumps Stay for Years
Nina Bassuk, Horticulture, on the impacts of stumps left behind in tree cleanup following storms like Hurricane Sandy.
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13 Mar 2013
PNAS: No Foiling These Plants: Growing Aluminum-Resistant Maize
Leon Kochian, Crop and Soil Sciences/USDA, on breeding for plants that can withstand aluminum levels commonly found in tropical soils.
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11 Mar 2013
Albany Times Union: Anticipating the Next Superstorm
Rebecca Schneider, Natural Resources, about post-Sandy reconstruction and increasing flooding and wind speed.
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08 Mar 2013
NBC News: Nature's March Madness: You Choose the Champs
Multiple media outlets covered the other March tournament: The Lab of Ornithology's annual bird bracket.
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06 Mar 2013
New York Times: Newly Discovered, Nearly Extinct
John Fitzpatrick, director of the Lab of Ornithology, pens an op-ed on saving the Gunnison sage grouse, an "emblematic species for a uniquely American ecosystem."
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05 Mar 2013
ABCNews: Candymaker Pledges to Fight Obesity
Brian Wansink, Food and Brand Lab, on pushing cynicism aside when it comes to candymakers helping consumers eat less.
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05 Mar 2013
The Atlantic: Yogurt: Medical Marvel
David Bandler, Food Science, on why frozen yogurt does not have the health benefits of regular yogurt.
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04 Mar 2013
TheDailyBeast.com: Around the World in Six Ideas: Drone Court, Lying, and More
Jeff Hancock, Communication, on the evolution of lying and how our always-recorded environment is making deception more difficult.
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03 Mar 2013
New York Times: A University Steak to Go With That Sweatshirt?
CALS' world-famous ice cream is mentioned in this piece on alma maters leveraging their already available food products in local foods markets.
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03 Mar 2013
Washington Post: Natural Gas Leaks Come Under Scrutiny, Raise Questions on Climate Impact
Bob Howarth, Natural Resources, provides context for the discussion of methane levels associated with production of shale gas.