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John Murray Elliot, animal nutrition expert, dies at 92

Elliot was known for his teaching as well as his nutritional science research in ruminants. “Professor Elliot had a distinguished career of more than 30 years in the Department of Animal Science,” said Tom Overton, professor of animal science...

  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Health + Nutrition

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Graduate School dean wins national leadership award

Knuth, also a professor of natural resources in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, received the honor at an awards ceremony held during the council’s 59th annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. The award includes a $4,000 prize to...

  • Natural Resources
  • Natural Resources
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Pelosi meets Cornell students at UN climate change meeting
There are 18 students from the Global Climate Change Science and Policy class attending the two-week international conference. The Cornell students are leading partner projects with the governments of Armenia, Zambia and Tonga, as well as The...
  • Atkinson Center
  • Global Development
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Intergroup Dialogue Project expands reach with new podcast
Featuring conversations between students, faculty and staff connected to IDP, podcast episodes are recorded at the Cornell Broadcast Studios and are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify , SoundCloud and the IDP website. The first episode is...
  • Sociology

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Immunology workshop to demystify cutting-edge tech

An Immunoprofiling Workshop – sponsored by the Cornell Center for Immunology , Dec. 13 in Stocking Hall – will feature campus researchers and technology experts who will provide case studies and best practices on various core technologies....

  • Microbiology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology

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Three CALS faculty among elected AAAS fellows

The association elected 443 new fellows in 2019, honoring their efforts to advance research and its applications in scientifically or socially distinguished ways. New fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue...

  • International Programs
  • Global Development
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics

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Ornithologist to speak on increasing diversity in conservation

Lanham is giving the Elizabeth E. Rowley Lecture, part of the Cornell Botanic Gardens ’ Fall Lecture Series, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Lanham’s talk, “Coloring the Conservation Conversation,” will...

  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Animals
  • Sociology
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CALS honors outstanding alumni
These annual awards honor alumni who have achieved professional success, demonstrated leadership on behalf of the college and university, and made significant contributions toward the betterment of society. “At CALS, we strive to leave the world...
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Student engineers to ply their green skills in NYC
Taitem Engineering has partnered with the students on a heating system retrofit project in an apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The building will switch from using fuel oil for steam heating to using electricity to power heat...
  • Atkinson Center
  • Energy
  • Engineering
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Bee exhibit creates buzz at Museum of the Earth
A museum exhibit – created in collaboration with Cornell experts, illustrators and students – seeks to shine a light on the vast diversity of wild bees through breathtaking photos, unusual specimens, video footage and extremely rare bee fossils...
  • Entomology
  • Department of Entomology
  • Animals