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Poliana Francescatto stands in a orchard

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Poliana Francescatto was recognized as a next generation leader for work developing new, efficient and profitable strategies for New York state tree fruit growers.

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The band Panic! at the Disco on June 22 released a new single co-produced by Alex Kresovich ’08 titled “King of the Clouds.”

Members of the collaboratory dance in a circle

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The Ecological Learning Collaboratory brought people from Africa, South Asia and North America to interact with Cornell faculty.
Anne Kearney inspects grapes on a vine

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Doctoral student Anne Kearney earned a trio of awards for research into a vineyard technique to control vine growth and improve grape composition. Photo by Chris Kitchen.
Field and mountains

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The re-named and re-envisioned Center for Conservation Social Sciences conducts innovative research into how people interrelate with nature.

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For the first time, Cornell researchers have discovered there is a division of labor among immune cells that fight invading pathogens in the body.

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Humanity may forfeit the chance to save North Atlantic right whales from extinction if conservation policies are not drawn up and implemented fast, says a new Cornell study in Oceanography.

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Carl Gortzig, professor emeritus and chair of the former Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, died June 2 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home in Ithaca at age 87.

Shot of the pyrolysis kiln from below

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Waste could soon become a precious gem as Cornell’s new pyrolysis kiln – the largest of its kind at a U.S. university – opened May 24.

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At its May 26 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected three new trustees to four-year terms; four others were elected by constituent groups.

Houses at the edge of an eroding cliff

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Three grants from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration will aid Cornell coastal science research projects along the Great Lakes.

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When Art Bloom died a year ago, five of the late geology professor’s colleagues collaborated with his family, local artists and others to finish his book that explains Ithaca and the Finger Lakes landscapes.

Student looks over a dairy barn

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CALS is teaming up with the Chobani Foundation to support New York state students interested in dairy farming careers.
John O'Neill's family is presented with certificate

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John O'Neill, a World War II fighter pilot from the Class of 1943, was officially made a non-degree alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in a ceremony held during Commencement Weekend.
Wheat researchers pose in a field

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The Cornell-led Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Workshop brought together 333 wheat researchers from 51 countries.
Ash tree with purple warning sign tied to it

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Discovered in Cornell’s Arnot Forest in March, evidence of the invasive emerald ash borer has been found in downtown Ithaca. Within the next several years, it will change the landscape of campus.

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At Cornell, the field of media studies is flourishing, with new initiatives, new hires and new courses.

Rebecca Macklin in a library

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Rebecca Macklin, a 2017-18 Fulbright visiting student researcher from the United Kingdom, spent the academic year at Cornell enhancing her indigenous studies research, taking classes and tutoring Onondaga Nation students.
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Graduates hold a banner saying "College of Agriculture and Life Sciences"

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For the 5,500 graduates of Cornell’s Class of 2018, 959 of which were CALS students, studying, finishing projects, meeting friends, making late-night food runs, enjoying music, playing sports and creating memories over the past four years simmered and blended into graduation weekend.

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Professor Alaka Basu joined an international and multi-disciplinary team of experts in publishing the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.