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Lacrosse player overcomes history of ailments to captain Big Red
Jake Pulver ’18 suffered through many challenges to realize his dreams and become an asset to Big Red lacrosse.
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Research reveals new direction to halt citrus greening epidemic
New research from the Boyce Thompson Institute is looking at ways to thwart citrus greening, which robs trees of nutrients and destroys crops.
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Einaudi Center travel grants to send 100 graduate students packing
One hundred Cornell graduate students have been awarded travel grants from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies for the 2018-1019 academic year.
tissue cultures of maple trees with higher sugar sap concentrations from Cornell’s Uihlein Maple Field Station

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Study aims to improve, protect Northeast sugar maples
A Cornell project seeks to help maple syrup producers get more sap from less land, decrease its cost and protect sugar maple trees.
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Study offers pearl of wisdom on contested oyster restoration in NYC waters
A new study looks at communication strategies around the hotly contested issue of oyster restoration in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary.

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Turn your lights off for Earth March 24

Cornell will celebrate “Earth Hour” March 24, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., when community members are encouraged to turn off any nonessential light in your living space or common area for 60 minutes.

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Alum Alan Sealls crowned ‘Best Weatherman Ever’ online
A calm, informative style has earned meteorologist Alan Sealls ’85, an earth and atmospheric sciences alumnus, acclaim.
Sam Alcaine, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science

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Alcohol from dairy process waste may be headed to a tap near you
Alcoholic dairy products could be a solution to an increasing problem for New York’s powerhouse Greek yogurt industry as Sam Alcaine, M.S. ’07, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science, explores new uses for acid whey.
New York farmers tour research fields at our Musgrave Research Farm

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Farmers get guidance on growing new perennial grains
While most industrial grain crops are annuals that must be replanted every year, a new perennial grain called Kernza has hit the markets with growing interest from restaurants, bakeries and brewers.
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Bottles of Maple Syrup

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Maple season off to fits and starts
In spite of 2018 being the fifth warmest February in New York state’s recorded history, March has been unseasonably cool, which has stalled the state’s maple syrup production.
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Spring unfurls for ‘Mindful Botany’ walks at Cornell Botanic Gardens
Cornell Botanic Gardens offers weekly, guided “Mindful Botany” walks, beginning April 6, from noon to 1 p.m. for six consecutive Fridays.

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New obesity solutions may be on the tip of your tongue

Cornell food scientists have discovered that when mice are fed a high-fat diet and become obese, they lose nearly 25 percent of their tongue’s taste buds – possibly encouraging them to eat more food.

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Freshman Yianni Diakomihalis crowned NCAA wrestling champion
Yianni Diakomihalis '22 became the second Big Red freshman to earn a national title in wrestling, following in the footsteps of CALS alumnus Kyle Dake ’13.
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So close, yet so far: Making climate impacts feel close by may not inspire action
Upending the conventional thinking in climate change communication, Jonathon Schuldt finds when people say faraway climate impacts feel geographically nearby, they don’t necessarily support policies that would stop them.
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Finding, using map data online just got easier
A new redesign of the Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository website makes it easier to find and use a broad variety of map data.
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Study showing power of single butterfly gene earns Cornell team top prize
Robert Reed won the 2017 Cozzarelli Prize for scientific excellence and originality for proving that butterfly wing color and iridescence are activated by a single gene.
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$1.6M grant may turn sediment into port city pay dirt
Landscape Architecture’s Brian Davis and Sean Burkholder, University at Buffalo, received a $1.6 million grant from the Great Lakes Protection Fund for creating ecologic gold from shipping port sediment.
Cornell students stand with U.S. Rep. Tom Reed on the steps of the Capitol building

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Students urge lawmakers to support federal student aid
Cornell students descended on Capitol Hill March 14 for Student Aid Advocacy Day to share their experiences with financial aid.

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For two African Cornell undergrads, the UN unveils a world of opportunity

Brenda Umutoniwase ’20 and Grace Giramahoro ’20, found a Cornell student trip to United Nations Feb. 16 enlightening.

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Crops hold harmful mutations that reduce productivity
New research reveals that even the highest performing maize crops contain rare harmful mutations that limit crop productivity.