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Portrait of Regina Clinton

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Clinton has served as a lecturer and instructor at both Nazareth University and the State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo, where she specialized in courses related to ecology and biology. She holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in...
  • New York State Integrated Pest Management
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Canadian wildfires are impacting air quality here in the Northeast. Smoke has filled the sky and warnings have been issued for outdoor activities. This is making many growers and gardeners worried about the potential impact the smoke will have...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
Man Harvesting Apples

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In honor of World Food Safety Day, celebrated on June 7, New York State Agricultural Commissioner Richard Ball highlighted food safety efforts across the state. This included a statement from the department of food science chair Dr. Carmen Moraru, which features how current research and extension work at Cornell helps to improve food safety.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • Food Science
Students in Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Learning by Leading program moving plants they propagated from greenhouse to outdoors

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Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Learning by Leading program is an engaged learning initiative launched in 2021 to support a new generation of environmental leaders.

  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Nature
  • Plants
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The Polson Institute for Global Development announced its new Spring 2023 grants to support research at the intersection of Global Development’s signature strengths in wellbeing and inclusion; environmental sustainability; and food and...
  • Polson Institute for Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
Undergraduate researchers in kayaks on a pond collecting samples

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The smallest and shallowest bodies of water exhibit the greatest variability of greenhouse gas emissions over time, according to a paper that could help improve the accuracy of climate models.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
Carley Robinson ’20 directing two actors

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On June 2, the Ithaca theater organization Civic Ensemble will premiere “Fertile Grounds,” a community-based play that invites the audience onto a fictional farming cooperative involving people of color to explore the relationship of grief...

  • Agriculture
  • Health + Nutrition
(L-R) Fred Frank, Richard Ball, and Hans Walter-Peterson survey vineyard damage along Keuka Lake

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Following a mid-May freeze, two Cornell viticulture experts are advising grape growers in New York on how to rescue their season, as vineyards now face a reduced crop and economic loss.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Nineteen faculty and professional staff members in Cornell’s four state contract colleges have been selected for the 2022-23 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

  • Department of Communication
  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
Bruno Xavier wearing a white lab coat holding a box of Skittles candies.

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Known for their bright, colorful shells and chewy, fruity centers, Skittles are among the most popular non-chocolate candies, with sales topping over $185 million in 2017. But how are these poppable treats made? Bruno Xavier, Ph.D. '08...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
Elizabeth Johnson headshot

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Johnson received the inaugural Schwartz Research Fund Visionary Grant, worth $375,000, to support her research that will delve deeply into understanding how human milk nutrients contribute directly to infant gastrointestinal health.

  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Bacteria
  • Microbiology

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A new study finds that hundreds of bacterial groups have evolved in the guts of primate species over millions of years, but humans have lost close to half of these symbiotic bacteria.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Bacteria
  • Food
Jiho Lee ’23 is sworn in as an Air Force second lieutenant by his sister, Chalsi Lee

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Graduating members of the Tri-Service Brigade received commissions to begin their military service – including the brigade’s first commission into the U.S. Space Force – at a May 26 ceremony in Statler Auditorium.

  • Agriculture Sciences Major
Antonio DiTommaso in the Cornell Weed Science Teaching Garden

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The classic identification guide “Weeds of the Northeast” sprouted from a collaboration of Cornell researchers. Now, a new edition of the book brings together a pair of uncannily named weed scientists: Antonio DiTommaso and Joseph DiTomaso.

  • New York State Integrated Pest Management
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
Spring flowers at the College Avenue entrance sign to the Cornell campus.

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Cornell Atkinson will provide $1.6 million in seed funding to support research teams across nine colleges and 22 departments, many with external partnerships.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
Group photo of 8 fellows

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  • Animal Science
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Food Science

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Conferences & Invited Lectures Professor Bruce Lewenstein delivered the paper “Core Competencies for Communicating Basic Science” at the SciPEP workshop on equipping scientists to communicate about basic research, which was co-sponsored by the...

  • Department of Communication
A multicolored sunbird sitting on a branch

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The free Merlin Bird ID app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology just hit a major milestone: The digital field guide and ID assistant can now help users identify birds in any country – a grand total of 10,315 species.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Biodiversity
hand taking soil sample

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Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with implications for mitigating climate change and improving soil health for agriculture and food production.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Department of Global Development
Shayla Salzman examing Zamia furfuracea ovulate cones

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Humidity is as important as scent in attracting pollinators to a plant, new Cornell-led research finds, advancing basic biology and opening new avenues to support agriculture.

  • Neurobiology and Behavior
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section