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Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, described how Congress is addressing these issues, and adjusting policies, during a virtual town hall June 8, hosted by Cornell. “There is no question during these difficult times in New York it is...
  • Agriculture
  • Food
  • Dairy
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In short, it’s the idea that we’re all in this together. “One Health is a way of reminding all of us of our place within the whole,” said Cornell Provost Michael Kotlikoff in a video introduction to a panel discussion on the One Health...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Biology
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While pesticides are commonly used to help control it, the pathogen is beginning to develop resistance to a group of fungicides commonly used in East Coast vineyards. A new project led by Kaitlin (Katie) Gold, assistant professor of plant...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science

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As we continue to grapple with our sadness and outrage over the recent killings of members of Black communities in America and other acts of racially motivated violence, our academic community is responding by pausing our activities for a day of...

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Nearly 480 industry representatives tuned into a webinar on June 2, hosted by Anna Katharine Mansfield, associate professor of enology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Chris Gerling, senior extension associate at Cornell...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
  • Beverages
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For moths and butterflies, getting hit by a fast-falling raindrop is like a bowling ball falling on a person. Now, new research shows how natural surfaces break up the raindrops to deflect potential damage.
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Plants
  • Biology
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Boor’s term will begin when her successor at CALS is in place and will run through June 30, 2025. The Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees approved Boor’s appointment June 5. Boor will succeed Barbara A. Knuth as dean of the...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
  • School of Integrative Plant Science

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Dear Cornell Cooperative Extension Community, Like so many of you, I am devastated by racist violence and senseless killing of Black men and women, including those that we have heard about in recent weeks: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and...

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Electronic food vouchers provided young Rohingya children in Bangladeshi refugee camps with better health and nutrition than direct food assistance, according to new research led by Cornell, in conjunction with the International Food Policy...
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Agriculture

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Seven CALS faculty and professional staff members have been selected for the 2019-20 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Visit the Cornell Chronicle, for the complete list of all sixteen faculty and...

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
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Cornell’s gorge safety website has a range of information and resources for the safe enjoyment of natural areas on campus and in the community. “Research shows that spending time in nature lowers stress levels and improves other health measures...
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Nature

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The SUNY Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship is a one-time, one-year grant that incentivizes outstanding students at four-year institutions in the state university system to enroll in SUNY graduate programs. The scholarship provides $5,000 in...

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Biology
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Researchers at Cornell AgriTech have deployed robots in local vineyards, where they are using UV light to kill pathogens like downy mildew and powdery mildew — without harming the growing plants.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

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Those are some of the questions scholars will study with the help of $118,000 in grants awarded by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS). The center this spring funded 14 research projects and two conferences, involving two-dozen faculty...

  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Bacteria are growing increasingly antibiotic-resistant, but new research reveals how certain enzymes could be exploited to develop new classes of drugs that fight bacterial infections.
  • Microbiology
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease

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The second Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition is going on as planned, with new safety practices in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers and state officials said May 14 during a virtual briefing. Funded by Empire State...

  • Agriculture
  • Development
  • Applied Economics
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  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Global Development

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I hope you have seen President Martha Pollack’s statement released on Friday about the recent killings of Black community members in America. I join President Pollack in expressing sadness and outrage over the killing of George Floyd and far too...

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  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

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Abigail Snyder, from the Department of Food Science, studies how different conditions in food processing environments can contribute to the rise of microbial communities. Her main focus is developing solutions to challenges in food safety...

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Food Science