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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 Section
  • 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
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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...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Energy
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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...
  • Department of Entomology
  • Animals
  • Pollinators
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Farm to school grows NY ag, sows seeds for healthy eating
Dave Walczak, operations manager of Eden Valley Growers, a farm cooperative founded in 1956, and Mike Wright, head grower for Amos Zittel & Sons, one of the co-op’s nine members, survey a crew of four farmhands. The workers are chopping stalks...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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LGBTQ beauty vloggers draw on queer culture to stand out
Then he returns to his usual, higher-pitched voice. “I am a man,” says Starrr, a queer Filipino beauty vlogger whose YouTube channel has 4.5 million subscribers. “I am a man in makeup. I love wearing makeup so much.” Starrr is among the subjects...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
  • Media
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University, trustees honor outstanding employees
University leaders and trustees on Nov. 18 honored 15 individuals and three teams with President’s Awards for Employee Excellence, and the inaugural Trustee Award for Excellence. In all, 154 employees were nominated for the four individual...
  • Animal Science
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Endangered right whales act as environmental barometers
But the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale, by rapidly altering its use of important habitat areas off the New England coast, is sending the same kind of signal about disruptive change in the environment. These findings are contained...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment
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Sea fan corals face new threat in warming ocean: copper
In a Cornell-led study, published Oct. 19 in the journal Ecological Applications, scientists report evidence of metal pollution creating danger for the soft coral sea fans. “We know warming oceans pose an existential threat to coral reefs around...
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Biology
  • Ecosystems
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State pest management program head wins regional award
Center director Deborah Grantham presented the award to Grant Nov. 7 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension luncheon. The award, which will be given annually, recognizes those who exemplify the center’s mission to foster broader awareness and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Entomology
  • Organisms
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Looking Back at the History of the Farm to School Movement
Since then the movement has grown exponentially, now with more than 42% of schools nationwide hosting some form of Farm to School programming, according to the USDA Farm to School Census. This number translates to 23.6 million students...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension

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RealEats wins $1M top prize in Grow-NY business competition

RealEats was one of seven finalists to take home prize money during the Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit, held Nov. 12-13 at the Joseph A. Floreano Riverside Convention Center in Rochester. The competition, which will also be held in 2020 and 2021...

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food
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10-year study provides model for deer management strategies
High numbers of deer lead to increased tick-borne diseases and vehicle accidents, and they place more pressure on native vegetation from intense browsing. But when it comes to deer management, many municipalities and organizations roll out their...
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Animals
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Cornell support for NY farmworkers wins national recognition
The C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, which includes $20,000, was announced Nov. 10 at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) annual meeting in San Diego. “We applaud Cornell for its comprehensive...
  • Agriculture
  • Organic
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Cooperative Extension podcast talks turkey
It’s undeniably November, and everyone’s talking turkey – including the “Extension Out Loud” podcast from Cornell Cooperative Extension. Offering a bird’s-eye view of the turkey scene in New York state, hosts Katie Baildon and Paul Treadwell are...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Food
  • Meat
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Study finds sex bias in bird conservation plans
Yet conservation strategies have typically overlooked the habitats needed by females, putting already-declining species in even more peril, according to a new study in the journal Biological Conservation. “Among the small songbird species that...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Ecosystems
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New genomic analysis may lead to improved watermelon
Indeed, watermelon is one of the world’s most popular fruits, second only to tomato – which many consider a vegetable. But there are six wild species of watermelon, all with pale, hard and bitter fruits. Researchers have now taken a...
  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
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Cornell partners in $10M poultry science grant
The grant, awarded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture on Sept. 1 and co-led by the University of Arkansas, is among the largest grants ever awarded by the USDA, and dovetails with Cornell’s land-grant missions of research...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Environment