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The team has been awarded a special one-year, $200,0000 RAPID grant; co-principal investigator Sunghwan “Sunny” Jung, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering, will receive $75,000 of the total to design the mask. The...
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Animals
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The milk donations are courtesy of the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) cooperative in Syracuse; the Cornell Dairy processing plant in Stocking Hall; and 155 lactating cows at the Teaching Dairy Barn, part of Cornell’s College of Veterinary...
  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Dairy

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The paper is co-authored by George Homsy, associate professor of public administration and director of the Sustainable Communities Program at Binghamton University, and Mildred Warner, professor of city and regional planning at Cornell. Their...

  • Food
  • Behavior
  • Environment

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The award is given annually to two outstanding TAs – one domestic and one international – who have demonstrated dedication and excellence in their teaching responsibilities. The award includes a certificate and a $500 prize. “Their commitment to...

  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Health + Nutrition
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In Lewis County, CCE organized a dairy drive through in Lowville. The event, pulled together in just a week, distributed 500 gallons of milk plus dairy products donated from the American Dairy Association Northeast, Kraft Heinz, and the...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Food

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  • Cornell Cooperative Extension

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The funded research projects could yield new tools and reports that may help policymakers make better decisions – during pandemics or other health crises. One project aims to produce a mathematical model that allows government officials to...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Disease
  • Behavior
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“A Dança Da Natureza” (The Dance of Nature) incorporates nature, a human figure, animals and stylistic images in bright, vivid colors that enliven the north side of the Nevin Welcome Center. The mural expresses the aura and spirit of plants...
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Plants
  • Environment

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Miguel Gómez, an expert on food markets and supply chains, says food supply chains must become more flexible so that goods can be more easily directed to either supermarkets or food service establishments, wherever the need is greatest. Current...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
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  • Community and Regional Development Institute
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
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The NYS 4-H Mask Task centralizes those efforts and calls upon all New Yorkers to get involved in crafting cloth masks for our communities in need. 4-Hers, clubs, and volunteers across Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) can get involved...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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The need for food assistance is growing while emergency food agencies are closing or providing limited access. The Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County Gleaning/Food Access Program, comprised of both CCE staff and Master Gardener...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
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Rachel Bezner Kerr, professor of global development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, collaborated with three community leaders over the past few weeks to get this countywide task force up and running. The task force is divided...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
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Our Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture (COE) has been helping food and ag businesses adapt to the COVID-19 economy with new marketing strategies and by diversifying products. “Whether we are helping startups with their business plans or looking at ways that we can assist farmers during the upcoming growing season,” said Cathy Young, executive director of the COE. "We want members of the food and ag community to know that we are here for them.”
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Agriculture
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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” — Fred Rogers Cornell Cooperative Extension volunteers have been making a difference for...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Gagne graduated with a degree in horticulture and a specialization in controlled environment agriculture and recently landed an apprentice grower position at BrightFarms, a company based in the Hudson Valley. Controlled environment agriculture...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Plants

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“While formula had everything she needed to thrive and grow, it didn’t have everything we wanted for her,” said Ippolito, a lecturer in the Engineering Management Program at Cornell. In summer 2019, she launched SimpliFed, a startup company...

  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Agriculture
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This project is no small undertaking. One of the challenges stems from the fact that broccoli was originally cultivated for Mediterranean climates, so growing it in the U.S. confuses the plant’s developmental cues. Broccoli flower buds and heads...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Agriculture
  • Applied Economics
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Now, as students complete the spring semester from off-campus locations, CALS’ efforts to make sure that they feel safe and supported are more crucial than ever. “It’s very important that a sense of belonging envelops our Cornellians who are now...
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
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The course, Just Food: Exploring the Modern Food System, benefits from an interdisciplinary pair of instructors: Rachel Bezner Kerr, professor in the Department of Global Development, and Frank Rossi, associate professor of horticulture in the...
  • Food Science
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science