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Life of Carl F. Gortzig to be celebrated Sept. 23

A memorial celebration of the life of Carl F. Gortzig '52 will be held Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center of Cornell Botanic Gardens.

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Christa Glazier ’01 receives Cornell NY Hometown Alumni Award
Christa Glazier ’01 was presented with the second Cornell New York State Hometown Alumni Award in Syracuse Aug. 28.

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Atkinson Center offers leadership program for real-world impact

The Atkinson Sustainability Leadership Program will help postdoctoral researchers and graduate students translate ideas from the academy into real-world impact.

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Groundwater loss prompts more California land sinking
Despite higher-than-normal amounts of rain in early 2017, the large agricultural and metropolitan communities that rely on groundwater in central California experienced only a short respite from an ongoing drought.
  • Climate Change
  • Land
  • Water

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Faulty ‘eat-me’ signal may trigger neurodegeneration

The nervous system maintains itself via phagocytes that clear out dead neuronal material, but faulty signals may actually cause healthy neurites to be destroyed, causing neurodegeneration.

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EnoCert program spurs winery operation expertise
Cornell faculty taught a series of certification classes with an emphasis on expanding practical knowledge of vineyard and winery operations.
  • Beverages

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Tree swallow study: Brief stressors have long-term effects

Two recent studies on tree swallows use an innovative study design to uncover long-term consequences of brief but major stressful events.

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AI speeds effort to protect endangered elephants
Artificial intelligence is helping Cornell's Elephant Listening Project learn critical information about forest elephants faster, to better protect the endangered animals from poachers and other threats.

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August 2018 CALS Web Rethink Project Update

An update on the CALS website survey results, upcoming open houses and announcing a new workflow for the CALS Web Team.

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Meet our new brewing expert
On Aug. 20, Kaylyn Kirkpatrick joined the Department of Food Science as the brewing extension associate. The new position will help brewers across New York get the most out of their products.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
  • Beverages
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New course trains veterinary students to protect pollinators
Cornell faculty members are offering the first honeybee health course at Cornell for veterinary student; the bees are important for New York’s agricultural economy.
  • Department of Entomology
  • Agriculture
  • Entomology
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International leaders in science, agriculture, justice arrive Aug. 27
A new cohort arrives on campus Aug. 27 for the 2018 Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows Program.
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Cross-college program in Environment and Sustainability launches
Starting this fall, the Environmental and Sustainability Sciences major will become available to CALS and College of Arts and Sciences students.
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Microscopic beads help harvest heparin
Cornell scientists have created microscopic beads that efficiently recover heparin, an ingredient used as a pharmaceutical blood thinner, from agricultural animals.
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3D growth allowed plants to move from water to land
An international team of researchers has uncovered the genetic underpinnings that allowed for 3D growth in land plants.
  • Plants
  • Land

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Golf turf expert wins posthumous award for NY impact

Bob Portmess, MPS ’08, who died in 2016 at age 60, earned a posthumous Excellence in IPM Award from New York State Integrated Pest Management Aug. 10.

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American literature scholar kicks off Botanic Gardens’ lecture series Aug. 29

Cornell historian George Hutchinson will deliver the 2018 William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.

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President Pollack touts agricultural innovation at Cornell AgriTech
President Martha E. Pollack toured Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, Aug. 13.
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Intergroup Dialogue Project broadens students’ worlds
Intergroup Dialogue Project has become one of the main programs on campus to offer peer-facilitated courses and workshops on communication and collaboration across social, cultural and power differences.
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Small dogs aim high
According to new research from Cornell, smaller dogs angle their legs higher when they urinate, possibly to exaggerate their body size. Or perhaps not.