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The story of Project FeederWatch – a program where members track birds visiting their feeders – provides an example of how technology has helped citizen science grow bigger in unexpected ways.

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The list compiled by Thomson Reuters names the top 1 percent of researchers in their fields for journal citations over the past decade.

Black legged ticks next to sesame seed

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To better understand, prevent and treat diseases passed from insects to people, the Cornell-led Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases will launch later this month.
Solar Panels Cornell’s Ruminant Center in Harford, New York

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Cornell now milks the sun for energy: The university formally opened three additional solar farms in December that will generate large amounts of electricity and help the campus achieve carbon neutrality.

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Dean Boor's capstone address at the New York Agricultural Society’s annual meeting and forum focuses on collaboration .

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Stock returns in politically sensitive industries fall into predictable patterns of winners and losers after a new president is elected, according to a new study by economist Jawad Addoum, assistant professor of finance.

Brian Bodah

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New assistant director discusses his background, vision for NYSAES

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Bariatric surgery can slim your body, but attitude and behavior also play key roles in long-term weight loss, according to new research from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.

Ana Canedo Guichard, second from left, and other members of a Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team study the operations of small and medium agro-businesses in East Africa in January 2016

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Cornell's Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team was recognized for its impact on poor communities by earning the L.A. Potts Success Story award on Dec. 5.
Honey bee and varroa mite on a daisy

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A new study describes for the first time – and documents with video footage – how Varroa destructor mites can nimbly jump from flowers onto bees.
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  • Pollinators

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The NYSAES community employees sponsored 23 children from 12 families in the Geneva City School District as part of the Cornell University Elves Program.

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The Merlin Bird Photo ID mobile app has been launched and, thanks to machine-learning technology, can identify hundreds of North American species it “sees” in photos.

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Sharon Poczter has won a grant from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies for research concerned with quantifying the effects of democratization.

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Edwin Burnell Oyer, international professor emeritus in vegetable crops, died Nov. 15. He was 89 years old.

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The challenges of growing market-grade malting barley, paired with the rising demands of the state's three-year old farm brewery law, dominated discussion at the Southern Tier Farm Brewery Summit.

  • Beverages

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A new study appearing in the Nov. 24 in Frontiers in Nutrition finds men are at particular risk of overeating in social situations.

Vikram Gadagkar and Jesse Goldberg stand in a lab with several birds

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A Cornell study, published Dec. 9 in the journal Science, finds that the brain chemical dopamine plays an active role in teaching young birds to sing.
Students working with chemical materials

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Cornell has been selected to host the national 2019 Science Olympiad, which will bring 2,500 high school students from across the U.S. to a unique competition.
Cider press in action

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With the help of Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, cider pressed on campus is once again available to the Cornell community.

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Tanzania recently became a partner of the Cornell-affiliated Next Generation Cassava Breeding project, joining Nigeria and Uganda in the effort to improve cassava breeding in Africa.