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Cornell communications expert elected to chair AAAS section
Bruce Lewenstein, professor of science communication, has been elected chair of the general interest in science and engineering section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He will begin his three-year term...
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An idea with legs: Cornell food scientist thinks bugs could be sustainable food of the future
A company started by a Cornell food scientist turns bug-based proteins into a wonder ingredient that can be used in all kinds of culinary staples, from a meat replacement in summer barbecue to a cooking alternative to eggs or butter in your next...
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CALS alumnus leads plan to build school in Zambian village
In a village called Masopo in Zambia’s Choma province, 40 children could not enroll in the first-grade this year because the only school did not have space to educate them. Those children are among at least 200 shut off from an education in a...
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Big data helping Food Science team predict next deadly listeria outbreak
Tracking one of the deadliest food contamination organisms through produce farms and natural environments alike, Cornell microbiologists are showing how to use big datasets to predict where the next outbreak could start. Specifically, the lethal...
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CALS organizers earn Tompkins County tourism recognition
A Cornell University food security conference held in October brought around 700 people from more than 60 countries to Ithaca to confront the global challenges of providing reliable and healthy food to a booming human population. Impacts from...
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Research project ripe for fruit quality breakthrough
It is one of life’s little disappointments: that piece of fruit so fresh in the grocery store turns soft and withered in only a few days, and an anticipated snack ends up as garbage instead. Multiply that scenario millions of times and add with...

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Zinc deficiency alters gut bacteria makeup and function

A new study reveals that zinc deficiency – a condition that affects 25 percent of the world’s population, especially in the developing world – alters the makeup of bacteria found in the intestine.

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Southern Tier $500M economic award to be boon for Cornell
The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council has won $500 million over the next five years in New York’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative, with Cornell involved in about $100 million worth of key projects funded by the grant. Cornell...
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Holly Lange receives NYSAES Outstanding Employee Award
Holly Lange, a plant pathology technician in the School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS), was named the 2015 NYSAES employee of the year at the annual station banquet Dec. 5. A 16-year veteran of the station, Lange was praised for her work...
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Vegetable storage expert James Russell Hicks dies
James Russell Hicks, an expert in vegetable storage and post-harvest physiology, died Nov. 26. He was 78. Hicks’ career was dedicated to retaining the nutrition, flavor and consumer appeal of horticultural crops from field to plate. He is most...
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Soil scientist Nyle Brady, former Cornell professor and leader, dies at 95
Nyle Brady, a longtime professor and leader in soil science at Cornell University, died Nov. 24 in Colorado at age 95. He joined Cornell as a professor of soil science in 1947 and served in leadership roles in the College of Agriculture and Life...
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Thanksgiving hasn’t changed much since the 1950s
Think your Thanksgiving meal must be richer, fattier and far unhealthier than the food your grandparents ate in the trimmer days of yore? Turns out that doesn’t seem to be true. Analyses by the Cornell Food and Brand Lab in CALS’ Charles H...
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Hiromi Hosono, a ‘talented, engaging young scholar’, killed in trolley accident in Chicago
Hiromi Hosono, a visiting associate professor at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, died Nov. 22 in a traffic accident in Chicago. She was 42 years old. An expert in the economics of agriculture and food industries...
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For men, eating to excess might be eating to impress
Men have a reputation of doing just about anything to show off in front of women, no matter how seemingly absurd. That effort to impress apparently extends to their eating habits: A new Cornell study shows men eat significantly more food when in...
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Robin Bellinder, leader in weed management, dies
Robin Bellinder, professor of plant science and a national and international leader in weed management, died Nov. 13 in Ithaca, New York, at age 70. She joined the Cornell University Horticulture Department in 1984 as assistant professor, with a...

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Facts in Five

Fundamental research, from the inner workings of cells to the physics of food, builds towards major leaps forward in agriculture, medicine and technology. Visit the stacks with this sample of recent findings translated into succinct science...

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Cornell Dairy goes big for President Garrett’s inauguration

The creation of a unique ice cream flavor honoring an incoming Cornell University president has been a longstanding Cornell Dairy tradition. The effort to mark the tenure of President Elizabeth Garrett comes with a twist: the largest single...

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Creating a Path to Purpose

By Angie Kamath ‘97 The best analogy I can draw to how I have managed my career is to liken it to a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. I recently discovered this children’s book genre with my 7-year-old daughter, and it strikes me as the perfect...

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Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance supports two Cornell dairy faculty positions

The Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance, with support from the feed industry, has raised $1 million to create two new dairy-focused faculty positions in the Department of Animal Science. The alliance, a 300-member trade organization...

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Gifts spur faculty recruitment in Dyson

What started with a promise—and a challenge—recently delivered six new faculty positions for the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. The latest $6.5 million in gifts from three families has raised the total number of...

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