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Researchers at the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory – part of Cornell AgriTech – are working to identify effective strategies that the region’s fruit growers can use to fight the invasive spotted lanternfly.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Hudson Valley Lab
  • Environment
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology staff member Victoria Campbell spends her free time caring for bats in need– setting tiny broken bones, feeding babies, treating illness and nursing native bats back to health so they can be released.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Environment
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When hunting for mice in winter, red and artic fox are known to plunge headfirst into snow but their sharp noses reduce the impact force and protect them from injury, according to a new study.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Animals
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Germicidal ultraviolet light is effective at killing a damaging fungus that infects table beets, adding an important organic tool to fight the growing problem of fungicide resistance, according to a new Cornell study.

  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Plants
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William Tomek, a professor emeritus in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, died March 3 in Ithaca, New York. He was 91.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Applied Economics
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The Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) has been working hard to evaluate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on New York dairy farms. The dairy sustainability team, led by Research Associate Olivia Godber , helps farmers identify opportunities...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Climate Change

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Professors Peng Chen, Mariana Wolfner ’74 and Timothy A. Ryan, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 24.

  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
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The Big Red Adaptive Play and Design Initiative has brought independence and joy to local children with disabilities – and has created space for the engineering of assistive technologies at Cornell.

  • Biology
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Collaboration was the theme of the evening at the second annual Community Engagement Awards, held April 16 and hosted by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement to celebrate excellence in local and global university-community partnerships.

  • Communication
  • Department of Communication
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A team of mostly first-year students created Brewing CommuniTea, an Earl Grey tea ice cream with caramel swirls and buttery shortbread pieces inspired by Cornell’s theme year.

  • Dairy
  • Food Science
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Early results from a study of the April 8 total solar eclipse show a more noticeable effect on bird behavior than during 2017 eclipse.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Ecosystems
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Empire AI, a $400 million effort to create a shared academic research computing facility, is set to advance dozens of ambitious, cross-disciplinary projects at Cornell.

  • Agriculture
  • Health + Nutrition
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Mark Wysocki '89 retired from his position as New York State Climatologist recently, but you wouldn't know it. Most days, if you peek your head into Snee 2142, you will find him there looking at climate models, tracking a storm, answering emails...
  • Northeast Regional Climate Center
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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A recently piloted bilateral exchange course is providing new engaged learning opportunities for students from Ithaca, New York to Quito, Ecuador. The partnership between Cornell University and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)...
  • Global Development
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Nine students and recent graduates representing Cornell’s four contract colleges were selected to receive the 2024 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. 

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Environment
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For the past almost-30 years, a small group of undergraduates has worked together to run Dilmun Hill Student Farm. With support from the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES), Dilmun’s student managers choose which...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Agriculture
  • Food
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Lead New York is pleased to announce that members of its 20th class have successfully completed the “Leadership Fundamentals” portion of the training program. Class members were recognized at a graduation ceremony on April 6 in Binghamton, NY...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Gerald White, a professor emeritus of agricultural economics in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management whose research supported fruit growers and winemakers in New York state and around the world, died April 14, 2023, in...

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Applied Economics
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Eunyoung Myung, postdoctoral associate at the Cornell Action Research Collaborative, wants to understand the role communication plays in health and ultimately learn how media use can narrow the divide in well-being and healthcare access. Her...
  • Communication
  • Department of Communication