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Community Engagement a Focus of Sea Grant’s Coastal Resilience Funding
Several New York Sea Grant (NYSG) projects will receive support from an $8.1 million national investment to strengthen resilient coastal communities. NYSG's ongoing efforts such as Community Flood Watch in NYC as well as statewide initiatives...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Sea Grant NY
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Cornell research supports U.S. Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative
Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) is collaborating with research institutions and dairy farms across the U.S. to help the dairy industry move toward greenhouse gas reductions while improving soil health and climate...
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
Sweet Pea Plant Based Kitchen co-founder Ryan Jennings and vice president of nutrition Jen Nguyen pitch their startup at the 2022 Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit.

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Applications open for fifth annual Grow-NY competition

Innovative agribusinesses are encouraged to apply through June 15 for the fifth iteration of the Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition, which will award a total of $3 million in prizes.

  • Agriculture
  • Food
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New study reaffirms nutrient mass balance tool for dairy sustainability
For over 20 years, Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program has helped dairy farms responsibly manage manure to meet crop nutrient needs while improving farm profitability and sustainability. Key to this success is the whole-farm nutrient...
  • Environment
  • Water
  • Dairy
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Effects of a new invasive species in Oneida lake – the spiny water flea
New invasive species may have detrimental effects on ecosystems. Honors thesis student Peter Jordan working with CBFS graduate student Stephanie Figary and CBFS staff recently published on the importance of a new invasive species – the spiny...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Natural Resources
Alejandro Calixto and Mike Deutsch posting with award.

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Deutsch Receives Excellence in IPM Award
A board-certified entomologist and retired technical director for Arrow Exterminating Company of Lynbrook, NY, Deutsch was recognized for his more than four decades of service to New York’s structural pest industry, as well as his willingness to...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
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CCE podcast discusses avian influenza, backyard chickens and biosecurity
The recent resurgence of avian influenza – fueled by the return of migratory waterfowl that carry, but are typically not impacted by the virus – is causing significant damage to both commercial poultry and wild bird populations worldwide, while...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
Thomas Urban, research scientist in the College of Arts and Sciences, uses ground-penetrating radar to search for communal graves at Pilgrim Hot Springs in Alaska, in collaboration with employees of the National Park Service and Kawerak, Inc.

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Radar, AI identify Alaska Native Spanish flu victims burial site

A Cornell research scientist used ground-penetrating radar and AI modeling to locate the communal graves of approximately 93 victims of the Spanish influenza at Pilgrim Hot Springs in Alaska.

  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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Study trips to advance engaged learning experiences in global development
A new style of engaged courses in Global Development will allow students to apply classroom-based lessons in real-world development contexts. Launching in the fall semester, Global Development will offer two immersive faculty-led study trips...
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Global Development
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Fish story: Animals adjust reactions to misinformation

Fish can adjust their sensitivity to the actions of others – such as fleeing due to a false alarm – in order to reduce the risk of responding to misinformation, according to a new study.

  • Computational Biology
  • Behavior
  • Biology
The new white wine grape, Aravelle.

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New Cornell variety raises grape expectations for NYS wine

Introducing Aravelle – a new white wine grape that was 42 years in the making.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
a flight of beer at local Ithaca brewery, Liquid State

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Cheers! Craft brewery patrons value tasting room ambience

While creating quality craft beers, serving up a pleasant tasting-room experience with friendly, informed servers can bring more profit to a brewery, according to new Cornell research.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
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Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announces wheat award winners
The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announced the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees in recognition of excellence in science and leadership for a wheat-secure future.
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

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Facing floods, nonwhite homeowners prepare, protect property

In flood-prone New York, non-white homeowners are more likely to take active measures – like protecting a furnace or installing a sump pump – to prepare for deluge, says Cornell research.

  • Global Development Section
  • Behavior
  • Climate Change
Yianni Diakomihalis ’23, left, and Vito Arujau ’24 both won national titles in their respective weight classes on March 18 at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

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With care and NCAA bronze, Cornell wrestling caps historic season

A culture of caring and support launches Cornell wrestling to a third place finish at NCAAs, with two national champions and four All-Americans.

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Lake Ontario’s nearshore zooplankton:

Long term monitoring programs are important for understanding how ecosystems change over time. Additionally, understanding changes in the zooplankton community, the primary food for larval and forage fish, is vital for understanding the overall...

  • Biological Field Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Natural Resources

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Wilmot Irish, farm mechanization supporter, dies at 94

Wilmot “Bill” Irish, an agricultural engineer and professor emeritus, who specialized in farm structures and mechanization in the dairy and poultry industries, died Nov. 22, 2022, in Shelburne, Vermont. He was 94.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Agriculture

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Imaging captures social dynamics of 'pee-shy' mice

Cornell researchers shined a new light – via thermal imaging of mice – on how male scent marking changes depending on shifting social conditions.

  • Neurobiology and Behavior
  • Animals
  • Behavior
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COMM Updates - 3/20/2023
Conferences & Invited Lectures Assistant Professor Neil Lewis, Jr., was invited to speak at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's workshop on Applying Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Research and Development to Future...
Under moderate levels of artificial light, predators have more opportunity to attack caterpillars.

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Artificial light at night aids caterpillar predators

Moderate levels of artificial light at night – like the fixture illuminating your backyard – bring more caterpillar predators and reduce the chance that these lepidoptera larvae grow up to become moths.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Entomology