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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has revived its Grapevine Certification Program after a 40-year hiatus, and NY-certified vines derived from virus-tested, foundation plantings are now available from three New York...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food

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Removing not only a diseased grapevine but the two vines on either side of it can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease, a long-standing bane of vineyards around the world, Cornell researchers have found.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
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Funded projects this cycle reflect the Migrations initiative’s interdisciplinary priorities of racism, dispossession and migration in the United States and international, multispecies migration.
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Global Development Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
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On May 14, Cornell students will again compete in the annual World Series of Birding – but this year, the world will get to follow along.
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment
students in a classroom

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The Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT) project is expanding its course offerings beyond sub-Saharan Africa, providing new opportunities for researchers in South Asia to create more inclusive and...
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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LeadNY is pleased to announce that members of its 19th class have successfully completed the “Leadership Fundamentals” portion of the training program. Class members were recognized at a graduation ceremony on April 9 in Binghamton following the...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
  • Global Development Section

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As part of the Clean Water Act, the EPA provides training on clean water management. The EPA has focused on improving training they provide to Native American Tribes and Nations. Organizers for EPA regions one and two contacted the Cornell...

  • Biological Field Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Natural Resources
Hands hold tray of meat alternative called Salm'n.

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Three student teams took home top honors and a total of $10,000 for creating meat alternatives that deliver on nutrition, creativity and sustainability at the finals of Cornell’s inaugural New Food Product Competition, held April 22 at Cornell...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
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En español. Food Forests, also known as Edible Forests, sees community growers cultivating edible perennial plants, such as fruit and nut trees, berries, roots and flowers etc. in an arrangement that is functional, productive, and often...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
Timothy Ravis

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Timothy Ravis, whose research focuses on uncovering the social, political, and economic impediments to a green energy transition in Indonesia, is the first RANA Prize winner at Cornell.
  • Global Development Section
  • Energy
  • Climate Change
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In her latest investigative project, the Washington Post staffer Jenn Abelson '00 and Daily Sun alum delves into a controversial tool of modern policing.
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Thousands of strains of drosophilia, or fruit fly, have been developed for research purposes at Cornell Research. These fruit flies are currently being used to investigate human diseases, and researcher Chun Han from Cornell's Molecular Biology and Genetics lab is developing a new research technique called gRNA-infused crossing over, or MAGIC, that will make this type of research easier for future experiments.
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Organisms
  • Biology

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A new open-access book constitutes the most authoritative study on the future of local and global agri-food systems, exploring the challenges of today and envisioning potential food systems scenarios through 2070.

Lake Mead reservoir

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As water restrictions tighten in Southern California, the Southwest U.S. sees growing evidence of climate change and drought for millions of western residents, according to a Cornell drought expert.
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climate Change
  • Environment

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Subhashree Navaneetha Srinivasagan was recently awarded one of four Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability Postdoctoral Fellowships. The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability Postdoctoral Fellowships provides a rich training environment...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture

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Central New York anglers will have one million reasons to wet a line in Oneida Lake when walleye season opens on May 1. For the fourth year in a row, Oneida Lake contains around a million walleye, according to Anthony Vandevalk, coordinator of...

  • Biological Field Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Natural Resources
Glass of waters

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An analysis of the 500 largest city water systems in the U.S. found private ownership contributed to significantly higher water bills and lower affordability for low-income households.
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Energy
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The Cynthia and Norman Martin Dean's Discretionary Fund for Innovation in Agriculture and Life Sciences will support collaborative solutions that protect the global food supply.
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Environment
  • Food

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Five new extension specialists have joined New York Sea Grant (NYSG) in its mission of “Bringing Science to the Shore” as part of a collaborative program between Cornell and the State University of New York.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • New York Sea Grant Institute
Scott Peters and Daniel O'Connell

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Cornell CALS Professor Scott J. Peters to lead participatory action research into issues of justice, sovereignty, equity and sustainability in food and farming systems at University of Minnesota.
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Behavior