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Skipping the second shot could prolong pandemic, study finds
In a nationally representative survey of more than 1,000 American adults conducted in February, less than half of respondents said they believed the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines provided strong protection against COVID-19 a week or two...
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Biology
  • Communication

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Anna Katharine Mansfield appointed associate director of Cornell AgriTech

Anna Katharine Mansfield , an enologist known for her work in elevating the success of New York state’s craft beverage industry, has been appointed associate director of Cornell AgriTech , effective July 1. As an associate professor of food...

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Antibiotic control of fire blight has minimal impact on native microbiome

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
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New study to explore rural communities and inequality in the United States

  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Taagen receives 2021 Women in Triticum Early Career Award

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

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Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announces 2021 wheat science award winners

  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Jack Sillin ’22: Leveraging Twitter to advance meteorological conversations
As an atmospheric sciences major in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Sillin has used his platform for everything from monitoring developing storms, to combining datasets to reveal new observations about how radar...
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Communication
  • Environment
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What Counts as a Microbe? SIPS grad Hariharan shares thoughts in ASM News

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Microbiology
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Making waves in Breedbase: Software eases use of handheld spectrometers

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Economics alum Max Seibald ’09 opens doors for others through lacrosse

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Applied Economics
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North Campus kitchen to cultivate culinary, dietetic discovery
Welcome to the Discovery Kitchen, a state-of the-art teaching kitchen now under construction through a partnership between Cornell Dining and the Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS)
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Food Science
  • Food
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Earth Day forum: Barrett maps food systems past mid-century
“We’re looking expressly beyond the Sustainable Development Goal horizon of 2030,” said Barrett, the Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management in Cornell’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Global Development Section
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Global food systems expert joins Cornell to drive collaborations
Mario Herrero will be a professor of sustainable food systems and global change in the Department of Global Development, and he has been appointed to a five-year term as a Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences. Herrero...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
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Citizen science data tracks battle of birds vs. bacteria
House finch eye disease causes red, swollen, watery or crusty eyes. Afflicted birds can recover, but may die because they cannot see well enough to find food or avoid predators. The latest analyses, based on the observations of Project...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Bacteria
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Society recognizes Cheng as outstanding horticulture grad student
The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) has recognized Liang Cheng, a doctoral candidate in Jenny Kao-Kniffin’s research program, as a 2021 ASHS Outstanding Graduate Horticulture Student. Winners are chosen based on their academic...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Cornell experts advocate for ag diversity, food security
“They’re highly experienced, have managed large farms, have all sorts of skills, and most plan to spend a lifetime in agriculture,” Anu Rangarajan, director of the Cornell Small Farms Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section

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Pioneering animal scientist Van Soest dies at 91

Van Soest’s pioneering work permanently changed the chemical and in vitro analysis of feeds and the understanding of herbivore nutrition. His novel and revolutionary methods of analysis created the standard for how researchers measure the...

  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals

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Romar to bolster SIPS civic and urban engagement

Shari Romar has joined the School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS) as a communications specialist to help elevate awareness of the school's longstanding engagement efforts with communities across the state, nationally and globally. “Shari...

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Plant Biology Section
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Chris Watkins elected ISHS Fellow
Watkins has served as the ISHS Division Postharvest and Quality Assurance Chair since 2018, and he was previously the chair of the ISHS Commission Quality and Postharvest Horticulture from 2014-2018. The society commended Watkins for his...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Produce Safety Alliance offers training in new languages
“We have farmers in this country and globally who provide fruits and vegetables to US consumers and they need training in other languages,” said Elizabeth Bihn, director of the Produce Safety Alliance, a cooperative agreement between Cornell...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
  • Agriculture