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Academic focus: Weed biology, ecology and management in specialty crop systems Previous positions: Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor, Merced and Madera Counties, University of California – ANR, 2018-2019; Assistant Research Faculty, Department...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Organic
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Academic focus: I study digital governance and behavior change in groups and networks shaped by algorithms. I also organize citizen behavioral science with communities of millions toward a world where the power of digital technology is guided by...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Academic focus : Technology, work, and organization Previous positions: Associate/Assistant Professor, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009 – 2019; Terman Fellow and Jack A. McCullough Scholar and Assistant Professor...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Academic focus: Organizational economics, development economics, entrepreneurship Previous positions: Postdoctoral Research Associate, IDE@MIT, MIT Sloan, 2018-2019. Academic background : Ph.D. in Economics, Department of Economics, University...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Applied Economics
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Academic focus: Reproductive Biology and Integrative Endocrinology Previous positions: Postdoc and Instructor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2012-2018. Academic background: Ph.D., Department of Animal...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Physiology
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For military veterans interested in starting a career in agriculture, these problems can be exacerbated by limited funding for education and training, and fewer community and social connections, which are common challenges for veterans re...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Her mother, Lydia Rivera-Warr, was taken aback by her child’s observation. “But she was right,” says Rivera-Warr. “Back then, not only was Emerson Street strewn with litter, it was a place where drugs were sold openly and prostitutes hung around...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Nature
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“I said, ‘That’s the one I’m looking for, the wetland is good for the rice,’” Badjie said, flashing an easy smile. “Dawn said, ‘No, you can’t grow rice here. Are you crazy?’” Few farmers attempt to grow a warmth-loving crop like rice in the...
  • International Programs
  • Agriculture
  • Plants

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“Clamming and fishing, they’re in your blood,” says Warner, as Hampton Bays, a coastal village in Southampton, New York, fades into the distance. “It’s a lifestyle, not a job.” That lifestyle – and Long Island’s coastal ecosystem, economy and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Food
  • Fish
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But with hemp markets, products and output rapidly expanding, growers and producers are facing new challenges. Helping navigate these issues is the Cornell Hemp Team , an interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers and Cornell Cooperative...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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In Episode 4 of this season’s CCE “Extension Out Loud” podcast series, urban agriculture specialists Yolanda Gonzalez and Sam Anderson talk about their work with growers in New York City.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
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Cornell Cooperative Extension Lewis County Executive Director Michele Ledoux joins the “Extension Out Loud” podcast for an episode on all things maple.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Environment
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The latest edition of the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s “Extension Out Loud” podcast features human development associate professor Anthony Burrow discussing the importance of purpose for youth.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Season 3 of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s “Extension Out Loud” podcast series kicks off by unpacking what the 2018 Farm Bill means for New York state farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
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Cornell Cooperative Extension's “Extension Out Loud” podcasts examine output, quality and consumer impacts from this year’s vegetable, tree fruit, grapes and field crops harvests.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Horticulture

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Millions of times each day, New Yorkers turn on the faucet, relying on water supplied from about 125 miles away in the Catskill Mountains. Cornell CALS expertise keeps the award-winning water pristine.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
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The Cornell Food Venture Center reopened Oct. 4 with innovative upgrades that were made possible through more than $13 million in funding from the state to grow food and beverage businesses in New York
  • Cornell AgriTech
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The Cornell Food Venture Center helped the company Masala Mama bring its four all-natural Indian simmer sauces to market.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food