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Four Cornell faculty members have been awarded grants from the Bezos Earth Fund’s inaugural AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature. Among 1,200 global applicants, only 24 were selected – three from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animal Science
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
Cereal rye, the most widely used cover crop in the U.S., in a field at the Cornell University Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, New York.

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A computer model analysis showed that global adoption of regenerative farming practices to improve soil health can benefit either greenhouse gas mitigation or crop yields but rarely both.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Musgrave Research Farm
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
CCE fruit extension specialist Mario Miranda Sazo

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In this episode of Extension Out Loud, Mario Miranda Sazo, fruit extension specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's (CCE) Lake Ontario Fruit Program, shares how advanced technology and agricultural techniques are revolutionizing apple...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Fruits
Researchers use VR headset to understand how people’s nonverbal behavior can provide insight into their states of mind and their interactions with their teammates.

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Cornell researchers are working to understand how robots can assist humans in dangerous and physically challenging environments, but the project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, has been halted by a stop-work order.

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
Alexa Maille to guide NYS 4-H into the future

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  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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The award is the highest honor bestowed on students by SUNY and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional achievement across a range of areas, including academics, leadership and community service.

  • Food Science
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Global Development
2024 Interdisciplinary Studies Major Graduation

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Join us in recognizing the CALS class of 2025.
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Agriculture
Students at the 2025 annual New York Youth Institute

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On March 21, Cornell CALS hosted 71 high school students from across New York State for the annual New York Youth Institute (NYYI) of the World Food Prize Foundation. The NYYI invites New York high schoolers to research, pitch, and evaluate...
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Julie Kikkert is the team leader and a vegetable specialist with the Cornell Vegetable Program. With a background in horticulture, and extensive experience in plant research, Julie combines her love for research and hands-on fieldwork to support...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
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Field Note

Hailing from Massachusetts, Karolyn Auer is a Cornell CALS senior studying animal science who is about to graduate this May. She conducted substantial research on dairy sustainability during her time at Cornell University. We sat down with Auer...
  • Animal Science
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

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Awards Graduate student Ria Gualano received a Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Innovation Fellowship. The program supports 45 doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences pursuing innovative approaches to...

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Grape pomace, a waste stream from the wine and table grape industry, may improve the gut health of poultry and other animals.

  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Animals
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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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A new computational method developed by researchers at Cornell sheds light on how going dormant – sometimes for multiple generations – has affected the evolution of the tuberculosis bacterium and other organisms that can temporarily drop out of...

  • Computational Biology
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
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The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded spring Seed Grants and the inaugural Grant Preparation Funds to support impactful social science research. Faculty can now apply for up to $115,000 in funding, with the next deadline approaching...

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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by Caroline Stamm '24 Rising global demand for milk places greater pressure on dairy farmers and the land, water and feed they depend on. Feed production and cow digestion significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, but optimizing cow...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Biology
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Cornell researchers found that by prioritizing the perspectives of white Americans instead of those from underrepresented groups, studies of pandemic disparities likely missed important insights from those most affected by COVID-19.

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where they should be thriving, according to new Cornell research.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment