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Around the quad
Learn about an expanded major, a broadened diversity program and new campus leadership in this round-up of news from the year.
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Cornell AgriTech grows legacy of innovation
Name change underscores the value Cornell AgriTech brings to the people, environment and economy of the state and beyond.
Joseph Onyeka, Chiedozie Egesi, Robert Kawuki and Jean-Luc Jannink inspect new cassava varieties in Uganda field

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Cassava experts gather to champion ‘orphan crop’
Cassava hasn't received the scientific attention of cash crops such as wheat, but the seventh annual meeting of NextGen Cassava hopes to draw attention to the sub-Saharan Africa dietary staple.

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Mahowald to lead conference on atmospheric CO2 removal

Climate change expert Natalie Mahowald will deliver the keynote address on removing atmospheric carbon at the 2019 Polson Institute Future of Development symposium.

Stream near barn in the Catskill Mountains

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Upstream, downstream
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.

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Q&A with Neil Lewis Jr. 

His research aims to understand processes underlying social disparities in order to develop policies to address them.

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New roots are foundation for big changes
Apple-growing operations over the past half-century have undergone a stark transformation. But the story of the modern apple orchard begins in many ways below ground.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
Joseph McFadden and William Myers inspect a newborn calf

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Mapping the lipid universe of cows
Insulin resistance research provides clues that could inform care of cows and humans alike.
Costus curvibracteatus and Costus maboumiensis

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Adaptation
Understanding how plants evolved in the past is opening insights into how they might adapt in the future—especially under the existential threat of global climate change.
Bisharo Ali prepares bottles of apple fenugreek juice in her commercial kitchen in Buffalo

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A recipe for success
Now in its 30th year, our Cornell Food Venture Center helps bring about 2,000 products to market each year, aiding startups and established companies alike.
Ground robot and drone monitoring crops in field

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The great disruption: What happens when Earth's population hits 10 billion?
Rapid and radical changes are happening across agriculture as digital technology expands a farmer’s capacity to produce high-quality, nutritious food.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
Yolanda Gonzalez and Sam Anderson scout for harlequin bugs at farm.

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Urban expansion
From the rooftops of New York City to inner-city Buffalo, urban farms are sprouting across the Empire State with help from Cornell.
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Active learning energizes classrooms
Active learning teaching techniques are increasingly being used in classrooms across CALS as faculty revamp courses to emphasize creative and innovative thinking.

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February 2019 CALS Web Rethink Project Update

An update on upcoming Primacy visits for design, content and user experience testing; proposed CALS website rollout and web accessibility.

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Determined beauty

Daily life can sometimes feel mundane. For these alumni, beauty inspires what they do and how they live.

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Leonard Topoleski, vegetable crop expert, dies at 83

Leonard D. Topoleski, professor emeritus of vegetable crops and horticulture, died Feb. 8 in Sayre, Pennsylvania.

Aleah Butler Jones, David Call and Daniel Frea

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Then and Now
We invited current and former students to discuss their CALS educations, the state of agriculture and how digital technologies are changing all of our lives.
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A new order: Controlling the boundaries of social media
Social boundaries are collapsing online, complicating how people engage with news, politics and each other.
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
  • Media
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Atkinson Center postdoc fellows address global sustainability
The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future is welcoming five new postdoctoral fellows, who will study global food systems, health and energy transitions.
Christian Yunker with is daughter at Cy Farms in Elba, New York

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My Cornell story: Christian Yunker '02
CY Farms is incorporating digital technologies and Cornell expertise to tackle weather extremes.