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Pamela Meyerhofer, Teddy Yesudasan, and Shao-Pei Chou pose with awards

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Graduate student Teddy Yesudasan’s presentation, “What Makes a Red Potato Red?” earned him first place and $1,500 in the fifth annual Three Minute Thesis contest, March 20 in Call Auditorium.
Svante Myrick and Mayor Steve Patterson

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The fourth annual Cornell University Regional Town-Gown Conference, held March 26, focused on the logistics and challenges of transportation, or getting people and things where they need to go.
Samantha Willden seated at microscope

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Samantha Willden is an entomology doctoral student studying the ecology and management of strawberry pests under the guidance of professor Greg Loeb.
Guatemala’s  Fuego volcano spews an ash column

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Cornell scientists have merged satellite data on volcanoes with ground-based detail to form a model for state-of-the-art volcanic eruption prediction.
Potted soybean plants grown from seeds that were coated with Ascribe’s lead product

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Ascribe Bioscience has become the first company based on technology developed at the Boyce Thompson Institute to receive a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant.
Emmanuel Ajani, and Tarig Ahmed are pictured with Jeffrey and Linda Stevens

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A team from Cornell has partnered with Alfred State College and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure in Nigeria to help bring solar power to that African nation.

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The Cornell China Center has announced eight China Innovation Awards to interdisciplinary teams of Cornell faculty, aimed at jump-starting collaborative research and developing research teams.

Sprays of water irrigate leafy greens overhead on a Long Island farm

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To ensure the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables for consumers, Cornell’s Produce Safety Alliance helps to explain complex federal food safety rules and assess agricultural water use.
Kate Walsh, Beta Mannix and Nancy Chau

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Two deans and three faculty members from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business offered a multilayered discussion on business and technology in the age of rising inequality March 18 in Warren Hall.
Damaged leaf

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A free, open-source mobile app now lets everyone from plant researchers to gardeners and farmers know exactly how much damage insect pests cause when they chomp on leaves.

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Cornell research aims to turn the nutritious leftovers created during apple processing into snack foods and cereals, reducing waste and creating new economic opportunities for New York companies.

Patricia Brooks examines yeast under a microscope

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On March 16, Kaylyn Kirkpatrick, brewing extension associate located at Cornell AgriTech, hosted a beer microbiology class with a focus on yeast selection and management for 20 New York brewers.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Beverages
Yianni Diakomihalis approaches the mat in the finals of the NCAA national Wrestling Championships

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CALS sophomore Yianni Diakomihalis claimed his second national title, classmate Max Dean came tantalizingly close to his first, and Cornell posted a top 10 team finish for the 12th consecutive year at the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh.
Hannah Swegarden, horticulture doctoral student, with a bin of Galaxy Suite tomatoes

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Phillip Griffiths, associate professor of plant breeding and genetics at Cornell AgriTech, has released a collection of organic grape tomato varieties that are pretty, profitable and pack a culinary punch.
  • Organic
students protesting

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About 250 students from Cornell, Ithaca High School and other local schools marched, chanted and rallied against a warming world as part of the Global Climate Strike March 15 on the Ithaca Commons.
Dairy cows in stables

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Waterways might grow cleaner, thanks to improvements in the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System, a dairy nutrition model.
Katherine Sender

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Professor Sender focuses her research and teaching on gender, sexuality, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer media.
Michelle Artibee, Tisha Bohr, Hale Tufan, Martha E. Pollock, Natalie Hofmeister and Abby Cohn pose while holding awards

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Students, staff and faculty members who exceeded their job responsibilities to enhance the atmosphere for women at Cornell were recognized at the 20th Cook Awards luncheon March 12.
Anthony Burrow speaks with “Extension Out Loud” podcast hosts Paul Treadwell and Katie Baildon

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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
Ashish Gadnis discusses the societal benefits of blockchain with Lucy Yang

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At the Cornell Business Impact Symposium, keynote speaker Ashish Gadnis described a pathway to positive social impact that could help people around the world rise from poverty, reduce gender inequality, vanquish black markets and bring light to shadow economies.