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Statement from Dean Boor On Campus Food Insecurity

A statement from Dean Boor on campus food insecurity

The Coombe family posing in a livestock field

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Upstate beef farm honored for efforts to keep NYC water clean
Thunder View Farms, a Catskill-region Angus beef operation founded and run by Cornell graduates, has been honored by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for its efforts at keeping water that flows to New York City safe.
A flooded corn field in New York

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Weathering change: Cornell CALS helps New York farmers adapt
Climatic changes are disrupting the entire farm cycle, from forcing delays in planting to reducing yields when the crops do grow. Cornell’s Climate Smart Farming program (CSF) supports farmers in New York state and the Northeast to put in place new practices that increase agricultural productivity and farming incomes sustainably and increase farmers' resiliency.
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Diversity Preview Weekend attendees touring the entomology department's insect collection.

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Diversity Preview Weekend gives glimpse of grad programs
This past weekend was the third annual Diversity Preview Weekend at Cornell, which invites underrepresented minority students to campus to learn about the university and gain skills and confidence to apply to graduate school.

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New CRISPR technique for studying gene function developed

A new study reports on a robust and efficient new method – using the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 – for studying gene function.

Mark Rondinaro explores canned wine receptacle options at the 2019 B.E.V. NY Conference in Henrietta, N.Y

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Can-do: Cornell, Extension help NYS vintners test their metal
More than 300 winemakers, grape growers, distributors, marketers, educators and others attended the sixth annual B.E.V. NY conference and symposium Feb. 27-March 1.
Construction underway at the Cascadilla Community Solar Farm at Cornell

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New solar farm ‘extends art of the possible’
University officials, government representatives and solar power executives ceremonially broke ground March 1 for the new Cascadilla Community Solar Farm at Cornell.
Two students collaborating at a laptop in Schurman Hall atrium

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Digital Agriculture Hackathon tackles world’s most pressing agricultural problems
Over the course of two days, students from a wide range of disciplines – from computer science to engineering to animal health to public health – came together during Cornell University’s first Digital Agriculture Hackathon to find innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing agricultural problems.
  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
Apples at Cornell Orchards

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Ripple effect: Study reveals NYS apple industry’s true economic impact
Unveiling a new economic impact analysis model, a Cornell team found the state’s apple industry has a 21 percent larger economic impact than traditional models suggest.

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Robot biomimics animals leaping from water

By studying the mechanics needed for tiny one-millimeter copepods to jump out of water, scientists could build robots that use similar jumping techniques for practical purposes.

Rebecca Barthelmie and Sara Pryor standing near wind turbine

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Academics propose U.S.-Mexico ‘energy-water corridor’
A network of academics from around the United States – including two Cornell wind energy experts – are proposing an 'energy-water corridor' along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Rachel Hestrin and collaborators from Jimma University visit a facility built to conduct compost experiments in Ethiopia

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Biochar soaks up ammonia pollution, study shows
A Cornell-led study supported by the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future shows that biochar has great potential as a fertilizer because of its ability to soak up nitrogen, and its method for doing so.
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa participate in curriculum testing

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Curriculum allows farmers to lead climate change education
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are engaging in sustainable and equitable agricultural development through an innovative curriculum that puts them front and center.

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Experts highlight NYS invasive species research in D.C.

Mark Whitmore, extension associate in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, briefed congressional staffers on an invasive species threatening hemlock trees and ways to combat it.

Jean-Paul Courtens in crop field

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Roadmap points way to better soil health in New York
The Cornell-led New York Soil Health Initiative has just released its Soil Health Roadmap, which identifies ways farmers and land managers can adopt better soil health practices.

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Catharine Young to lead Center of Excellence at Cornell AgriTech

New York State Sen. Catharine Young, R-57th Dist., has been named director of the New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech.

Tom Cade with Falcon

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Tom Cade, who saved peregrine falcons, dies at 91
Tom Cade, Cornell emeritus professor of zoology, who as an environmental champion worked tirelessly and successfully to save peregrine falcons from extinction, died Feb. 6 in Boise, Idaho. He was 91.
Scan of plant roots and their symbiotic fungi

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Research explains nature of key plant-fungus interfaces
Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute have discovered the mechanism behind the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi, which could lead to reduced fertilizer use.
Two researchers examine a vial of beet juice

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We’ve got the beets: Food consumers may see red, naturally
Cornell food scientists hunting for a stable, natural red food coloring to replace artificial dyes have unlocked a secret: Use beet extract and pair it with a starchy partner.

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Join us for the CALS Website Rethink March 2019 Open Houses

An invitation to project leads and website contributors for the CALS Website Rethink open houses on March 12, 2019.