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New York City food entrepreneurs get lift from CALS expert
Ann Vegdahl joined Cornell Food Venture Center's new satellite office in Brooklyn this summer; she discusses her new role.
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Mollusk collection moves to PRI, internet
Cornell’s Malacology Collection will get new life online when it is donated to the Paleontological Research Institution, which plans to digitize it and make it available to researchers around the world.
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How can we deliver clean, safe water to NYC?
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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Five Cornell CALS faculty members elected AAAS fellows

This year's AAAS electees from Cornell CALS include experts in entomology, ecology and evolutionary biology, animal behavior, natural resources and food safety.

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Cornell expertise helps deliver clean, safe water to NYC
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 expertise helps to keep the award-winning water pristine.
Researcher examines tree

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Treatments give campus ash tree protection a leg up
Cornell Botanic Gardens treated some 50 priority ash trees within campus natural areas this fall in its efforts to manage emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that decimates ash forests.
Pests destroying eggplant

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GM eggplant can reduce pesticide use in Bangladesh
Replicated field trials comparing genetically modified eggplant with their non-GM counterparts in Bangladesh have confirmed the Bt gene confers almost total protection against pests.
Students play with an air quality egg

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Rev startup gets $1.7M for global curriculum data analysis
A student startup company recently received a $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to conduct research on the efficacy of a data-literacy program for high school students.
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Cornell-EDF team looks to Iceland fisheries for sustainable insights
Iceland’s fisheries management system is being studied as a roadmap for sustainable development of marine resources that can withstand climate change.
Breanne Kisselstein sits with a microscope

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Meet Breanne Kisselstein
Breanne Kisselstein, a third-year doctoral student studying plant pathology, studies disease genes that are associated with resistance to fungicides growers rely on to control diseases in commercial vineyards.

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'Bird of Prey' film sounds alarm on great Philippine eagle

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will host a screening of "Bird of Prey" Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at Cornell Cinema, a new documentary about the highly endangered great Philippine eagle.

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Aquatic insects linked to migratory bird breeding success

Ecologists found that aquatic insects richer in highly unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids influence the fledging success of tree swallows.

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Experts: Innovation key to growth for New York food, agriculture economy
Policy makers, industry thought leaders and experts from CALS gathered Nov. 13 at Cornell AgriTech to discuss ways to build an ecosystem of innovation in the state.
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Study challenges widely held assumption of bee evolution
A new study rewrites a commonly cited theory about bee evolution and the cause behind an explosion in diversity of bee species some 120 million years ago.
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Staff honored with President’s Awards for Employee Excellence
Twelve individuals and three groups were recognized with President's Awards for Employee Excellence Nov. 13, which honored staff members in five new categories including the first-ever team award, emphasizing the collaborative nature of work at Cornell.
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Study examines costs, benefits of clean water measures
A group of researchers teamed up with Catherine Kling, professor of environmental, energy and resource economics, to look at the economics of clean water in the U.S.
Rolling Hills

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Study reveals natural solutions to combat climate change
Annual greenhouse gas emissions from all U.S. vehicles could be absorbed by forests, wetlands and agricultural lands – erasing a fifth of all greenhouse gas pollution, according to new research.

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Catherine Kling named Tisch University Professor

Catherine Kling, professor of environmental, energy and resource economics in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, was one of three faculty members named Tisch University Professors by the Cornell University Board of Trustees.

Wendy Wolford presents at the symposium

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Cornell faculty, leadership begin to tackle grand challenges
Global Grand Challenges Symposium brought together faculty, administrators and guests to discuss challenges on which Cornell should place emphasis and resources in 2019-2020.

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What did birds and insects do during the 2017 solar eclipse?

Using data from 143 weather radar sites in the continental U.S., researchers could “see” the behavior of wildlife during the 2017 solar eclipse.