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Green tea steeped in bottled water increases antioxidants, but alters flavor
Green tea steeped in bottled water has a more bitter taste, but it has more antioxidants than tea brewed using tap water.
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CALS Global Fellows Program placements launched with university in Hungary
As part of the CALS Global Fellows Program, Cornell undergraduate students now have the opportunity to participate in summer research internships at Szent István University in Hungary.
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The shape of water: When ag water management pays off
Farmers can get a significant payoff, especially when crop prices are high, by coordinating their water use with other farmers, according to new Cornell research.
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Documentary gives voice to Tanzanian cassava farmers, scientists
The viruses ravaging cassava farms in Africa, and efforts to combat them through plant breeding, are the subject of a new Cornell University documentary film produced by International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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Laura Dougherty: growing better apple trees
Laura Dougherty, a fourth-year doctoral student in the field of horticulture, is studying genes controlling apple fruit quality and tree architecture at Cornell AgriTech
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Cornell partners with FDA, New York state to increase food safety knowledge
New York and the Institute of Food Safety at Cornell University are among two pilot university-state collaborations to initiate a course to better educate food inspectors.
  • Institute for Food Safety
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Summit addresses climate change response for New York communities
The summit hosted by New York Sea Grant tackled ways of increasing climate action in communities across New York.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Sea Grant NY
  • Environment
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In mentoring program, staff and students learn from each other
In the Community Learning and Service Partnership, where staff are mentored by student learning partners, learning goes both ways.
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Cornell helps hard cider industry press its popularity
The Cider and Perry Production: Science & Practice course, held at Cornell AgriTech Dec. 3-7 drew hard cider producers from around the country to Geneva.
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Big picture look at climate change impact on U.S. agriculture: Midwest at risk
A new Cornell-led study shows that Midwest agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate change because of the region’s reliance on growing rain-fed crops.

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Summit keynote outlines peril climate change poses for indigenous peoples

In this era of rising atmospheric temperatures, Shorna Allred discussed her concerns about preserving the world’s indigenous societies during her keynote address Dec. 6 at Cornell’s 2018 Sustainability Leadership Summit.

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From Development Sociology to the State Legislature – Alumna Melanie Stansbury wins big in New Mexico
The decision by Melanie Stansbury M.S. ’07 to go into public service was heavily influenced by her time at Cornell.

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Titan arum to bloom in campus conservatory

One of Cornell’s two flowering-sized Titan arums —dubbed Wee Stinky for its putrid smell — is set to bloom for the fourth time.

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CALS faculty among most cited researchers in the world

Seven faculty members in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were named to the prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers.

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Extension podcast explores 2018 harvests, NYS impacts
Cornell Cooperative Extension's “Extension Out Loud” podcasts examine output, quality and consumer impacts from this year’s vegetable, tree fruit, grapes and field crops harvests.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Horticulture
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Kling explores social cost of water pollution at D.C. event
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future faculty director and water policy expert Catherine Kling talked about water pollution Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C.
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Winds of climate change will affect migratory birds
Changing winds may make it harder for North American birds to migrate south in the autumn but make it easier for them to come north in the spring.
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NY’s Concord grape industry to benefit from Cornell program
New York state is investing $1.3 million in a new Concord Vineyard Improvement Program at Cornell, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Dec. 7.
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Team ‘Churriosity’ savors victory in ice cream project
A new ice cream from aspiring Cornell food scientists may soon reach the sweet summit of flavor nobility: “Churriosity.”

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CALS faculty among 2018 Affinito-Stewart research grants awarded

Nine Cornell faculty members have been awarded Affinito-Stewart research grants for the 2018-19 academic year. Proposals for 2019-20 are due Feb. 8.