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Milk inspection program marks 50 years of success in New York
This year marked the 50th year of a program that has helped modernize dairy inspections in New York.
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Active learning grants energize CALS 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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‘Sioux Chef’ on restoring indigenous foods, bridging cultures
Sean Sherman, the James Beard Award-winning Sioux Chef, shared research and insights on indigenous food cultures at Cornell Sept. 5.
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Researchers energize effort for energy-smart solutions

A new project received a $100,000 planning grant from the NSF to create a proposal for an Engineering Research Center for sustainable energy-smart solutions.

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Cornell’s new Sustainable Landscapes Trail opens Oct. 5
Lace up your walking shoes and head to Cornell’s new Sustainable Landscapes Trail, which opens with a ceremony Friday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m., at the parking lot across from the Dairy Bar on Tower Road.
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Kevin Hallock named dean of SC Johnson College of Business
Economist and compensation and labor market scholar Kevin F. Hallock, the Kenneth F. Kahn ’69 Dean in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, has been named dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
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‘Turbocharging’ photosynthesis increases plant biomass
Scientists from the Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell have boosted a carbon-craving enzyme called RuBisCO to turbocharge photosynthesis in corn – promising to improve agricultural efficiency and yield.
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Cooling effect of preindustrial fires on climate underestimated
A new study finds that emissions from fire activity were significantly greater in the preindustrial era, which began around 1750, than previously thought.
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Study finds glyphosate in cat and dog food
A new study finds that glyphosate, the active herbicidal ingredient in weed killers, was present at low levels in a variety of dog and cat foods.
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McGraw Tower lights illuminate the wonders of DNA
A new media light installation in McGraw Tower depicted a nucleotide-by-nucleotide “walk” through human genomes.
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Aphids use sight to avoid deadly bacteria, could lead to pest control
Pea aphids – a serious agricultural pest – have the ability to see and avoid a common, aphid-killing bacteria on plant leaves, according to a new Cornell study.

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Listen to an ultrasonic forest soundscape

Laurel Symes, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellow, studies the sounds of forest creatures.

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Cornell hosts climate change events at Climate Week NYC Sept. 27-28

Cornell experts will host events exploring the impacts of climate change in the Northeast and around the world during events Sept. 27-28 for Climate Week NYC.

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Cornell convenes experts on New York flood risks Oct. 11-12

The event held Oct. 11-12 will bring prominent voices representing policy, practice and research from across the state to discuss flood risk and community resiliency.

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Cornell expertise leads to sustainable seed oil and snack company
Stony Brook Wholehearted Foods is the only company in the U.S. producing culinary oil from vegetable seed waste, and one of the only producers of culinary butternut squash oils in the northeast.
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NSF grants $1.3M to Cornell, partners to hunt eelgrass disease
To hunt a disease that threatens eelgrass – critical seaside meadows – the NSF has awarded researchers from Cornell and its partner institutions with a three-year $1.3 million grant.

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Grantham appointed director of Northeastern IPM Center

Deborah Grantham was named director of the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center Sept. 16.

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Postdocs honored with achievement awards
Six postdocs at Cornell were honored with an inaugural Postdoc Achievement Award Sept. 17 for their contributions to community and inclusion.
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Border Angels leader to visit campus, speak downtown
Enrique Morones, president and founder of Border Angels, will speak on “Border Angels, Border Realities and Immigration Today” Sept. 25 in Ithaca.

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Eating with your eyes: Virtual reality can alter taste

Cornell food scientists used virtual reality to show how people’s perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings, according to new research.