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

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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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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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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.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food
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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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Deborah Grantham was named director of the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center Sept. 16.

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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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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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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.

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Using cloud computing and data from 143 weather U.S. radar stations, Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers can now estimate how many birds migrate through the U.S. and the toll that winter and nocturnal journeys take.

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The Cornell Food Venture Center helped the company Masala Mama bring its four all-natural Indian simmer sauces to market.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food
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A Cornell study of strawberry crops on New York farms tested the effectiveness of wildflower strips for attracting pollinators to crops, with findings that could uncover the plant species most likely to produce optimal results.
  • Department of Entomology
  • Agriculture
  • Entomology
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Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellow Calvin Edward Gwabara earned the African Journalist of the Year award by the OFAB Media Awards.
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Cornell Botanic Gardens has received a $192,000 grant upgrade and digitize its plant collections records.
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To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, Cornell food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage – a genetically engineered virus – in a test used in hard-to-reach areas around the world.
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Cornell students will study Australia’s Superb Lyrebird to see how their songs have evolved.
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Empire Farm Days, the largest outdoor agricultural trade show in the Northeastern U.S., focused on soil health Aug. 7-9 in Seneca Falls, New York.
Bruce Reisch examines clusters of Everest Seedless in a research vineyard at Cornell AgriTech

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Everest Seedless, the newest offering from Cornell’s grape breeders, is a big, bold fruit that comes with a towering history.

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Cornell’s Life Sciences Lecture Series will feature talks by four speakers who are all interdisciplinary, internationally renowned scientists.

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Michael R. Van Valkenburgh ’73 and his wife, Caroline, endowed an annual memorial lecture in honor of the late Marvin I. Adleman, professor emeritus of landscape architecture.