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Visitors can bring Cornell Botanic Gardens plants to their own garden spaces through a new online store.
side-by-side images of Shenandoah National Park

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Visitors tend to avoid national parks when air pollution levels are high, according to a Cornell researcher and his colleagues. The work suggests better air quality at national parks could improve human health.

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A reminder that Cornell University's first Web Accessibility Camp will be held on August 6–8, 2018 at Ives Hall and the ILR Conference Center.

Mike Annunziata, left, and Vipul Saran

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Startup Farther Farms received a $225,000 NSF grant to research extending the shelf life of fruits and vegetables without chemicals, preservatives, refrigeration or freezing.

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Three Cornell professors contributed to the successful proposal to lead a new $18.5 million endeavor to enhance the United States’ wind-energy economy and nix greenhouse gas emissions.

Anglerfish

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For the first time, scientists have sequenced and analyzed the genomes of bacteria that live in anglerfish bulbs from fish specimens collected in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Growers looking to mitigate weather risks, like excessive summer rain that ruins fruit, could profit by using high tunnels, according to new research from the Dyson School.

a farmer inspecting a crop of deep water rice

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A team of Cornell and Japanese researchers has discovered a new genetic mechanism that allows certain rice plants to survive monthslong floods.
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Bt eggplant is the first genetically engineered crop to be successfully introduced in South Asia. By reducing the need for pesticides, the crop is helping some of the world's poorest farmers feed their families and communities.
Scott McArt examines bee colonies

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Entomologist Scott McArt is partnering with a leading national solar developer on a groundbreaking study to determine the local benefits of wildflower plantings on solar sites in central New York and the Hudson Valley.
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This year, for the first time, CALS Global Fellows Program participants include majors in entomology, information science, food science, plant sciences and interdisciplinary studies, enhancing the academic richness and reach of the program.

early-career plant scientists stand in a group

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Thirty early-career plant scientists from 15 institutions across the U.S. honed their science communication skills in a course conducted by the Cornell Alliance for Science.
an adult Hypena opulenta moth

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Pale and black swallow-wort are rapidly invading fields and forests across the Northeast, including New York, but a moth from the Ukraine holds promise to keep the weed in check.
Researcher points at plant samples while talking to high school students

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New York state high school students came to campus June 29 for the New York Youth Institute, an ambitious program that aims to build a core of young leaders to battle hunger around the world.
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A tiny fern may provide global impact for sinking atmospheric carbon dioxide and fixing nitrogen in agriculture, as its genome was sequenced by a Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell scientist.
Workers scoop and hand ice cream to students

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About 400 staff, students and faculty took time June 28 to enjoy some of Cornell's most popular ice cream flavors at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' annual Summer Scoop.

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Ashim Datta, professor in Biological and Environmental Engineering, has secured a $905,000 grant from the USDA to deepen his study of the physics of food processing.

Close up image of a samurai wasp

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Cornell researchers have released samurai wasps on 24 farms throughout New York to test how well they control brown marmorated stink bugs, an agricultural and household pest.

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Erie County officials shared initiatives focused on sustainability and economic growth, quality of life and building strong communities with faculty at a recent roundtable.

Jose Lozano

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Biological Energy, a company based in Ithaca, has developed technology that has the potential to revolutionize wastewater treatment.