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With a passion for entomology and the grit for muddy, tropical adventures, Phil Torres ’07 puts the focus on wildlife conservation as a TV host, science reporter, educator, and photographer.

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A statement from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in support of a Life Sciences initiative in New York's recently adopted budget.

Deepak Amin and woman in kitchen

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The president and CEO of Deep Foods, the largest U.S.-based manufacturer of Indian foods.
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A team of Cornell animal science students once again took first place at the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge.
Liz Westring posing with her 3 dogs

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Liz Westring, Ph.D. ’82, vice president for global quality and regulatory operations at General Mills, and her husband, Christopher Pike, have established a scholarship for undergraduate food science majors.

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Observe the beauty of spring as Cornell Botanic Gardens staff offer guided walks on Fridays from April 7-May 12.

Colorado beetle attacked by stink bug

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Insects that cannibalize often do so to boost their nutrition, but a new study of Colorado potato beetles suggests another reason for the behavior: to lay low from predators.
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April is Sustainability Month at Cornell, and the campus will bloom with exhibits, lectures, a bike rally, a fun run, environmental fashion, and learning how to keep this blue planet green.
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Cornell Cooperative Extension offers northern New York wineries a helping hand with the agriculture, viticulture, and commercial challenges of growing grapes in a rugged climate.
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  • Beverages
Students sieve soil in the Cornell Soil Health Lab

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More than 50 high school students from across the state visited Cornell March 31-April 1 for the New York Youth Institute, the state-level World Food Prize youth program engaging students with issues related to agriculture and food security.

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A survey of more than 200 New York farmers late last summer found that more than 70 percent of unirrigated, rain-fed field crops and pasture acreage had losses between 30 and 90 percent, said a new Cornell report.

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Leaf Beetle

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An app to identify birds, microalgae for fuel and food security, and chemical messages that keep insect pests on the move.
 Becky Cardinali, Tiana Le, Kerry Mullins, and Jeff Fralick posing in front of the U.S. Capitol.

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After traveling through Vietnam's Mekong Delta in January, examining climate change through the lens of another country, four Cornell students toured the halls of Congress in late March to tell all about it.
Merlot Vineyard

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Alumni Lindsay Jordan, M.S. ’14, and Justin Scheiner, Ph.D. ’10 are applying their grape expertise to help growers from Texas to California.

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Max Pfeffer, Amy McCune, and Jan Nyrop take on new leadership positions in CALS.

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Natalie Uhl, M.S. '43, Ph.D. '47, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Professor Emerita and expert in palms, died on March 28. She was 97.

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Self-employed women working in digital creative industries, such as blogging or marketing, feel compelled to conduct business online in a traditionally feminine way, said Brooke Duffy, assistant professor of communication.

Canoes on shore filled with fishing nets

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For decades, scientists have known that unhealthy surroundings induce human illness. Now, research suggests that communities of very sick people may damage the environment, according to a new study in PNAS, April 3.

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Daniel Buckley and Angela Douglas presented microbiome research to influential leaders at the World Economic Forum.

Sun rising through trees in F. R. Newman Arboretum

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A new website provides maps and information on all the hiking trails in Tompkins County.