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CaRDI aims to stem the outflow of upstate New York’s young adults
Young people regularly leave upstate New York, and they are not being replaced by incoming young professionals. The exodus of young people and strategies to reverse this trend were discussed Dec. 2 on campus at “Youth Retention and Attraction in...
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Pryor, Rose and DNS’s Stover among 7 from Cornell named AAAS Fellows
Three faculty members with deep CALS ties – Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Sara Pryor, Plant Biology Professor Jocelyn Rose and Division of Nutritional Sciences Director Patrick Stover – were among an elite seven from Cornell...
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CALS grad takes skills to Madagascar’s chocolate industry
Before Fanjaniaina Fawbush, Ph.D. ‘09, came to Cornell, she dreamed of working for Chocolaterie Robert, one of a few chocolate factories in Madagascar, but openings there were rare. Now back in Madagascar after completing her doctorate on post...
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CALS Dean a model among those leading change in higher education
This week, the nation’s leading higher education news and analysis outlet – The Chronicle of Higher Education – took a hard look at what it takes to help colleges face the challenges of a highly dynamic 21st century. The recommendation: “ To...
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Dean Boor highlights need for outreach, partnerships at DC event
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Dean Kathryn Boor joined a panel of national and international experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. for an in-depth look at agriculture, food security and global trade. Opened by...
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Densovirus named top suspect in devastating sea star wasting disease
Since 2013, millions of sea stars native to the Pacific coast of North America from Baja California to southern Alaska have succumbed to a mysterious wasting disease in which their limbs pull away from their bodies and their organs exude through...
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CALS honors its best at 2014 Research, Extension & Staff Awards
On Monday, Nov. 10, Dean Kathryn Boor joined more than 100 guests in G10 Biotech on the Ithaca campus for a celebration of the College of Agriculture and Life Science’s brightest stars and guiding lights ­– the 11th annual Research, Extension...
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Genes influence the types of microbes in human gut
A person’s genes can shape the types of microbes that reside in the human gut independent of the person’s environment, according to a Cornell-led study published Nov. 6 in the journal Cell. The researchers examined more than 1,000 fecal samples...
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Mabaya says Africa can pioneer a new wave of seed politics
By Valeria San Juan Edward Mabaya, assistant director at the Cornell International Institute forFood Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD), is challenging conventional beliefs about the seed industry. In the course “GMO Debate: Science and...

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New wine from Cornell’s latest grape variety

You helped give it a name, and now ­Finger Lakes winery Goose Watch will be helping new Cornell variety Aromella make a name for itself, by releasing the first wine pressed from the great grape. Aromella was developed at the New York State...

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Young NestWatcher has spark
When a wildfire broke out in the forest near Alec Wyatt’s Colorado home in June 2013, the 15-year-old was nearly as concerned about bird homes as his own. As reported in the latest newsletter from Lab of O citizen science project NestWatch, the...
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CCE’s new director reflects on his role
For 100 years, Cornell Cooperative Extension has been fulfilling the university’s land grant mission by connecting academic research with community needs. Whether it’s helping farmers adopt the latest agricultural techniques or working with...
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Judging an egg by its color
Another fascinating fact to file away for your next dinner party: White-feathered chickens with white earlobes lay white eggs; red or brown ones with red earlobes lay brown eggs; and the Ameraucana breed, also known as the Eastern egg chicken...
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Hope at harvest after harsh winter
A recent announcement by Richard A. Ball got a warm reception by wineries affected by harsh winter weather. The State Agriculture Commissioner said he would ease restrictions on farm wineries that are required to use only grapes grown in New...

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A drive toward better energy prices

How does one quantify the harmful side effects of energy use? According to Dyson School assistant professor Shanjun Li, energy prices in many countries are wrong because they are set at levels that do not reflect environmental damage, notably...

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How much does your garden grow?
As part of the Food Dignity Project, 18 home gardeners and 32 community gardeners are measuring the amount of produce they grow in one season. Researchers want to find out if gardeners are producing nutritionally and economically significant...

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Beloved art professor dies

Robert J. “Jack” Lambert Jr. ’50, professor emeritus of freehand drawing, died August 8 at Kendal at Ithaca. He was 86. The beloved professor nurtured the artistic abilities of innumerable students, especially those studying landscape...

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A landscape for learning
Cornell has been highlighted as one of the nation’s top places to study landscape architecture. The Landscape Architects Network blog praised the program’s integrated approach, which encourages students to interact with other academic fields...

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The GreenSeeker Project

Last week I started on my own personal project for my internship. I’ll be making a fact sheet that will be available to the public about a tool called the GreenSeeker. This tool emits an infrared beam onto the ground and measures the light that...

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A man on a (NASA) mission
It was a dream come true for Bryan Caldwell, a research scientist and space physiologist who works as a postdoc in the lab of biological and environmental engineering associate professor Jean Hunter: a mission aboard the zero-gravity G-Force 1...