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Field Note

Since 2022, the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) team at Cornell University has worked on the Value of Manure project. This project is part of the NMSP New York On-Farm Research Partnership program and is co-funded by the New York Farm...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
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Field Note

In a typical week, Lindsay Goodale, DVM ’12, senior lecturer in the Department of Animal Science, might be found teaching the fundamentals of horse husbandry, guiding student discussions on animal welfare or advising on equine farming issues...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
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Through volunteer work, research and advocacy, the 5,824 students admitted to the Class of 2029 reflect Cornell’s commitment to changing lives through public engagement.

  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Biology
  • Health + Nutrition
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New York produces 22.2% of the nation's beets, while health-conscious consumers are demanding more products that utilize the earthy root.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Scientists publish findings from an analysis of 10 livestock systems around the globe

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a daylong program on April 10, highlighting the center’s varied research and success in developing partnerships that benefit people and the planet.

  • Cornell Atkinson
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A current Cornell faculty member and an incoming professor have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Communication
  • Media
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Conferences & Symposia Associate Professor Brooke Duffy delivered a lecture entitled “The Creator Economy's Labor Revolution” at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas. Despite the astonishing growth of the creator economy, social media creators remain...
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Researchers studying novel traits in organisms and the fundamental understanding of extreme weather are among the five Cornell assistant professors who've received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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A study from Cornell researchers could enable a quantum leap forward in identifying and deciphering cancer-driving genetic mutations, the first step in developing effective therapeutics.

  • Computational Biology
  • Genetics
  • Disease
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Researchers tracked 16 live bobcats in the state and found widespread exposure to avian flu, with evidence of bobcats surviving but also succumbing to the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain.

  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Animals
  • Disease
Paige Hansen holds products developed at the Cornell Food Venture Center.

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BAM, a plant-based milk crafted from buckwheat and nurtured with Cornell Food Venture Center support, was in the spotlight on ABC’s “Shark Tank” March 21, when entrepreneur Paige Hansen pitched her pandemic-born creation to potential investors...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
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Craig Kahlke is a fruit quality management specialist and team leader of CCE's Lake Ontario Fruit Program, a group of specialists and associated support staff that covers all aspects of extension programming for the commercial tree fruit and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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The Value of Manure project aims to help farmers understand the value of cow manure and use it as efficiently as they can, reducing reliance on nitrogen (N) based synthetic fertilizers. Jointly funded by the New York Farm Viability Institute...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Environment
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Three doctoral students supported by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellowship Program visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for agricultural science and learn about policymaking.

  • Animal Science
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Research associate Wayne Anderson loads bee samples into a liquid chromatography mass spectrometer for analysis in the lab of Scott McArt in Comstock Hall.

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Cornell bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honeybee losses this winter.

  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
  • Pollinators
Members of Greg Loeb's lab looked for spotted winged drosophila in a winter field.

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New research from Cornell AgriTech is shedding light on how a tiny fruit fly from Southeast Asia is able to survive New York’s freezing winters. Drosophila suzukii was first found in New York about a decade ago. The fruit fly (more accurately...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Entomology
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Field Note

Explain your research in a few sentences in layman’s terms. What crops do you research and if there are more than one, do you have a favorite? The EVADE Lab of Sarah Pethybridge and senior extension associate Frank Hay focuses on mitigating...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Researchers have identified exactly what happens when a microbe receives an electron from a quantum dot: The charge can either follow a direct pathway or be transferred indirectly via the microbe’s shuttle molecules.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Biology
  • Solar
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The Einhorn Center is funding seven project teans from the latest round of Engaged Opportunity Grants.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape