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Celebrate birds with a fun-filled day of free workshops, presentations, bird walks, and more at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on Sept. 12 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m.

  • Lab of Ornithology
Ph.D. student Nick Gunner shows a group of growers the results of digital ag and ai work.

Field Note

What sparked your interest in robotics, and how did your journey lead you to this field? I’m not actually a roboticist, which may seem unusual given that I study in a robotics lab. Our work extends far beyond building robots: We draw on software...
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If there’s someone that every animal science student knows, it would be Jeremy Allen, senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies. And that’s for the better — from teaching to advising, Allen values helping students above all else. “My...
  • Animal Science
Mirelle working with grapes.

Field Note

Mirielle Sherman leaned over her scientific poster, making a few final adjustments before presenting her work at Cornell AgriTech’s Summer Research Scholars symposium in July. Photographs of grapevines covered the poster. Some showed cameras...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Folic acid does not elevate toxic formaldehyde in the body, according to a new study on mice and human cancer patients who consumed high doses.

  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Health + Nutrition
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As an 8-year-old with a market turkey project, Autumn Lavine had no idea that 4-H would become her life's work. Now the 4-H New York State Fair and international exchange coordinator, Lavine has spent more than 20 years helping youth build...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Seven Cornell research teams have received Center for Advanced Technology grants to advance early-stage life science technologies through collaborations with biotechnology companies across New York state.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture
Infection

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Diet changes and infection resize an organism’s intestines through different cellular strategies. In malnourished fruit flies, infectious microbes became a source of food, not just a threat.

  • Entomology
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
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Cows depend on microbes to live. Thousands of different species inhabit the rumen, the largest section of a cow’s four-section stomach. They ferment the grass that cow eats and extract nutrients, providing metabolites essential for the cow to...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Microbial biology
Matthew LeRoux (right), Cornell extension associate and founder of MeatSuite, talks with MeatSuite-user Bill Morse of Bottomland Farm at the East Hill Plaza Farmers’ Market on Aug. 19.

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The free website, called MeatSuite, helps customers find local meat producers and estimates the costs and savings of buying meat in bulk.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Food
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Field Note

Abby White, Agricultural Sciences, Cornell CALS ‘29 and Candyce Lee, Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff ‘27, joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as interns this summer. Candyce was hosted jointly through...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Dairy
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Preliminary Cornell research on managing the dreaded seedcorn maggot is giving hope to growers across the state ahead of New York’s 2029 ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in field crops: Side-by-side farm trials of neonic-treated vs. untreated...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Agriculture
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Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY has hired Cesar Matamoros, Ph.D., for a newly-created precision dairy nutrition specialist position. Matamoros will focus statewide on increasing production and nutrient use efficiency of dairy farms in New York to meet...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • PRO-DAIRY
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Researchers used satellite images to identify 1.8 million trees in New York City, a new approach that could be broadly implemented to increase cooling and improve air quality in cities.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Environment
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Dear Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends of the AIISP, We are writing to inform you that Cornell's American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) will transition its administrative home from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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Each year, undergraduates from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds come together to share their research and summer internship experiences with colleagues, peers, farmers and more. Read on to learn about their summer...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
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The mixing waters in the Labrador Sea, sandwiched between Greenland and Newfoundland, provides enough oxygen to sustain life throughout the deep North Atlantic Ocean.

  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Ecosystems
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Lindy Taggart's 4-H roots run deep. The lifelong Delaware County resident’s connections trace back to the 1920s when her father visited Camp Shankitunk and met a forestry-minded county agent who left a lasting impression. Decades later, Lindy...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension

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Relevance The condition of a home plays a critical role in the physical and emotional health of its residents. In Albany County, many households, particularly those with limited financial resources, face preventable environmental health hazards...

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Relevance Delaware County contains sensitive watersheds, including portions of the New York City drinking water supply watershed in the Delaware River basin and the Upper Susquehanna River/Chesapeake Bay watershed. The small farms in this...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension