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Experiential Learning Fund Established at Cornell University’s LIHREC
Dr. Bridgen, a Professor of Horticulture and Plant Breeding, and Director of LIHREC since 2002, formed a plan with friends of LIHREC to establish an endowment to fund student internships in 2008. After establishing the initial principal to start...
  • Long Island Research & Extension Center
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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‘Plagues and People’ class gives context for the pandemic
The popular biennial Plagues and People course focuses on epidemics in history that have had the biggest impacts on human culture and society.
  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
  • Health + Nutrition
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Students completing their studies eye the future
Around 1,450 Cornell students completed their studies this month. While the December Recognition Ceremony was canceled, some shared their university experiences.
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Online course makes hard cider easier
AgriTech began offering a cider-making course at its Geneva, New York, campus in 2009 – one of few such courses offered in North America. The weeklong, intensive course, officially titled Cider and Perry Production: A Foundation, teaches...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
  • Food Science
Megan Wittmeyer ’22

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Megan Wittmeyer ’22: CCE’s role in the future of dairy sustainability
Agricultural science major, Megan Wittmeyer ’22, spent the summer completing a joint internship between the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), run by Quirine Ketterings, professor of nutrient management in the Department of Animal Science...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture Sciences Major
  • Animal Science
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Brother alums who turned tragedy into triumph honored with scholarships
A $4 million gift has established two new scholarships for low-income immigrants or children of immigrants, and supports programming in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The gift honors two alumni brothers of Japanese descent whose family had been incarcerated in internment camps during World War II.
  • Agriculture
  • Plants
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Naturally, ‘Berry Great Outdoors!’ scoops ice cream victory
Pining for ice cream? This campy mix of graham cracker swirl, fudge, toasted marshmallow flavor and berries, has won top honors in a food science class annual competition.
  • Food Science
  • Food
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Climate-driven disease compromises seagrass health
In an oceanic omen for climate change’s intensifying effects, Cornell-led research shows that seagrass suffers from a wasting disease and root-system deterioration.
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Water
  • Disease

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10 Things the Animal Science Department Wants You to Know

Scientific change is advanced when the public is informed, so we’ve asked faculty and staff across the department to share their most pressing messages.

  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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Exhibit honors plant pioneer
Soviet plant geneticist Nikolai Vavilov gathered thousands of specimens from around the globe with hopes of cultivating crops to eradicate hunger – and yet, he starved to death in a prison cell. His offense: Daring to criticize the flawed agriculture sponsored by Josef Stalin, which led to famine and the death of millions in the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
  • Mann Library
  • Plants
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Book examines rise of digital platforms’ influence
Cultural norms and trends used to be set by influential people in a few specific ways – in music, in films and on media outlets such as television and newspapers. Those days are long gone: Now there are myriad platforms through which “influencers” can set or reset cultural mores.
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication

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AI innovators to speak at Cornell BrAIn symposium Dec. 9-10

Cornell BrAIn, initiated and led by the College of Arts & Sciences, will host a two-day symposium Dec. 9-10, bringing together innovators in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and neuroscience.

  • Computational Biology
  • Neurobiology and Behavior
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Stem-cell breakthrough could preserve diverse livestock breeds
A livestock genome repository of living stem cell cultures could preserve livestock diversity to ensure sustainability and resilience in the face of climate change.
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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Registration opens for 2022 New York Youth Institute
Combining the strengths of Cornell University and the World Food Prize, the New York Youth Institute prepares next-generation leaders in global development, agriculture, nutrition and technology. The program empowers students to research issues...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
Megan Lamb ’22 at the The William H Miner Agricultural Research Institute

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Megan Lamb ’22: Reflections from the next generation of ag educators
Megan Lamb ’22, an agricultural sciences major, participated in a joint summer internship program between the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) and the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute. Lamb’s internship was made possible...
  • Agriculture Sciences Major
  • Animal Science
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$14M grant to adapt West African rice production to climate
A Cornell program is playing a key role in a project to make rice more resilient to climate change and increase production in West Africa, thanks to a four-year, $14 million grant from the Adaptation Fund.
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
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Afghan women scholars find safe haven at Cornell
The nine undergrads will be arriving on campus through December, thanks to robust international and cross-campus collaborations. Cornell has pledged support until they graduate.
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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New York’s unique wildlife program sees decade of success, receives renewed funding

  • Animals

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Graduate School recognizes over 40 new NSF GRFP recipients

Forty-four graduate students have been selected as new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows, joining Cornell’s community of nearly 200 NSF GRFP fellows currently on campus.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Moonshadow joins ‘galaxy’ of colorful tomatoes
Moonshadow, a new variety of grape tomato, is a high-flavor, traditionally bred tomato derived from crosses with heirloom varieties. It’s aimed at organic growers, small farms and home gardeners.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Food