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New genomic tools help improve staple crops around the world
To boost the availability of plant breeding tools, a global program centered at Cornell called the Genomic Open-source Breeding informatics initiative (GOBii) has been developing better breeding tools and expanding access to genomic databases...
  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Shop Taste NY e-store brings local flavor online
The new website complements the in-person shops during a time when social distancing has become part of everyday life, allowing shoppers to participate in local food movement, but will also open online markets and offer greater exposure for New...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Applications open for second Grow-NY competition
Grow-NY, entering its second year, is committed to using food and agriculture innovation to strengthen the economy and grow jobs in the central New York, Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions. Winners are required to positively impact the Grow-NY region, grow job opportunities, connect with local industry partners and contribute to a thriving upstate economy. Each year, finalists will be awarded a top prize of $1 million, two $500,000 prizes and four $250,000 prizes, for a total of $3 million in awards.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Agriculture
  • Digital Agriculture

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Four students to receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards

The recipients: Talia Bailes ’20, from the College of Human Ecology; Malikul Muhamad ’20, from the ILR School; and Rosemary Glos ’20 and Amrit Hingorani ’20, both from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The annual awards honor...

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Biology
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Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research launches COVID-19 journaling project
From the website: “Since our collective stories will undoubtedly create a unique portrait and contribute to lessons learned in the aftermath of this time, she and her team decided to launch this project.” Anyone can join the storytelling...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension

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Algorithm tracker monitors Reddit rankings of COVID posts

“During the pandemic, when we have limited time, there’s lots of conflicting and competing information, and when we get suggestions from machines that say ‘Here are the top three things to read,’ that’s probably what we’re going to read,” said J...

  • Department of Communication
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Behavior
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CCE delivers online chicken ed to cooped up New Yorkers
A backyard brood, once a staple of the rural and urban homesteading movement, is now trending. But unlike that innocuous sourdough starter molding in a jar on the countertop, your new chicks require specialized and dedicated care and equipment...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
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Student organizes fellow 3D printers to make hospital gear
“I realized there were a lot of nuances with 3D-printing these items – certain files meet regulations better than others, and understanding these regulations is crucial,” said Popovich, a student in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Applied Economics
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Master Gardener’s urge “JUST PLANT IT, NY!”
From resources to assessing your gardening site, to videos on the basics of vegetable gardening, the new Just Plant It, NY! campaign offers free resources from the program to anyone interested in getting started with a new Victory Garden. Across...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Environment

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Cornell Atkinson calls for COVID-19 rapid-response proposals

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability is calling for proposals for faculty research related to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The center’s Rapid Response Fund will award seed grants of $5,000 to $10,000 for projects. “Cornell has broad...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
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CCE Broome County sparks youth’s emotional well-being
“Be the Spark” was created the CITIZEN U Teen Leaders in 2018 to raise awareness about the importance of good mental health and provide young people with a healthy outlet for social-emotional well-being. Faced with the Coronavirus pandemic and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension

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What’s that bird? Merlin app has the answer

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has the solution: the free Merlin Bird ID app, designed to answer the simple question, “What’s that bird?” “Merlin is really focused on helping people easily identify their first bird,” said Drew Weber, Merlin...

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment
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Cornell Orchards donates apples to area school districts
Throughout April, the orchards will be donating approximately 26,000 apples to two local school districts to supplement efforts to provide meals for students and families in need. “We have been donating apples for years to local food banks...
  • Food
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First-gen faculty use experience to mentor first-gen students
“I remember seeing them listed on every syllabus my first week of class and not knowing what that meant,” he says. Even after a friend explained it was the professor’s job to answer students’ questions during office hours, Lewis still felt...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Snail mail to Wi-Fi: Cornell’s history of remote instruction
“Cornell was among the pioneers of extension education, particularly in home economics and nature study, with Liberty Hyde Bailey being a driving force behind both,” said Corey Ryan Earle ’07, a visiting lecturer in American studies who teaches...
  • Agriculture
  • Communication
  • Media
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Cornell joins global research university climate alliance
On April 2, Cornell became a founding member of the International Universities Climate Alliance, in which faculty members will work to identify ways for communicating evidence-based climate science to the global community.
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Development Sociology
  • Environment
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Take a virtual global tour with Birds of the World
Travel to Peru to see the flamboyant Andean cock-of-the-rock, or come face-to-face with the show-stopping great gray owl on the fringe of northern boreal forest – all without leaving home, thanks to the new Birds of the World online reference...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
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Food Science experts holding virtual office hours
Experts from Cornell's Institute for Food Safety are holding a series of virtual office hours to answer questions about how the novel coronavirus might affect industry professionals, their workers and consumers.
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • Food Science
  • Food

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Meet our new faculty - spring 2019

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Department of Entomology
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Cornell aids distillers in making hand sanitizer
Across New York state, distilleries are responding to COVID-19 by producing hand sanitizer instead of their signature spirits, and experts at the Cornell Craft Beverage institute (CCBI) are helping them make the switch. “It’s been an interesting pivot for distilleries into this world,” said Chris Gerling, senior extension associate. “I have been parsing regulations and trying to keep distillers safe. Making hand sanitizer is not for hobbyists; this is for professionals.”
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Health + Nutrition