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Intergroup Dialogue Project expands reach with new podcast
Featuring conversations between students, faculty and staff connected to IDP, podcast episodes are recorded at the Cornell Broadcast Studios and are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and the IDP website. The first episode is...
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Young tree swallows carry environmental stress into adulthood
When they analyzed breeding and hormone data, the team found a negative relationship between the temperature during the birds’ development and their hormonal response to stressors as adults. Specifically, they found that colder temperatures...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Biology

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Immunology workshop to demystify cutting-edge tech

An Immunoprofiling Workshop – sponsored by the Cornell Center for Immunology, Dec. 13 in Stocking Hall – will feature campus researchers and technology experts who will provide case studies and best practices on various core technologies...

  • Microbiology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology

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Three CALS faculty among elected AAAS fellows

The association elected 443 new fellows in 2019, honoring their efforts to advance research and its applications in scientifically or socially distinguished ways. New fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue...

  • International Programs
  • Global Development Section
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics

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Ornithologist to speak on increasing diversity in conservation

Lanham is giving the Elizabeth E. Rowley Lecture, part of the Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Fall Lecture Series, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Lanham’s talk, “Coloring the Conservation Conversation,” will...

  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Animals
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CALS honors outstanding alumni
These annual awards honor alumni who have achieved professional success, demonstrated leadership on behalf of the college and university, and made significant contributions toward the betterment of society. “At CALS, we strive to leave the world...
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CALS propels Cornell's climate change research
Of course, there has always been occasional mixing, as animals and underwater waves move through the lake. But global warming is driving a bigger wedge between Lake Tanganyika’s warm and cool water zones. As the surface warms at an accelerating...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
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Student engineers to ply their green skills in NYC
Taitem Engineering has partnered with the students on a heating system retrofit project in an apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The building will switch from using fuel oil for steam heating to using electricity to power heat...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Energy
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Bee exhibit creates buzz at Museum of the Earth
A museum exhibit – created in collaboration with Cornell experts, illustrators and students – seeks to shine a light on the vast diversity of wild bees through breathtaking photos, unusual specimens, video footage and extremely rare bee fossils...
  • Department of Entomology
  • Animals
  • Pollinators
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Farm to school grows NY ag, sows seeds for healthy eating
Dave Walczak, operations manager of Eden Valley Growers, a farm cooperative founded in 1956, and Mike Wright, head grower for Amos Zittel & Sons, one of the co-op’s nine members, survey a crew of four farmhands. The workers are chopping stalks...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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An unconventional quest to change the future of food
In fact, she didn’t have a specific plan at all. Just a desire to solve problems, and a willingness to listen. Much of Africa’s current economy is focused on mining or trade. But Adelman wanted to grow businesses that would create jobs for youth...
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Food
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LGBTQ beauty vloggers draw on queer culture to stand out
Then he returns to his usual, higher-pitched voice. “I am a man,” says Starrr, a queer Filipino beauty vlogger whose YouTube channel has 4.5 million subscribers. “I am a man in makeup. I love wearing makeup so much.” Starrr is among the subjects...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
  • Media
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University, trustees honor outstanding employees
University leaders and trustees on Nov. 18 honored 15 individuals and three teams with President’s Awards for Employee Excellence, and the inaugural Trustee Award for Excellence. In all, 154 employees were nominated for the four individual...
  • Animal Science
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Endangered right whales act as environmental barometers
But the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale, by rapidly altering its use of important habitat areas off the New England coast, is sending the same kind of signal about disruptive change in the environment. These findings are contained...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment
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Sea fan corals face new threat in warming ocean: copper
In a Cornell-led study, published Oct. 19 in the journal Ecological Applications, scientists report evidence of metal pollution creating danger for the soft coral sea fans. “We know warming oceans pose an existential threat to coral reefs around...
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Biology
  • Ecosystems
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State pest management program head wins regional award
Center director Deborah Grantham presented the award to Grant Nov. 7 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension luncheon. The award, which will be given annually, recognizes those who exemplify the center’s mission to foster broader awareness and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Entomology
  • Organisms
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Looking Back at the History of the Farm to School Movement
Since then the movement has grown exponentially, now with more than 42% of schools nationwide hosting some form of Farm to School programming, according to the USDA Farm to School Census. This number translates to 23.6 million students...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension

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RealEats wins $1M top prize in Grow-NY business competition

RealEats was one of seven finalists to take home prize money during the Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit, held Nov. 12-13 at the Joseph A. Floreano Riverside Convention Center in Rochester. The competition, which will also be held in 2020 and 2021...

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food
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10-year study provides model for deer management strategies
High numbers of deer lead to increased tick-borne diseases and vehicle accidents, and they place more pressure on native vegetation from intense browsing. But when it comes to deer management, many municipalities and organizations roll out their...
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Animals
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How is Cornell helping New York state's craft beverage industry?
On tap are an array of beers crafted with New York state ingredients: Seeds of Love and Outrage, Backroad Odysseys, and Lazy Lollygagger, an ale that spotlights the flavor of cherries and lemon-thyme. Owner Jason Sahler knows his way around a...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science