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Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher

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New research finds that territorial behavior and diet help explain why some birds sing more often at dawn, challenging traditional theories about dawn choruses.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
Buffalo area 4-H program empowers teens, opens doors
The soft robotic leaf gripper injects leaves with sensors that help it detect and communicate with its environment.

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Cornell researchers have developed a soft robotic device that gently grips and injects living plant leaves with sensors that help it detect and communicate with its environment. The robot can also inject genetic material into the leaves.

  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plants
Petra Hafker looks at honey bees from a hive.

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Petra Hafker is a Ph.D. student of entomology in the lab of Christophe Duplais, associate professor of entomology at Cornell AgriTech. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, as an undergraduate student, Petra studied the invasive spongy moth at the...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Entomology
Students from Global Concepts Charter School in Lackawanna, New York, drop off donations they collected for Hearts for the Homeless, a local nonprofit that feeds and clothes the homeless, on June 4.

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For 10 years, the Youth CAN program has empowered students in Buffalo schools to execute projects that contribute to their communities, while gaining skills and experiences that will help them build careers.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Food
Jocelyn Blachar

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Major: Food science Hometown: Katonah, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I chose Cornell CALS because of the hands-on experience and opportunities within the college. There are endless opportunities within CALS and the food science...
  • Food Science
  • Food
Taylor Barraclough

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Major: Animal science Hometown: Schuylerville, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I chose to be part of Cornell CALS not only to further my education but also to take advantage of the plethora of other opportunities this college offers...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
Rosie Vivaldo

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Major: Food science Hometown: White Plains, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I chose Cornell CALS for its food science program and the tight-knit community. I loved that students really get to know their professors and work closely with...
  • Food Science
  • Food
Portrait of Eva Ho

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Major: Food science Hometown: Albany, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? Everything in my life has always drawn me to food. When I first laid eyes on the food science major at Cornell CALS, I knew it would be the place for me. I love that...
  • Food Science
  • Food
Summer on the Ag Quad

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  • Animal Science
  • Food Science
  • Animals
Two people standing on a stage, holding a certificate between them

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The inaugural Award for the Advancement of Science Communication as a Professional Field from the International Network on Public Communication of Science & Technology recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of science...

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
Close up photo of a researchers hands taking a sample in a lab.

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Semaphorin proteins have been shown to be critical players in the vascular, nervous and immune systems, and in cancer development. Semaphorin 3E (Sema3E) also plays a role in facilitating ovulation in mice, according to a paper published May 20...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Health + Nutrition
Scenic view of McGraw Tower

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The honor is presented annually, recognizing awardees on campuses across the SUNY system for their commitment to sustaining intellectual vibrancy, advancing the boundaries of knowledge, providing the highest quality of instruction and serving...

  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Neurobiology and Behavior
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
a handful of healthy soil

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“We don’t think about waste as a resource, but we should,” added Lori Leonard, professor and chair of global development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Our landfills are filling up, and nobody wants a new landfill in their...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Food Science
Scenic view of McGraw Tower

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Atkinson Venture Fund awards have distributed $21.7 million to 223 projects spanning every college on Cornell’s campus over 15 years.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Close up of blue microbes floating

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Cornell geochemists and synthetic biologists have collaborated to improve the efficiency of microbes that can dissolve rocks to extract critical minerals while speeding carbon sequestration from air.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Microbial biology
  • Environment
barges and stuff in a river

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To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Biodiversity
David Hawthorne, left, owner of Centerdale Farm in Black River, New York, speaks with Ben Groen, a former mentee of Hawthorne’s through the AgVets program.
Two fisherman on a small boat cast fishing lines into the water at sunset

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Since relocating to Upstate New York, Myanmar refugees’ relationship to fishing has shifted, from angling for food and nutrition to being a means for maintaining social connections, time outdoors and emotional well-being.

  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Food
  • Fish
A Seen Nutrition calcium chew posed next to a cup of coffee.

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The friends launched Seen Nutrition, an Ithaca, NY-based startup, in June 2024 with its flagship calcium chew. The chews, which contain just four real food ingredients, each deliver 500mg of food-based, bioavailable calcium, a key nutrient in...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech