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April 2019 CALS Web Rethink Project Update

An update on the CALS website designs, upcoming user testing and announcing a series of web accessibility training opportunities hosted by Cornell IT.

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New course ‘Just Food’ will challenge students’ perceptions of food systems
A new course that will be offered in Fall 2019 called “Just Food: Exploring the Modern Food System” will challenge students’ perceptions and deliver insights into both domestic and international food systems, tackling topics including food security, environmental stewardship, and equity in an era of climate change.
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Podcast explores role of forests in providing water
“The Need for Trees,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series from the College of Arts and Sciences, explores the critical role trees play in the Earth’s water cycle.
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Chicago tops list of most dangerous cities for migrating birds
An estimated 600 million birds die from building collisions every year in the U.S., and research from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers one explanation for it: a combination of light pollution and geography.
A student learns how to tap a tree for maple sugar

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CCE podcast taps the sweet innovation of NYS maple
Cornell Cooperative Extension Lewis County Executive Director Michele Ledoux joins the “Extension Out Loud” podcast for an episode on all things maple.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Environment
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Meet our Faculty: Corrie Moreau
Corrie Moreau is a professor in the Department of Entomology, the Martha N. and John C. Moser Professor of Arthropod Biosystematics and Biodiversity and curator of the Cornell University Insect Collection (CUIC) in the Department of Entomology.
Pamela Meyerhofer, Teddy Yesudasan, and Shao-Pei Chou pose with awards

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Plant breeding student wins Three Minute Thesis contest
Graduate student Teddy Yesudasan’s presentation, “What Makes a Red Potato Red?” earned him first place and $1,500 in the fifth annual Three Minute Thesis contest, March 20 in Call Auditorium.
Svante Myrick and Mayor Steve Patterson

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Regional Town-Gown Conference takes on transportation
The fourth annual Cornell University Regional Town-Gown Conference, held March 26, focused on the logistics and challenges of transportation, or getting people and things where they need to go.
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Student Profile: Samantha Willden
Samantha Willden is an entomology doctoral student studying the ecology and management of strawberry pests under the guidance of professor Greg Loeb.
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano spews an ash column

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Merged satellite, ground data may forecast volcanic eruptions
Cornell scientists have merged satellite data on volcanoes with ground-based detail to form a model for state-of-the-art volcanic eruption prediction.
Potted soybean plants grown from seeds that were coated with Ascribe’s lead product

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Ascribe Bioscience receives NSF small-business grant
Ascribe Bioscience has become the first company based on technology developed at the Boyce Thompson Institute to receive a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant.
Emmanuel Ajani, and Tarig Ahmed are pictured with Jeffrey and Linda Stevens

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Humphrey alums help Nigerians harness solar power
A team from Cornell has partnered with Alfred State College and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure in Nigeria to help bring solar power to that African nation.

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Eight grants focus on innovation in China

The Cornell China Center has announced eight China Innovation Awards to interdisciplinary teams of Cornell faculty, aimed at jump-starting collaborative research and developing research teams.

Sprays of water irrigate leafy greens overhead on a Long Island farm

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Produce Safety Alliance aims to demystify complex agriculture water rules
To ensure the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables for consumers, Cornell’s Produce Safety Alliance helps to explain complex federal food safety rules and assess agricultural water use.
Kate Walsh, Beta Mannix and Nancy Chau

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Living in an age of inequality: perspectives from the business world
Two deans and three faculty members from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business offered a multilayered discussion on business and technology in the age of rising inequality March 18 in Warren Hall.
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LeafByte app measures damage from chomping insects
A free, open-source mobile app now lets everyone from plant researchers to gardeners and farmers know exactly how much damage insect pests cause when they chomp on leaves.

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Delicious to the core: Turning apple waste into good taste

Cornell research aims to turn the nutritious leftovers created during apple processing into snack foods and cereals, reducing waste and creating new economic opportunities for New York companies.

Patricia Brooks examines yeast under a microscope

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Yeast expertise on tap for New York brewers at Cornell AgriTech
On March 16, Kaylyn Kirkpatrick, brewing extension associate located at Cornell AgriTech, hosted a beer microbiology class with a focus on yeast selection and management for 20 New York brewers.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Beverages
Yianni Diakomihalis approaches the mat in the finals of the NCAA national Wrestling Championships

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Yianni Diakomihalis ’21 repeats as NCAA champ
CALS sophomore Yianni Diakomihalis claimed his second national title, classmate Max Dean came tantalizingly close to his first, and Cornell posted a top 10 team finish for the 12th consecutive year at the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh.
Hannah Swegarden, horticulture doctoral student, with a bin of Galaxy Suite tomatoes

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The sky’s the limit for Cornell’s new Galaxy Suite grape tomato varieties
Phillip Griffiths, associate professor of plant breeding and genetics at Cornell AgriTech, has released a collection of organic grape tomato varieties that are pretty, profitable and pack a culinary punch.
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