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Rohini Gupta, doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering and Grateful Dead fan, stands in Barton Hall.

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Current students share their love for the Grateful Dead and their excitement for Dead & Company's return to Barton Hall on May 8.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Department of Global Development

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Johannes Lehmann, Colin Parrish, Bik-Kwoon Tye and Michelle Wang are Cornell’s 2023 electees to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the academy announced May 2 at the close of its 160th annual meeting.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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While upstate New Yorkers are evenly split on utility-scale solar farms, naysayers object partly due to a perception that rural residents unfairly bear the burden of meeting downstate urban energy demands without compensation, a survey has found...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Agriculture
  • Behavior
Bejo USA president Mark Overduin, left, and professor Thomas Björkman.

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The Cornell-led Eastern Broccoli Project, which built a broccoli industry on the East Coast worth an estimated $120 million over the last 13 years, has produced a promising new broccoli variety in partnership with Bejo Seeds, a Geneva, New York...

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
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A new report funded by the Global Methane Hub and ClimateWorks Foundation details innovations in three key sectors of the global food system – livestock (including diet shifts), food loss and waste, and rice cultivation – that can eliminate over...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Environment
Andrew Scheldorf with apple

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Andrew Scheldorf is challenging long-held beliefs about wild apples—and advocating for a more inclusive scientific community.
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Horticulture
kao-kniffin lab with soil monoliths

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Jenny Kao-Kniffin applies evolutionary methods to constructing plants’ soil microbiome—to control weeds, yield more seeds—increasing crop production.
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
Wires, installed to deter birds from flying into the glass, are seen on the footbridge of Stocking Hall.

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A group of Cornell staff, alumni, students and volunteers have worked to retrofit windows on a few buildings so birds can recognize and avoid flying into them, with plans to address the issue on more around the Ithaca campus.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Food Science
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Lead New York (LeadNY) is pleased to announce the members of its 20th class. “We are very excited to share the roster of our newest cohort,” said Larry Van De Valk, Executive Director of the program. “Members come from every corner of our state...
People standing outside next to a barn

Field Note

In 2020 Chobani partnered with Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) to document dairy’s progress toward sustainability goals and help farmers further reduce the environmental impact of their farms. Hear from the researchers...
  • Animal Science
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
A bridge over a river on a cloudy day.

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A new special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, co-edited by Cornell economist Catherine Kling, advances the science of measuring the public benefit of clean water.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Applied Economics
Cornell AgriTech's Digital Agriculture team, assistant professor Katie Gold, assistant professor Yu Jiang and graduate student Maylin Murdock testing a drone in a field.

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For more than 50 years, NASA and partner agencies have used satellite imagery to map agriculture worldwide with an eye toward global supply and food security. That technology, however, has largely focused on commodity and row crops. Until now...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Natural Resources and the Environment
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Bruno Xavier wearing a white lab coat holding a sign with the Oreo logo.

Field Note

Over 40 billion Oreo cookies are produced each year, making these chocolatey treats one of the world's most popular cookies. But how exactly are Oreos made? Bruno Xavier, Ph.D. '08, associate director of the Cornell Food Venture Center and...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
Chris Smart giving an extension talk at a hemp field day event

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Christine Smart, a crop pathologist known for her leadership in protecting the health of specialty crops across New York state, has been appointed the Goichman Family Director of Cornell AgriTech, effective Oct. 1. Olga Padilla-Zakour will...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Department of Entomology
  • Food Science
Balto, pictured here in 1925, was renowned for his role in transporting diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska.

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A Cornell-led project used ancient DNA extraction and analysis to reconstruct the phenotype of the renowned sled dog Balto, revealing his lineage was genetically healthier and less inbred than modern breeds.

  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Genetics
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Participants Complete “Lead Fellows” Portion of Program LeadNY is pleased to announce that 35 members of its 18th and 19th classes have successfully completed the “Lead Fellows” portion of the training program. Class members were recognized at a...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
Man receives award on stage

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Todd Lighthall, LeadNY Class 12, is the ninth recipient of the program’s Outstanding Alumni Award (OAA). This award was established to recognize the outstanding leadership our graduates provide to the Lead New York Program, their local...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
A group of scientists training

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  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Black-backed Woodpecker eating beetle larvae after a fire in the Sierra Nevadas.

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Scientists have created a tool based on the habitat preferences of the black-backed woodpecker to help forest managers make decisions that promote regrowth and biodiversity following wildfires.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
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  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture