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A multidisciplinary team aims to build a more inclusive AI shaped by global cultures and knowledge – one of three projects that make up Cornell’s new Global Grand Challenge: The Future.

  • Global Development
  • Development
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Report

This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Lainey Koval and Jason Karszes was shared in the September 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell’s Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels, which would capture the sun’s energy and may prove beneficial to the trees.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Hudson Valley Lab
  • Agriculture
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Field Note

This year's animal science undergraduate summer research poster session featured interns from the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), PRO-DAIRY, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture (CIDA) as...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Field Crops
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Media Coverage Research Associate Sarah Gilbert was quoted in the Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research podcast “ Research Ethics across Domains.” The podcast explored the intersection of research ethics, online communities, and...
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A study in fruit flies advances understanding of the processes and machinery that underlie how insects, such as mosquitoes, spread disease.

  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • Entomology
  • Health + Nutrition
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Field Note

The delicate balance between humans and chimpanzees in Uganda's Kasongoire Forest is at risk. As forest land and animal habitats are cleared for commercial sugar cane fields, chimpanzees resort to “crop raiding” in neighboring villages —...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Ecosystems
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“This award places Scott Emr in the company of many of the top figures in molecular biology and biomedical sciences from the past 50 years.”

  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
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Events Associate Professor Neil Lewis, Jr. , is delivering the Hedges Lecture, sponsored by the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. In his talk, entitled “Sharing What We Know (and What Isn’t So) to Improve Equity in Education,”...
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The College of Veterinary Medicine and partners have launched a free online course, “Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America,” to give learners support strategies and resources to navigate mental health challenges in rural...

  • NY FarmNet
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Agriculture
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Indigenous student brings fair-trade coffee to Ithaca while empowering her Mam parents and neighbors to command a better price for their beans.

  • Beverages
  • Field Crops
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Dairy cows are feeling the heat. With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate, the dairy industry is facing a $1.5 billion annual loss due to heat stress. Jingyue (Ellie) Duan, assistant professor of animal science, is leading the charge...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
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Cornell Cooperative Extension has named David Kay the critical issue lead for extension programming in the areas of climate change and sustainable energy, effective September 1. The appointment, envisioned as a two-year commitment, reflects CCE...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Catering to an aging population, Cornell food scientists have created a nutritious snack made from milk for those who have trouble swallowing. These puffs dissolve in your mouth instantly.

  • Food
  • Food Science
  • Health + Nutrition
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For the first time, New York state farmers can see prices and sales for meat and produce at farmers markets around the state, thanks to weekly price reports from a Dyson team.

  • Agriculture
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Food
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A massive multi-institution genomic survey of the Siberian husky has revealed that sled dogs descended from two distinct lineages of Arctic canids and originated in the northeastern Siberian Arctic generations earlier than previously thought.

  • Genetics
  • Animals
  • Animal Science
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Field Note

Meet Seongmin Shin , a Ph.D. candidate in Development Studies at Cornell University with a deep commitment to environmental sustainability at the nexus of climate change, the carbon market, and agroforestry. Recently recognized with the IUFRO...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Climate Week NYC will get a Big Red tint as Cornell researchers suggest carbon solutions for the travel industry, discuss agricultural methane and participate in a nuclear energy conference.

  • Climate Change
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Environment
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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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India produces a whopping 25% of all global milk production. The country also has the largest population of bovines in the world— 303.76 million, including cattle, buffalo, mithun and yaks. That is especially significant when global warming is...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science