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  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Tracy Luckow ’99 will share the peaks and valleys of her entrepreneurial journey on April 12 at Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Celebration, a two-day conference held every spring that brings together students, alumni, faculty, staff and community...

  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Food Science
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  • Department of Entomology
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Indigenous students in STEM are creating community and working to increase representation and visibility – all while bringing valuable cultural insights and a community-focus to their academic work.

  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
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A venture to digitize vertebrate museum collections and make them freely available online for anyone to access has created 3D CT scans of some 13,000 specimens.

  • Fish
  • Organisms
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The 5,139 admitted students will bring with them a variety of lived experiences that will enrich the vitality and innovation of Cornell’s intellectual community.

  • Environment
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To woo a mate, the Albert’s lyrebird of Australia shakes entangled vines as part of his courtship footwork, synchronizing each shake with the beat of his striking song, according to new research.

  • Lab of Ornithology
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Faculty members are finding creative ways to deal with generative AI in their courses. Winners of Cornell’s 2024 Teaching Innovation Awards will discuss their approaches on April 11.

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Communication
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Gilbert Levine ’48, Ph.D. ’52, whose 68 years of service to Cornell were devoted to fostering multidisciplinary and international collaboration, died Feb. 5 in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
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Lectures On March 15, 2024, Professor Bruce Lewenstein delivered the inaugural lecture for Northeastern University’s Public Engagement with Science Hub, entitled “The Past, Present, and Future of Public Engagement with Science.” Bruce provided a...
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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Researchers plan to measure the impact of the April 8 solar eclipse on the movements of birds, bats and insects – flying creatures that are very attuned to changes in light levels.

  • Lab of Ornithology
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Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have created an “extension without penalty” system that features two assignment deadlines – an “ideal” and an EWP – and charted how the penalty-free extensions were used by students.

  • Neurobiology and Behavior
  • Biology
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Eating flours, burgers and fitness bars made from crickets, mealworms or black soldier fly larvae could help feed a growing global population sustainably, but it might hit resistance from those who follow halal or kosher regulations.

  • Food Science
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Environment
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Award Graduate Student Amanda Vilchez received the Equitable Conservation Award & Conservation Evidence Special Recognition from Bat Conservation International. The award recognizes her research project, “Let’s Talk about Bats: Citizen Science...
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A Jefferson County native, Hunter grew up working on his family’s dairy farm and has dedicated his career to supporting New York’s agriculture and agribusiness sectors. Prior to joining NYSIPM, Hunter spent 25 years as a field crops specialist...
  • New York State Integrated Pest Management
  • Field Crops
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Global development students got hands-on experience with topics from labor conditions to trade policies and the production of specialty crops such as flowers, pineapples and coffee.

  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
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A new Cornell-developed computer model that estimates the temperatures that cause freeze damage in a dozen grape cultivars can help growers plan for the season when damage does occur.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Environment