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Snail-inspired robot could scoop ocean microplastics

Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot protype that may one day scoop up microplastics from the surfaces of oceans, seas and lakes.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Environment
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Field Note

Logan Bonn '25: Engaging with locally-led initiatives in Botswana
In the summer of 2023, Logan Bonn '25 ( Global Development) was a participant in the CALS Global Fellows Program in Maun, Botswana. Logan divided time between 1) grant writing and harvesting at his host organization, a sustainable agriculture...
  • CALS Global Fellows Program
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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CROPPS spotlights 2023 Research Experiences for Undergraduates

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement workshop welcomes global scientists

  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Humphrey Fellows offer global insights on development and the environment
Emerson Hall at Cornell CALS buzzed with anticipation as eager students and faculty gathered to gain valuable insights into the complex relationship between development and the environment. This enlightening presentation was delivered by four...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
  • Global Development
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New CCE director shares vision, appreciation, and hope
After nearly 10 years as the New York State 4-H Director, Andrew Turner ’88, MPS ’98, is moving into a new role as director for Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) beginning Dec. 1. In this episode of ‘Extension Out Loud,’ Turner shares his...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Cornellians take the stage at global food security dialogue
Hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa, global development professionals and foreign governments gathered for bilateral meetings and main stage sessions. Conversations focused on conflict resilience in the food system...
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development
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Field Note

Heather Huson explores the genetics of working dogs
Heather Huson’s path to animal genetics happened by chance. Growing up racing sled dogs, she hoped to tie her interests in the sport into becoming a veterinarian. Her path was altered when she happened to land a job at a genetics lab at the...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Genetics
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COMM Updates - 11/28/2023
Events Join us for COMMColloqium. The event takes place on Friday, December 1, at 1:00 pm in 102 Mann Library Building. Associate Professor Brooke Duffy will present “ Visibility in the Creator Economy: Navigating the Promises and Precarities of...
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NMSP curriculum engages NYC high school students in sustainable agriculture
In a science classroom in New York City, a group of high school seniors gathered around a table and analyzed nutrient cycling data from a farm in upstate New York. Together, they outlined a plan to support the farm’s nutrient management needs...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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600 years of tree rings reveal climate risks in California

An interdisciplinary collaboration used paleo information and reconstructed weather scenarios to better understand California’s flood and drought risks and how they will be compounded by climate change.

  • Climate Change
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
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Grow-NY Youth Competition inspires next generation of ag entrepreneurs
On November 14 and 15, 10 innovative start-up businesses from across New York state pitched their agri-business ideas in front of a panel of entrepreneurial, agricultural and extension experts at the Holiday Inn in Binghamton for a chance to win...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Food
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Field Note

Cornell Food Spark program gives bone broth startup a boost
Edlin Choi was tired of seeing animal bones, fat and other byproducts of the meat industry go to waste. His solution? Korean bone broth.
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
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Spotlight

Meet Postdoctoral Research Associate Jasdeep Singh!
Jasdeep Singh recently joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), a program within the animal science department, as a postdoctoral fellow. Since coming to Cornell, he has focused on facilitating Cornell University’s part in the Dairy...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops
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Holgerson takes deep dive into health of freshwater lakes
Lakes are among the most vital natural resources on Earth. While they hold a small percentage of the planet’s overall water supply, they provide most of the fresh water people depend on daily. A new five-year, $2.5 million grant from the...
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Climate Change

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Professors Strogatz, Lewis Jr. receive awards for science communication

Strogatz’s and Lewis’ work was selected by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine from among 500 entries published or aired in 2023.

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Tuskegee University student earns poster honor for CROPPS research
Kohl Perry ’26 received honors in the undergraduate research poster competition organized by the Tuskegee University Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture, at the 81 st Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC)...
  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Josh Manser named supervisor of Cornell AES Tower Road Greenhouses
Josh Manser, a 15-year employee of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES), has been promoted to supervisor of the Kenneth Post Laboratory greenhouses on Tower Road. The complex of greenhouses and plant growth...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
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Joseph Novak, pioneer of education theory, dies at 92

Joseph Novak, professor emeritus of education and biological sciences, died Sept. 22. He was 92.

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Andy Rao, professor emeritus of food science, dies at 85

M.A. “Andy” Rao, known as one of the top food scientists in the U.S. and the world during a distinguished career that included more than three decades at Cornell AgriTech, died in July 2022 in Leesburg, Va. He was 85.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
  • Food Science