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Seminar

Cornell Biogeochemistry Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Bob Howarth
Attendees will learn about the earth's biogeochemical cycling by world experts and will hear about some of the most pressing biogeochemical questions across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In this session, Bob Howarth, the David R. Atkinson...
  • Biogeochemistry
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Meeting

Akwe:kon 30th Anniversary Celebration
This event is postponed until fall 2022. Due to the current public health situation at Cornell, we regret to inform you we are postponing the celebration Akwe:kon 30th Anniversary event. We hope the situation improves by next year so we can...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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Meeting

Fall Update Town Hall with Dean Houlton
Join Ronald P. Lynch Dean Benjamin Houlton for faculty/staff CALS Fall Update followed by Q+A. Topics will include an update on faculty hiring, new special projects, and highlights from his first 11 months as dean. Join him in person at G10...
  • Ronald P. Lynch Dean

Conference

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Summit on Entrepreneurship and Equity, Sustainability and Social Justice
This two-day event will feature speakers from multiple disciplines who are working at the forefront of evolving entities. Individually and collectively, they are addressing the complexities and rewards of collaborating with a wide range of...
  • Diversity & Inclusion
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Seminar

Regenerating Rainforests by Listening to Communities
Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series: Fall 2021 COVID-19 has revealed the vital ties between human health and the health of animals and the planet. Beyond driving greater risk for emerging infectious diseases, the current collision...
  • global development
  • Department of Global Development
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Meeting

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program Welcome Back Picnic
This event has been reschedule from August 28, 2021 to September 8, 2021. Held virtually on Zoom starting at 4:45PM. Come join American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) students, faculty, staff, and our friends from the community to...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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Workshop

Youth Dairy Judging Contest
Entry for the Youth Dairy Judging competition is now open! The contest will be held on September 2nd during the colored-breed week during the New York State Fair. Registration is required and it is open to any New York youth ages 8 to 19 using...
  • Animal Science
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Youth and Families
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Workshop

2021 NYS 4-H Youth Dairy Challenge Virtual Competition
We are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to send our NYS 4-H Dairy Challenge Team to Harrisburg for the Junior Dairy Management Contest this Fall. There is a $1,000 scholarship available to the highest scoring youth at this contest and...
  • Animal Science
  • New York State 4-H
  • Youth and Families
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Webinar

Farmworkers with doubts about COVID-19 vaccines? Ask the Doctors
English webinar Tuesday, August 24, 2021 @ 4:30 PM (ET) The Cornell Farmworker Program and the Finger Lakes Community Health clinic co-sponsor two free webinars (one in English and another in Spanish) with Dr. José Canario, and Ellen Hey, NP. We...
  • Global Development
  • agriculture
  • Cornell Farmworker Program
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Meeting

Indigenous and Allied Graduate Student Meet and Greet
Akwe:kon Great Room (125 Triphammer Road) AIISP invites new and returning Indigenous graduate students to start the new academic year by getting to know each other. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your voice heard, make an impact on our...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
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Field Day

NYS IPM - Christmas Tree Field Day
We will be holding a field day on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm at the Fruit and Vegetable Research Farm, 1097 County Route 4, Geneva, NY 14456 to show off our new tree establishment project – as well as our previous habitat...
  • Cornell Agritech
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Field Day

NYS IPM - Habitat for Beneficial Insects Open House
Habitat for Beneficial Insects Open House - Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm Location: Fruit and Vegetable Research Farm - 1097 County Route 4, Geneva, NY 14456 We are in our 4th year of establishing perennial wildflowers and grasses...
  • Cornell AgriTech
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Webinar

NYS Food Scraps Recycling Law - Opportunities and Challenges for On-Farm Use
The New York State Food Donation and Food Scrap Recycling Act will go into effect on January 1, 2022. This webinar will discuss various ways farms can utilize the potential availability of food waste through animal feed, composting, anaerobic...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
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Garden and Arboretum Hike - SOLD OUT
Experience the beautiful gardens, arboretum, woodland trails, and panoramic views that helped Cornell Botanic Gardens earn its #1 ranking as the most beautiful college arboretum.
  • Plants
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
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Festival

CALS Summer Gathering on the Ag Quad
Join your CALS friends and colleagues for an afternoon of free Cornell Dairy ice cream cups, music and lawn games on the Ag Quad!
Hemp Field Day

Field Day

2021 Cornell Hemp Research Team Field Day
We will be presenting a hybrid event - in person and broadcast live and recorded on zoom to provide updates on Cornell hemp research. This outdoor field event will have two farm locations with multiple presentations with the first location...
  • Cornell Agritech
  • Cornell AgriTech
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Field Day

2021 Aurora Farm Field Day
The 2021 Cornell Field Crops annual field day will be held August 12th highlighting the latest field crops research across CALS and providing an opportunity for in-person exchange of ideas and experiences. This year's program offers a wide...
  • Field Crops
  • Musgrave Research Farm
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Webinar

Verdant Views: Lavender – Culture and Cultivation ENCORE Webinar
Learn about the diverse cultural uses of lavender and the history of lavender cultivation in this special encore presentation of Verdant Views.
  • Plants
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
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Handy Plants: An Herbal History Tour
The Robison Herb Garden has a rich history, as do the over 500 varieties of herbs featured within its walls. View this lush and lively garden through a biocultural lens on an hour-long tour with student Garden Ambassadors Jakara Zellner and Nola...
  • Plants
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
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Webinar

Verdant Views: Lavender – Culture and Cultivation
Learn about the diverse cultural uses of lavender and the history of lavender cultivation in this installment of Verdant Views.
  • Plants
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens