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The Office of Marketing and Communications services CALS faculty, staff and students by providing news and feature coverage of research, teaching and extension and outreach news. We write and edit a wide variety of content for the Cornell Chronicle as well as our college-wide publications, websites and social media platforms.

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Cornell-supported buckwheat milk makes ‘Shark Tank’ debut
BAM, a plant-based milk crafted from buckwheat and nurtured with Cornell Food Venture Center support, was in the spotlight on ABC’s “Shark Tank” March 21, when entrepreneur Paige Hansen pitched her pandemic-born creation to potential investors...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
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Uncovering the value of manure: Sustainable farming in the NYC watershed
The Value of Manure project aims to help farmers understand the value of cow manure and use it as efficiently as they can, reducing reliance on nitrogen (N) based synthetic fertilizers. Jointly funded by the New York Farm Viability Institute...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Environment
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Three FFAR students visit Congress

Three doctoral students supported by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellowship Program visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for agricultural science and learn about policymaking.

  • Animal Science
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Research associate Wayne Anderson loads bee samples into a liquid chromatography mass spectrometer for analysis in the lab of Scott McArt in Comstock Hall.

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Cornell to help pinpoint cause of massive honeybee die-offs

Cornell bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honeybee losses this winter.

  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
  • Pollinators
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Fruit pest employs strategy to survive winter
New research from Cornell AgriTech is shedding light on how a tiny fruit fly from Southeast Asia is able to survive New York’s freezing winters. Drosophila suzukii was first found in New York about a decade ago. The fruit fly (more accurately...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Entomology