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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.

We coordinate with the Cornell Office of Media Relations to distribute news releases and tip sheets for reporters and other entities. We also assist journalists who request information or interviews of CALS' personnel.

If you are a member of the media seeking to contact a CALS researcher, staff member or student, please contact us at cals-comm [at] cornell.edu (cals-comm[at]cornell[dot]edu).

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Those most willing to address health disparities tend to be overlooked

Cornell researchers found that by prioritizing the perspectives of white Americans instead of those from underrepresented groups, studies of pandemic disparities likely missed important insights from those most affected by COVID-19.

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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CROPPS hackathon ushers in new era of plant communication

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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North American bird populations suffering severe decline

North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where they should be thriving, according to new Cornell research.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment
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Bringing the Farm of the Future to life
Research and development of new agricultural technology takes time. Prototypes of devices such as biosensors for tracking livestock health and soil moisture sensors for crop fields require multiple iterations of testing, validation and redesign...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture