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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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Yuqing Chen, a doctoral student and the study’s first author, searches for and counts baby oysters attached to shells in trays in Yonkers, New York.

News

Farmed oysters may boost New York’s dwindling wild populations

A new study offers genetic evidence and proof that farmed eastern oysters are adding to and breeding with wild eastern oyster populations in the western and central Long Island Sound.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Biodiversity
A person stands before a group, infront of a raised garden bed, with green houses in the background.

Report

Resilient Gardens Expands Hands-On Food Gardening Education Across New York
Relevance Many New York State residents want to grow their own food but face barriers, including limited gardening knowledge, a need for hands-on training, and disconnection from local resources and support. The Seed to Supper program is carried...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Luke Stevens ’29

Spotlight

Chobani scholar: Luke Stevens ’29
Major: Food science Hometown: Glens Falls, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? Growing up in upstate New York, I was constantly surrounded by a thriving dairy industry. While I initially planned to pursue a traditional engineering degree...
  • Food Science
  • Food
Tristin Secor ’29

Spotlight

Chobani scholar: Tristin Secor ’29
Major: Food science Hometown: North Creek, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? Cornell CALS has a well-known and respected food science program and is a good distance from my hometown. Looking back over your freshman year at CALS, which...
  • Food Science
  • Food