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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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Field Nitrogen Balances Improve Dairy Farm Nutrient Management
Relevance Nitrogen is essential for crop production, yet excess application can contribute to nitrogen loss with impact on water and air quality. New York dairy farmers face increasing pressure to improve nutrient use efficiency while...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Flipped chromosomal segments drive natural selection

Research finds that chromosomal inversions – which occur when a chunk of chromosome containing tens to thousands of genes breaks off, flips and reattaches – help certain species maintain genetic differences adapted to various regions.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
Jason A. Hunt speaks at 2026 Northeast Dairy Management Conference

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2026 Northeast Dairy Management Conference
Nearly 350 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the Northeast gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week for two days of collaboration, learning and forward-looking discussions. Hosted by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Popp Scholarship Award winners

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Cornell CALS undergraduates awarded Richard Popp scholarships
Cornell CALS undergraduates Danielle Herrick, Lainey Koval, Lucas Walley and Sophia Woodis received the Richard Popp Scholarship award.
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy