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COMM Updates - 10/22/2026
Conferences Graduate student Nishat Tasnim presented “The Condolence Clause: The Boundaries of Accountability after the San Diego Mosque Shooting” at the conference Confronting the Rising Tide: Islamophobia, White Nationalism, and the Global...
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Field Note

The right nutrition can boost dairy cow productivity, farm sustainability
Ananda Portela Fontoura PhD’22 is a postdoctoral associate working in the lab of Michael Van Amburgh , professor of dairy nutrition. Ananda’s research focuses on maintaining or enhancing dairy cow performance through optimizing nutrient use...
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
Shabana Mahdis ’29 carrying produce

Field Note

Shabana Mahdis ’29: Cultivating confidence and community at Dilmun Hill
As a first-generation global development major from Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Shabana Mahdis ’29 is interested in the ways agriculture connects with communities, sustainability, resources and development. She shares her summer experience working...
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development Section
  • Dilmun Hill Student Farm
Elisha Frye with a calf

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Virus that sickens cows, kills deer, still rare in NYS – for now
An insect-driven disease that causes high mortality in white-tailed deer, and mimics the symptoms of foot and mouth disease in cattle, is still rare in New York state, but the warming climate may increase its future spread. In research published...
  • Dairy
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Animals
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Field Note

Strategizing for soybeans: The role of headlands in yield
Headlands are the areas bordering a field. Compared to the rest of the field, headlands are more exposed to wildlife, pests, disease, nutrient loss to weeds, and the elements. They are also at a higher risk for compaction because equipment...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Digital Agriculture