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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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Jason Londo examines a tree impact by extreme weather.

Field Note

Weathering the Shift: Climate Stress in Orchards
As unpredictable weather continues to disrupt growing seasons, associate professor of horticulture Jason Londo is uncovering its deepening impact on apple orchards — from long-term tree decline to subtle changes in fruit finish that influence...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture
Diabetes testing kit

News

Ithaca startup aims to free diabetes patients from daily burden

Persista Bio aims to help the daily life of the 9 million people worldwide suffering from Type 1 diabetes.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Disease
Shelves of wheels of cheese.

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Bird flu persists in raw milk cheese

Raw milk cheese products contained infectious avian influenza virus when made with contaminated raw milk, creating potential health risks for consumers.

  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Disease
The view from Roger Gendron's front porch, in Hamilton Beach, Queens, after Winter Storm Elliot hit in December 2022. Gendron, president of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association, has been working with New York Sea Grant for years to document the frequent flooding in his neighborhood.

News

‘Ground truth’: Flood monitoring tool gives NYS residents a voice

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension