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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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‘Galaxy’ of grape tomatoes shines with three new varieties

Three varieties join the “Galaxy Suite” of grape tomatoes, a snack-sized Cornell-bred medley.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology Receives Multiple Awards for its Visitor Center

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's recently renovated Visitor Center received two awards from the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) and a Gold in exhibit and print from Graphis Awards. These prestigious awards honor installations that...

  • Lab of Ornithology
Unicorn kale

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With near-mythical look and taste, unicorn kale hits the market

The "it" vegetable just got a glow-up, fulfilling consumers' desires for quirky and aesthetically pleasing foods.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture
A researcher form the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation collects specimens for Oak Wilt assessment in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

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CCE’s Game of Logging helps communities step up storm response
Violent storms can leave trees tangled in power lines, blocking roads and trails. Getting downed trees cleared quickly is crucial to helping New York state communities recover. Nowhere is this more important than in the Adirondacks, where...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension