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Viruses cross different tissues in insects to infect new hosts

A study in fruit flies advances understanding of the processes and machinery that underlie how insects, such as mosquitoes, spread disease.

  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • Entomology
  • Health + Nutrition
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Field Note

One Health in action: A student summer of conservation in Uganda
The delicate balance between humans and chimpanzees in Uganda's Kasongoire Forest is at risk. As forest land and animal habitats are cleared for commercial sugar cane fields, chimpanzees resort to “crop raiding” in neighboring villages —...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Ecosystems
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News

Decoding the dairy dilemma of heat stress
Dairy cows are feeling the heat. With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate, the dairy industry is facing a $1.5 billion annual loss due to heat stress. Jingyue (Ellie) Duan, assistant professor of animal science, is leading the charge...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Genomics
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Genomics reveals sled dogs’ Siberian lineage

A massive multi-institution genomic survey of the Siberian husky has revealed that sled dogs descended from two distinct lineages of Arctic canids and originated in the northeastern Siberian Arctic generations earlier than previously thought.

  • Genetics
  • Animals
  • Animal Science
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News

Cornell experts to offer solutions at Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC will get a Big Red tint as Cornell researchers suggest carbon solutions for the travel industry, discuss agricultural methane and participate in a nuclear energy conference.

  • Climate Change
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Environment
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Events

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Exhibit

Art of Agriculture
Join Sigma Alpha, professional agricultural sorority, on the Arts Quad to learn more about agriculture! Experience student groups, research labs, and agricultural outreach organizations representing a wide array of opportunities and careers in...
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
  • Animals
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Exhibit

From Nabokov's Net: Nabokov’s contributions to butterfly science & the Cornell University Insect Collection
Join us in Mann Library on March 14 for the opening celebration of our new exhibit, From Nabokov's Net: Nabokov’s contributions to butterfly science & the Cornell University Insect Collection . Produced in collaboration with the Cornell...
  • Entomology
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Seminar

Graduate Field of Animal Science Research Updates
348 Frank Morrison Hall 507 Tower Road Ithaca, NY 14853 Schedule: 9/23: Andres Ortega "Examining the Role of Non-Essential AA for Milk Yield and Energetic Efficiency: Abomasal Infusion of Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids using Energy as...
  • Animals
  • science communication
  • Animal Science
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