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McArt, Calixto recognized for achievements in science and public policy
Given during the annual CALS Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony, the award recognized McArt and Calixto for conducting, synthesizing and communicating science on neonicotinoid insecticides, which led to the passage of the New York State Birds and...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
2026 Bouchet Scholars

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Ten doctoral candidates were inducted into the Cornell Chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and service in doctoral education.

  • Department of Communication
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
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Field Note

Jessica Waltemyer, New York State small ruminant extension specialist with Cornell PRO-LIVESTOCK, likes to joke that animals rule her life. “Personally and professionally, it’s animals all the time,” she said. “There’s no part of my life that...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-LIVESTOCK
  • Animal Science
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by Angelina Tang ’28 The journey into large animal medicine can be daunting for some, especially if they come from a city background or haven’t had a chance to interact much with large animals. That’s why Katie Krotz ’27 and Sydney Zarb ’27 co...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
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Spotlight

Academic focus: Chemical ecology, chemical evolution, agricultural chemistry Research summary: My research program investigates the functional roles of metabolites in plant–insect–microbe interactions. Integrating metabolomics, molecular biology...
  • Agriculture
  • Entomology
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