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$8.7M to vector-borne disease center funds training, evaluation

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Participants in the 2019 Vector Biology Boot Camp in Armonk, New York, learn how to collect ticks from the environment using tick drags. Photo by Lindsay Baxter.
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By Krishna Ramanujan
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  • Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases
  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
  • Disease
The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, led by Cornell, has received a five-year, $8.7 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to train and educate vector-borne disease professionals.  

The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, led by Cornell, has received a five-year, $8.7 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to train and educate vector-borne disease professionals.  

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There may be 3 times as many insect species than previously thought

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 to 14 million more species than people thought, with few of them discovered.

  • Entomology
  • Biodiversity
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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
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