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Maple sap is boiled down at Cornell’s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest in Van Etten, New York.

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Sap chiller to improve quality of life for maple producers

A new low-cost, do-it-yourself method allows maple syrup producers to cool and hold sap before boiling, giving greater flexibility and preventing all-nighters.

  • Arnot Teaching and Research Forest
  • Uihlein Research Forest
  • Food
Illustration of chromosomes

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Flipped chromosomal segments drive natural selection

Research finds that chromosomal inversions – which occur when a chunk of chromosome containing tens to thousands of genes breaks off, flips and reattaches – help certain species maintain genetic differences adapted to various regions.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
Jason A. Hunt speaks at 2026 Northeast Dairy Management Conference

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2026 Northeast Dairy Management Conference
Nearly 350 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the Northeast gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week for two days of collaboration, learning and forward-looking discussions. Hosted by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Popp Scholarship Award winners

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Cornell CALS undergraduates awarded Richard Popp scholarships
Cornell CALS undergraduates Danielle Herrick, Lainey Koval, Lucas Walley and Sophia Woodis received the Richard Popp Scholarship award.
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
6 individuals stand and smile in front of Cornell CALS poster

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COMM Updates - 3/4/2026
March 4, 2026 Events Join us for COMMColloquium Monday, March 23, 2026, 3:00 pm, in 102 Mann Library Building with graduate student Bya Rodrigues (title TBD). The colloquium is followed by a reception located in The Hub of the Department of...

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