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Towering ‘Double Allium’ installed at Botanic Gardens

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June 12, 2019

A towering new sculpture welcomes visitors to the Cornell Botanic Gardens: Double Allium, crafted of metal and glass, stands 12 feet tall and sits along the walkway to the Nevin Welcome Center.

Scientists discover key plant virus-insect virus interaction

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June 11, 2019

Researchers in Michelle Heck’s lab at the Boyce Thompson Institute are working to better understand how plant viruses interact with aphids on a molecular level, which could lead to better pest-control methods.

Grant writing course for female faculty tackles funding gap

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June 11, 2019

To address a funding imbalance, the Cornell Women’s Grant Fellows Workshop aims to familiarize female assistant professors with the landscape of federal funders, program officers and grant applications, and to teach tips for writing a winning proposal.

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Cornell funds projects in NYC visioning initiative

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June 6, 2019

Four new faculty projects have been selected to receive funding for collaborative, cross-disciplinary opportunities for learning and research in New York City.

CALS youth development program supports NYS dairy industry

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June 6, 2019

June is National Dairy Month, and Cornell PRO-DAIRY's Junior DAIRY LEADER program has built enthusiasm for the industry for 20 years through personal and professional leadership development.

Eighteen receive Engaged Graduate Student Grants

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June 5, 2019

Eighteen Cornell doctoral students from 13 fields of study have received 2019-20 Engaged Graduate Student Grants to support community-engaged research relevant to their dissertations.

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Cornell improves global access to potato breeding material

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June 5, 2019

Cornell plant breeders and geneticists, who’ve played a significant role in the improvement of the potato, are expanding their efforts as they make more wild potato seeds available to breeders around the world.

Alum who sounded climate change alarm featured at Reunion

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June 3, 2019

Rafe Pomerance ’68, who played an early, pivotal role in raising awareness about the threat of climate change, will participate in a June 8 Reunion panel, “Challenges and Opportunities for Reducing Climate Risks.”

Cornell to administer Grow-NY contest for food, ag startups

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May 31, 2019

Grow-NY, announced May 31 by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will be one of the largest food and agriculture business competitions in the nation, supporting innovative startups in food production and agriculture.

Atkinson Academic Venture Fund awards $1.3M to 10 projects

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May 31, 2019

The Atkinson Center is awarding more than $1.3 million in seed grants to support roughly a dozen interdisciplinary research collaborations at Cornell that address key sustainability challenges.

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CALS program educates onion farmers to fight pests, cut chemical sprays

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May 30, 2019

“The biggest factor for onion farmers is preserving effectiveness,” said Brian Mortellaro ’95, who farms more than 200 acres in Elba, New York. “You can lose hundreds and hundreds of dollars an acre if thrips get out of control.” Growing onions...

Cornell AgriTech
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Department of Entomology
Vegetables
Crops
Entomology

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CALS program educates New York onion farmers to fight pests, cut chemical sprays

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May 30, 2019

A common onion pest was wreaking havoc on New York state onion crops, but Brian Nault of Cornell AgriTech developed a science-based strategy that has decreased pesticide use and improved onion quality.

Art-science collaboration spotlights pollinator health

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May 29, 2019

The Mann Library exhibit, “PolliNation: Artists and Scientists Crossing Borders to Explore the Value of Pollinator Health,” bring the serious issue of insect decline to the university community.

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Entomology
Pollinators
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Environment

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Art-science collaboration spotlights pollinator health

Book reveals wild honeybees’ biology, with insights for beekeepers

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May 29, 2019

Arnot Teaching and Research Forest
Neurobiology and Behavior
Entomology
Pollinators

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Book reveals wild honeybees’ biology, with insights for beekeepers

Student Profile: Matt Boucher

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May 29, 2019

Matt Boucher is a doctoral student in the field of entomology researching the role that flies have in the overall health of apple orchard ecosystems.

Heat, not drought, will drive lower crop yields, researchers say

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May 28, 2019

New research from Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Toby Ault and Carlos Carrillo in Environmental Research Letters looks at how heat stress remains the primary climatic driver of lower future agriculture yields under climate change.

Smiles, sunshine, sweets and song punctuate Commencement

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May 26, 2019

As students began to line up for Cornell’s 2019 Commencement May 26, the morning skies that threatened rain gave way to rays of sunshine wriggling between the clouds. Families noshed on bagels, cream cheese and coffee in Collegetown before...

Winter could pose solar farm ‘ramping’ snag for power grid

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May 25, 2019

While solar farms help summer electricity demand, Cornell engineers caution that upstate winters could prompt “ramping” – bursts of sudden increases or decreases in electricity demand.

VP Opperman: Staff graduates met their challenges with ‘gusto’

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May 23, 2019

Thirty-three university staff members were recognized for earning academic degrees at the 23rd annual Staff Graduate Reception, May 20 in the Hall of Fame Room in Friends Hall.

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Cornell to host national Science Olympiad

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May 23, 2019

About 2,000 middle and high school students will show their science and engineering acumen at the 35th annual Science Olympiad National Tournament, May 31-June 1 at Cornell.