Around the quad
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Learn about an expanded major, a broadened diversity program and new campus leadership in this round-up of news from the year.
Cassava experts gather to champion ‘orphan crop’
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Cassava hasn't received the scientific attention of cash crops such as wheat, but the seventh annual meeting of NextGen Cassava hopes to draw attention to the sub-Saharan Africa dietary staple.
Mahowald to lead conference on atmospheric CO2 removal
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Climate change expert Natalie Mahowald will deliver the keynote address on removing atmospheric carbon at the 2019 Polson Institute Future of Development symposium.
Upstream, downstream
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Millions of times each day, New Yorkers turn on the faucet, relying on water supplied from about 125 miles away in the Catskill Mountains. Cornell CALS expertise keeps the award-winning water pristine.
Q&A with Neil Lewis Jr.
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His research aims to understand processes underlying social disparities in order to develop policies to address them.
Cornell AgriTech grows legacy of innovation
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Name change underscores the value Cornell AgriTech brings to the people, environment and economy of the state and beyond.
Mapping the lipid universe of cows
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Insulin resistance research provides clues that could inform care of cows and humans alike.
Adaptation
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Understanding how plants evolved in the past is opening insights into how they might adapt in the future—especially under the existential threat of global climate change.
A recipe for success
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Now in its 30th year, our Cornell Food Venture Center helps bring about 2,000 products to market each year, aiding startups and established companies alike.
Active learning energizes classrooms
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Active learning teaching techniques are increasingly being used in classrooms across CALS as faculty revamp courses to emphasize creative and innovative thinking.
Urban expansion
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From the rooftops of New York City to inner-city Buffalo, urban farms are sprouting across the Empire State with help from Cornell.
Determined beauty
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Daily life can sometimes feel mundane. For these alumni, beauty inspires what they do and how they live.
February 2019 CALS Web Rethink Project Update
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An update on upcoming Primacy visits for design, content and user experience testing; proposed CALS website rollout and web accessibility.
Then and Now
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We invited current and former students to discuss their CALS educations, the state of agriculture and how digital technologies are changing all of our lives.
Leonard Topoleski, vegetable crop expert, dies at 83
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Leonard D. Topoleski, professor emeritus of vegetable crops and horticulture, died Feb. 8 in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
Atkinson Center postdoc fellows address global sustainability
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The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future is welcoming five new postdoctoral fellows, who will study global food systems, health and energy transitions.
My Cornell story: Christian Yunker '02
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CY Farms is incorporating digital technologies and Cornell expertise to tackle weather extremes.
LEAD NY develops leaders in state’s ag community
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LEAD NY, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, helps professionals in the food, agricultural and natural resource industries develop critical leadership skills.
Larissa Osterbaan: unraveling the genetic mysteries of grapevine disease
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Research into the genetic background of a grapevine virus is opening new insights into disease threats across the wine and grape industry.
New grant program funds novel conservation collaborations
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The Atkinson Center is partnering with The Nature Conservancy on three funded research projects, related to climate change, renewable energy and wildlife management.