Newly discovered ovulation regulator holds promise for managing infertility

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Semaphorin proteins have been shown to be critical players in the vascular, nervous and immune systems, and in cancer development. Semaphorin 3E (Sema3E) also plays a role in facilitating ovulation in mice, according to a paper published May 20...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Health + Nutrition
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Faculty, staff win 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

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The honor is presented annually, recognizing awardees on campuses across the SUNY system for their commitment to sustaining intellectual vibrancy, advancing the boundaries of knowledge, providing the highest quality of instruction and serving...

  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Neurobiology and Behavior
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Global Development
  • Horticulture
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From trash to treasure: Recycling organic waste supports farmers, climate

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“We don’t think about waste as a resource, but we should,” added Lori Leonard, professor and chair of global development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Our landfills are filling up, and nobody wants a new landfill in their...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Food Science
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
  • Environment
  • Plants
  • Soil
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Cornell Atkinson awards catalyze solutions in food, climate, clean energy

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Atkinson Venture Fund awards have distributed $21.7 million to 223 projects spanning every college on Cornell’s campus over 15 years.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Energy
  • Climate Change
  • Food
  • Global Development
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Cornell-supported startup using real food to support bone health

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The friends launched Seen Nutrition, an Ithaca, NY-based startup, in June 2024 with its flagship calcium chew. The chews, which contain just four real food ingredients, each deliver 500mg of food-based, bioavailable calcium, a key nutrient in...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
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Cornell researchers win Four Bezos Earth Fund Awards

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Four Cornell faculty members have been awarded grants from the Bezos Earth Fund’s inaugural AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature. Among 1,200 global applicants, only 24 were selected – three from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animal Science
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Climate Change
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