Cornell, Medstrada announce partnership
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Cornell CALS and venture capital firm Medstrada announced Sept. 4 that they have partnered to support startup companies in New York focused on innovation in food and nutrition technology.
Life of Carl F. Gortzig to be celebrated Sept. 23
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A memorial celebration of the life of Carl F. Gortzig '52 will be held Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center of Cornell Botanic Gardens.
Christa Glazier ’01 receives Cornell NY Hometown Alumni Award
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Christa Glazier ’01 was presented with the second Cornell New York State Hometown Alumni Award in Syracuse Aug. 28.
Atkinson Center offers leadership program for real-world impact
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The Atkinson Sustainability Leadership Program will help postdoctoral researchers and graduate students translate ideas from the academy into real-world impact.
Groundwater loss prompts more California land sinking
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Despite higher-than-normal amounts of rain in early 2017, the large agricultural and metropolitan communities that rely on groundwater in central California experienced only a short respite from an ongoing drought.
Faulty ‘eat-me’ signal may trigger neurodegeneration
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The nervous system maintains itself via phagocytes that clear out dead neuronal material, but faulty signals may actually cause healthy neurites to be destroyed, causing neurodegeneration.
EnoCert program spurs winery operation expertise
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Cornell faculty taught a series of certification classes with an emphasis on expanding practical knowledge of vineyard and winery operations.
Tree swallow study: Brief stressors have long-term effects
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Two recent studies on tree swallows use an innovative study design to uncover long-term consequences of brief but major stressful events.
AI speeds effort to protect endangered elephants
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Artificial intelligence is helping Cornell's Elephant Listening Project learn critical information about forest elephants faster, to better protect the endangered animals from poachers and other threats.
August 2018 CALS Web Rethink Project Update
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An update on the CALS website survey results, upcoming open houses and announcing a new workflow for the CALS Web Team.
Meet our new brewing expert
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On Aug. 20, Kaylyn Kirkpatrick joined the Department of Food Science as the brewing extension associate. The new position will help brewers across New York get the most out of their products.
New course trains veterinary students to protect pollinators
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Cornell faculty members are offering the first honeybee health course at Cornell for veterinary student; the bees are important for New York’s agricultural economy.
International leaders in science, agriculture, justice arrive Aug. 27
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A new cohort arrives on campus Aug. 27 for the 2018 Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows Program.
Cross-college program in Environment and Sustainability launches
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Starting this fall, the Environmental and Sustainability Sciences major will become available to CALS and College of Arts and Sciences students.
Microscopic beads help harvest heparin
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Cornell scientists have created microscopic beads that efficiently recover heparin, an ingredient used as a pharmaceutical blood thinner, from agricultural animals.
3D growth allowed plants to move from water to land
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An international team of researchers has uncovered the genetic underpinnings that allowed for 3D growth in land plants.
Golf turf expert wins posthumous award for NY impact
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Bob Portmess, MPS ’08, who died in 2016 at age 60, earned a posthumous Excellence in IPM Award from New York State Integrated Pest Management Aug. 10.
American literature scholar kicks off Botanic Gardens’ lecture series Aug. 29
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Cornell historian George Hutchinson will deliver the 2018 William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.
President Pollack touts agricultural innovation at Cornell AgriTech
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President Martha E. Pollack toured Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, Aug. 13.
Intergroup Dialogue Project broadens students’ worlds
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Intergroup Dialogue Project has become one of the main programs on campus to offer peer-facilitated courses and workshops on communication and collaboration across social, cultural and power differences.
