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Fern’s sequenced genome holds environmental promise

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July 3, 2018

A tiny fern may provide global impact for sinking atmospheric carbon dioxide and fixing nitrogen in agriculture, as its genome was sequenced by a Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell scientist.

Summer Scoop a signal to stop and savor the moment

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July 3, 2018

About 400 staff, students and faculty took time June 28 to enjoy some of Cornell's most popular ice cream flavors at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' annual Summer Scoop.

Workers scoop and hand ice cream to students

$900K USDA grant will further study of food physics and manufacturing

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July 3, 2018

Ashim Datta, professor in Biological and Environmental Engineering, has secured a $905,000 grant from the USDA to deepen his study of the physics of food processing.

Scientists sic samurai wasps on stink bugs

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July 2, 2018

Cornell researchers have released samurai wasps on 24 farms throughout New York to test how well they control brown marmorated stink bugs, an agricultural and household pest.

New tech may revolutionize NY wastewater treatment

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June 29, 2018

Biological Energy, a company based in Ithaca, has developed technology that has the potential to revolutionize wastewater treatment.

Sustainable economic strategies spur engaged research interest

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June 29, 2018

Erie County officials shared initiatives focused on sustainability and economic growth, quality of life and building strong communities with faculty at a recent roundtable.

Food scientists turn cheddar orange in a green whey

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June 28, 2018

Cornell food scientists have found a direct infusion process to give cheddar cheese its consumer-pleasing orange color, without affecting the whey.

Everest climb a message for female equality

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June 28, 2018

As dawn approached over the icy caps of the Himalayas on May 16, Deeya Bajaj ’16 made her final, exhausting push to fulfill a lifelong journey: ascending the summit of Mount Everest.

Giant map gives ‘foots-on’ education about NY geography

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June 27, 2018

Cornell Cooperative Extension is leading teacher workshops on how to use a giant traveling map that can give students a novel way to learn about New York state geography.

Dairy farmer Nate Chittenden receives first Hometown Alumni Award

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June 27, 2018

To see why Nate Chittenden ’00 was the perfect choice to receive the inaugural Cornell University Hometown Alumni Award, you had to look no further than the beaming community of family, neighbors and friends who came to honor him June 23 in Stuyvesant, New York.

Nate Chittenden with his daughter at table

Mobile consulate services aid NY farmworkers

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June 26, 2018

The Cornell Farmworker Program helped more than 400 Guatemalans from across the state receive services from the Guatemalan mobile consulate.

Cornell fruit expert named a top young researcher

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June 26, 2018

Poliana Francescatto was recognized as a next generation leader for work developing new, efficient and profitable strategies for New York state tree fruit growers.

Poliana Francescatto stands in a orchard

Alex Kresovich ’08 co-produces new Panic! at the Disco single

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June 20, 2018

The band Panic! at the Disco on June 22 released a new single co-produced by Alex Kresovich ’08 titled “King of the Clouds.”

‘Collaboratory’ shares ideas on food, healing, justice

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June 15, 2018

The Ecological Learning Collaboratory brought people from Africa, South Asia and North America to interact with Cornell faculty.

Members of the collaboratory dance in a circle

Grape vine management work nets Cornell doctoral student three awards

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June 15, 2018

Doctoral student Anne Kearney earned a trio of awards for research into a vineyard technique to control vine growth and improve grape composition. Photo by Chris Kitchen.

Center for Conservation Social Sciences explores human role in nature

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June 15, 2018

The re-named and re-envisioned Center for Conservation Social Sciences conducts innovative research into how people interrelate with nature.

Fetal T cells are first responders to infection in adults

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June 14, 2018

For the first time, Cornell researchers have discovered there is a division of labor among immune cells that fight invading pathogens in the body.

Future of right whales depends on adaptive conservation policies

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June 14, 2018

Humanity may forfeit the chance to save North Atlantic right whales from extinction if conservation policies are not drawn up and implemented fast, says a new Cornell study in Oceanography.

Dairy

Carl Gortzig, professor of floriculture, dies at 87

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June 11, 2018

Carl Gortzig, professor emeritus and chair of the former Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, died June 2 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home in Ithaca at age 87.

Opening pyrolysis kiln offers waste-to-reward reality

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June 11, 2018

Waste could soon become a precious gem as Cornell’s new pyrolysis kiln – the largest of its kind at a U.S. university – opened May 24.