CALS Sweethearts Fund Graduate Students in Plant Science

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Mark Sellew ’78 and Lisa Preger Sellew ’79, MBA ’82, have established the Sellew Family Excellence-in-Mentoring Graduate Fellowship to support scholars and mentors in the School of Integrative Plant Science.

Q&A on Environmental Justice with Rosa Méndez ’05

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The new director of the Office of Environmental Justice with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shares her perspective on the job ahead and why environmental justice should matter to everyone.

Exploration for Conservation with Phil Torres '07

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With a passion for entomology and the grit for muddy, tropical adventures, Phil Torres ’07 puts the focus on wildlife conservation as a TV host, science reporter, educator, and photographer.
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Trailblazer Gives Back Through Food Science Scholarship

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Liz Westring, Ph.D. ’82, vice president for global quality and regulatory operations at General Mills, and her husband, Christopher Pike, have established a scholarship for undergraduate food science majors.
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Extension Helps North Country Grow Grapes, Wine Community

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Cornell Cooperative Extension offers northern New York wineries a helping hand with the agriculture, viticulture, and commercial challenges of growing grapes in a rugged climate.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Beverages
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Survey Details Impact of 2016 Drought on New York Farming

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A survey of more than 200 New York farmers late last summer found that more than 70 percent of unirrigated, rain-fed field crops and pasture acreage had losses between 30 and 90 percent, said a new Cornell report.
  • Field Crops

Science Shorts

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An app to identify birds, microalgae for fuel and food security, and chemical messages that keep insect pests on the move.
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