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$150M Gift Founds Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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January 28, 2017

Alumnus H. Fisk Johnson and SC Johnson have committed $150 million for the College of Business, which has been renamed the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. It is the largest single gift to the Ithaca campus.

The Johnson Family Legacy at Cornell University

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January 28, 2017

The $150 million gift given by Fisk Johnson and his company to endow the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business marks the latest chapter in a relationship between the Johnson family and Cornell University that extends more than 120 years.

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Momentum from 2016 Economy Will Benefit First Half of 2017

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January 26, 2017

The positive economic momentum from 2016 will benefit the U.S. economy in the first half of 2017, but the country will likely feel the effects of policy changes from President Trump and Congress.

Cornell Receives U.K. Support to Fight Global Wheat Supply Threats

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January 25, 2017

Cornell will receive $10.5 million in aid from the U.K. to help an international consortium of plant breeders, pathologists and surveillance experts fight diseases hindering global food security.

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Extension Hosts New York Fruit and Vegetable Growers

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January 25, 2017

Cornell Cooperative Extension sponsored the 2017 Empire State Producers Expo, Jan. 17-19 in Syracuse, which featured featured Cornell scientists, CCE educators, and experts from across the country.

Crud-Covered Carabid Beetles Are Masters of Disguise

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January 24, 2017

As Cyphocoleus carabid beetles walk through the forests, the varnish-like substance exuded by glands picks up surrounding debris, creating the perfect disguise to blend into its surroundings.

Cornell to Host NY Agriculture Commissioner

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January 24, 2017

The talk from State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball will highlight agricultural topics related to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2017 New York State of the State Address.

Plants' Chemical Messages Keep Pests Moving

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January 24, 2017

Plant chemical defense systems keep pests moving to new plants in dense populations, thereby distributing damage evenly and leaving minimal damage on each plant in a field, a recent study finds.

Pope's Picture Spurs Republicans to Shift Climate Views

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January 24, 2017

After Pope Francis framed climate change as a moral issue in his second encyclical, conservative Republicans shifted and began to agree, according to a new Cornell study.

New Technique IDs Micropollutants in New York Waterways

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January 23, 2017

Cornell engineers hope that clean water runs deep. They have developed a new way to test for more micropollutants in lakes and rivers that vastly outperforms conventional methods.

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Edward Buckler Wins Inaugural NAS Prize in Food, Ag Sciences

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January 23, 2017

The award recognizes the advances agricultural research has made on the global food system and its potential to improve human nutrition.

New Course Teaches Cutting-Edge Food Production

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January 19, 2017

A new course, Hydroponic Food Crop Production and Management, teaches the principles and practices of commercial food crop production in controlled environment agriculture.

Two CALS Faculty Made Fellows in 2017 Public Voices Program

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January 19, 2017

Cornell’s Public Voices Thought Leadership Fellowship Program seeks to increase the public impact of top underrepresented thinkers in the U.S. and to help them contribute to public conversations.

eCornell Program Helps Professional Women Advance

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January 19, 2017

eCornell's new Women in Leadership online certificate program provides women with a highly personalized approach to achieving their leadership goals.

New Host-Microbe Institute Connects Campus Researchers

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January 19, 2017

The institute will initially include faculty from CALS, Arts and Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, and Human Ecology. It will likely expand to Weill Cornell Medicine in New York in the future.

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SIPS Professor Receives Annual Schwartz Award for Life Sciences

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January 18, 2017

Olena Vatamaniuk has received an award from the Schwartz Research Fund for Women in Life Sciences. The annual awards support women life scientists conducting innovative, risk-taking research.

Financial Squall Ahead? Economic Forum Is Jan. 24

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January 18, 2017

Buckle up your economic seat belts: Cornell's Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management will host the annual Agricultural and Food Business Outlook Conference on Jan. 24.

Microbiome Experts to Speak at World Economic Forum

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January 17, 2017

Three Cornell University faculty will present big ideas on microbiome science to a gathering of influential thought leaders at the World Economic Forum Jan. 18 in Davos, Switzerland.

Decoded Microbial Metabolism Explains Biofuel Yield

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January 17, 2017

Cornell professor Ludmilla Aristilde is unraveling how intricate waste biomass converts to biofuels by studying the bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum's sugar-processing complexities.

Technology Sends Project FeederWatch Soaring at 30

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January 12, 2017

The story of Project FeederWatch – a program where members track birds visiting their feeders – provides an example of how technology has helped citizen science grow bigger in unexpected ways.