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Panel discusses core curriculum concerns and liberal education

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October 28, 2016

On Oct. 28 Interim President Hunter Rawlings led a faculty panel discussion, My Parents Say I Can't Study That: Helping Students Find Their Intellectual Home in an Era of Parental Skepticism.

Bad mitochondrial DNA may increase risk of autism in kids

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October 28, 2016

Cornell researchers have confirmed a genetic link between mitochondrial DNA, which is passed on from the mother, and some forms of autism spectrum disorder.

Jaak Panksepp lectures on emotions in animals, humans

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October 27, 2016

During his University Lecture, Jaak Panksepp discussed his life work to understand emotions in animals in scientific ways, and apply those findings to humans and treating depression.

Buffalo Farm-to-School has Cornell flavor

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October 27, 2016

Educators from Cornell Cooperative Extension are helping the Buffalo City School District adopt its new farm-to-school program, which encourages students to learn where their food comes from.

Cornell hosts global plant disease experts, shares latest research

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October 27, 2016

Cornell hosted the annual APS Northeastern Division meeting for the first time in 20 years

Produce Safety Alliance leads effort to train growers on new produce safety rules

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October 25, 2016

Cornell is leading a national alliance aimed at improving the safety of fresh produce and helping fruit and vegetable growers meet new regulatory requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Wysocki Wins High-Profile Teaching Award

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October 24, 2016

The American Metrological Society's Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award is given for dedication, commitment to students.

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Researchers, alums receive NIH New Innovator Awards

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October 24, 2016

Two Cornell researchers and two alumni were among 48 scientists nationwide who received $1.5 million awards from the National Institutes of Health.

Cornell Shines with Top AMS awards

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October 24, 2016

Cornell faculty, alumni named winners of 2017 American Meteorological Society awards

Landscape Architecture among best in U.S

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October 24, 2016

Department ranked as one of the top programs, and professor Peter Trowbridge named one of the most admired educators in the country.

Cornell Dairy to launch campus co-op

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October 21, 2016

The Cornell Dairy Cooperative provides a new way to buy ice cream, milk, cheese, yogurt and other dairy products made on campus at wholesale prices.

Chris Bush stands in front of a Cornell Dairy truck

Election 2016: Trump’s ‘puppet,’ ‘nasty woman’ most mocked Tweets during debate

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October 20, 2016

Drew Margolin, a professor of communication at Cornell University who studies human dynamics through social media, isn’t just tracking how the electorate is reacting to candidates in one single moment via Twitter, but how they have been reacting...

CALS faculty member elected fellow of American Physical Society

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October 20, 2016

Mingming Wu, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering, has been elected a fellow by the American Physical Society (APS).

Oct. 24 lecture to probe emotions of humans, animals

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October 20, 2016

An upcoming University Lecture by Jaak Panksepp, professor at Washington State University, will explore the science behind animal and human emotions.

Q&A: How Twitter is key to presidential campaigns in 2016

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October 20, 2016

Communication professor Drew Margolin studies human dynamics through social media and has been tracking how people react to presidential candidates on Twitter.

Coalition taps private sector to help nature pay for itself

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October 20, 2016

Cornell has co-founded a global coalition to help preserve the world's most important ecosystems. The coalition will create new opportunities for private investment in conservation and sustainable development.

Rhodes Symposium will honor emeritus president on his 90th

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October 20, 2016

The Frank H.T. Rhodes Symposium will celebrate the emeritus president's 90th birthday by bringing two noted scholars to discuss his contributions to paleontology and Darwin studies.

Howarth outlines carbon neutrality report options at UA

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October 20, 2016

Robert Howarth spoke to the University Assembly Oct. 18 about the recently released Senior Leaders Climate Action Group report on options and their associated costs for achieving a carbon-neutral campus by 2035.

$1.2M grant to help Cornell eradicate potato pest

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October 19, 2016

A $1.2M state grant announced Oct. 14 will update facilities at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as Cornell ramps up efforts to eradicate the golden nematode, which strikes potato crops.

Soil Health Trailer extends Cornell's reach

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October 19, 2016

The New York Grazinglands Coalition Soil Health Trailer is a rolling lab equipped to demonstrate the value of healthy soil while illustrating the dangers that can lurk both above and beneath.

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