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Symposium honors food prize winners, biofortification work

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October 17, 2016

The World Food Prize this week recognized the growing role biofortification plays in global health by naming four laureates for making staple foods more nutritious. On Oct. 21, Cornell will celebrate two of those laureates with deep ties to the...

Insectapalooza explores wild world of bugs Oct. 22

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October 17, 2016

Insectapalooza, a celebration of bizarre, bad and beneficial bugs, will be held at Comstock Hall on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Grant to help dairy farms avoid setbacks from extreme weather

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October 17, 2016

Organic dairy farmers in the Northeast have taken a beating over the last several years due to extreme weather, but a new grant will support a project that aims at solutions.

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Exhibition, talk, film explore a sea of glass

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October 17, 2016

A three-part exhibition examining the art and legacy of the Blaschka glass marine animal collection will open at Mann Library Oct. 27, launched with a talk by Drew Harvell on her new book at 4 p.m.

Symposium celebrates World Food Prize winners, biofortification experts

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October 14, 2016

On Oct. 21, Cornell will celebrate two of this year's World Food Prize laureates while showcasing Cornell scientists at the forefront of a movement to increase the density of vitamins and minerals in crops

Programs empower women farmers around the world

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October 14, 2016

International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences run several initiatives around the world to improve food security and eradicate rural poverty.

Cascadilla Gorge trail closes temporarily

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October 13, 2016

A drainage issue created unsafe conditions on part of the Cascadilla Gorge trail, necessitating its temporary closure between Treman Triangle at Linn Street and College Avenue.

Faculty Senate votes for Cornell Botanic Gardens naming

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October 13, 2016

The Cornell faculty Senate on Oct. 12 passed a resolution encouraging the board of trustees to approve Cornell Botanic Gardens as the new name of Cornell Plantations.

Study: Decline in forest diversity could cost billions per year

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October 13, 2016

A new study in Science reveals that biodiversity in forests promotes productivity. When the number of tree species increases, so does the amount of timber that can be harvested, so the gains from conservation far exceed the costs.

Witness Project art installations reflect on police violence

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October 13, 2016

Witness Project art installations on sites across campus are featuring representations of and responses to police violence, including photographs from the Black Lives Matter movement.

Cornell helps farm get veterans job-training approval

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October 13, 2016

The Cornell Small Farms Program Farm Ops initiative helped Kreher's Poultry Farm in Clarence, New York, receive approval as the state's first on-the-job training program for military veterans to become farmers.

Economist, partners clinch USAID award for drought insurance

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October 12, 2016

Development economist Chris Barrett and his research partners won an award from USAID for their innovative livestock insurance research. The insurance saves nomadic herders from falling into poverty during times of drought.

Phenomena at rural-urban interface topic of conference

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October 11, 2016

At the New Rural-Urban Interface held Sept. 29-30, social scientists from Cornell and elsewhere gathered to discuss the cultural, demographic, economic and political dimensions of the changing landscape.

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Election 2016: ‘Locker Room Talk’ All The Talk on Twitter

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October 10, 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’ McCabe named president of national dairy student group

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October 10, 2016

The animal science major will serve as president of the American Dairy Science Association's Student Affiliate Division.

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Bigger than ever, Cornell corpse flower poised to bloom

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October 10, 2016

One of Cornell’s famous corpse flowers is getting ready once again to unfurl its fetid bloom.

Study: high crop variability can reduce pest presence

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October 9, 2016

A study by a former Cornell postdoctoral student found that certain insects fare worse in fields with varied plant species rather than those planted with a single crop.

Student discovers extinct plague locust specimens

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October 6, 2016

Brandon Woo '19 uncovered three Rocky Mountain locusts in the Cornell University Insect Collection; the locusts wreaked agricultural havoc 150 years ago.

Color-changing squash reveals ripeness

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October 6, 2016

Michael Mazourek, assistant professor in plant breeding and genetics, bred honeynut squash that blooms green and slowly turns orange when ripe.

Election 2016: Republicans Positive on Pence, Not Trump

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October 5, 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...