Summer of learning fuels CALS interns at Cornell Plantations

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Cornellians know there are 161 essential aspects to the Cornell experience. If Josiah McCarthy ‘17 had his way, he would add one more: make a visit to Cornell Plantations. McCarthy, a Plant Sciences major with a concentration in Systematics and...

Minglin Ma named a top Young Innovator

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Minglin Ma, assistant professor of biological and environmental engineering, was recently named a Young Innovator award winner by Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. Ma was one of only ten researchers from across the country to receive the...

Cornell plant disease clinic identifies new case of oak wilt

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Earlier this year, the Cornell University Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (CU-PDDC) used a new rapid test they developed to identify a small number of oak trees with oak wilt disease on Long Island, in the town on Central Islip. This is a...

Chad Brown ‘00 leading the race for Saratoga training title

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Coming down the final stretch, CALS alumnus Chad Brown ’00 has a commanding lead as the top trainer in the prestigious Saratoga Race Course season. Horses trained by Brown, an animal science alumnus, have claimed 26 victories so far this summer...

Vortex rings may aid cell delivery, cell-free protein production

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Add vortex ring freezing to that long list of “accidents.” Duo An, a doctoral student in the labs of both professor Dan Luo and assistant professor Minglin Ma, in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, was an undergraduate...

New minor focuses on food systems’ equity, sustainability

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Starting this fall, students can choose a new minor in Community Food Systems, a multidisciplinary minor that explores the agricultural, ecological and ethical dimensions of food systems. The minor also includes a supervised practicum with a...

Bacteria’s own genome becomes food safety tool

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The food industry has a new tool for identifying specific isolates behind foodborne illness that utilizes the bacteria’s own genomes, reports Cornell food scientists in the journal BMC Genomics, Aug. 8. “Examining the whole genome of the B...

National association recognizes Dyson extension educators

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Two extension educators from the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management were honored in July at the annual meeting of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. Bobbie Severson, extension associate and program leader for...

Chopped Junior winner Cassidy Tryon visits CALS

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Cassidy Tryon, a 12 year-old Horseheads native and winner on the popular television show Chopped Junior, stopped by CALS on Aug. 8 to learn more about the fascinating science behind food. The young chef started off her tour with food science...

Hackathon breeds momentum for plant breeding software

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Sometimes the only way to get something done is to get everyone in a room and hack out a solution – a “hackathon”, especially when “everyone” is an international group of programmers from plant breeding centers working to create a single...

Two specialty crop projects receive over $6M in USDA grants

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Cornell University researchers are working on speeding up development, evaluation and adoption of new apple rootstocks and building a $100 million East Coast broccoli industry through new cultivars. These are two Cornell-led projects that...

Smart, Bogdanove earn awards for plant disease research

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A pair of CALS plant disease experts earned honors from the American Phytopathological Society (APS) for their leadership and contributions to the field of plant pathology. Adam Bogdanove and Christine Smart, both of the Plant Pathology and...

Warbler genomes look to be 99.97 percent alike

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Blue-winged warbler populations have declined 66 percent since 1968, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. The two species are known to frequently interbreed where they co-occur, and scientists have been concerned that the more...

Farm-to-table on a city roof

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The skyline view from Brooklyn Grange’s rooftop is delectable, but fresh organic produce from the organization’s one-acre rooftop Flagship Farm is even more delicious. Director David Lodge and ACSF faculty fellows joined with the College of...

Geneva scholars experience a summer of Cornell science

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Growing up in Puerto Rico meant Sofia González Martinez never saw apple orchards dotting the landscape. The thought of studying apples as an academic pursuit seemed like a remote possibility for a young student with a love of all plants. That...