COMM Updates - 2/13/2025

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Conferences Graduate student Julia Goolsby et al. presented “Cross-Park RAD Project: Insights for Responding to Ecological Transformation in the National Park Service” at the National Park Service North Coast & Cascades Science Days. This...
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Summer farm internships offer learning and growth

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Sarah Flanagan ’26 has known since high school that she wanted a career in agriculture to help reduce global food insecurity. An agricultural sciences major, Flanagan has taken impactful classes in plant genetics, soil science and many other...
  • Campus Area Farms
  • Cornell Orchards
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm
  • Long Island Research & Extension Center
  • Musgrave Research Farm
  • Willsboro Research Farm
  • Animal Science
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
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Frequently asked questions about bird flu in New York state

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CCE educators and specialists can reach out to Amy Barkley, livestock and beginning farm specialist with the SWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program at ( amb544 [at] cornell.edu) or (716) 640-0844 for more information and/or to suggest...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animals
  • Food
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Cornell grads focused on fueling women launching new plant-based protein

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Levelle founders Linda Alvarez, MD, and Stephanie Schrauth — both MBA '21 — are releasing a pair of plant-based protein powders formulated with the micro- and macronutrients women need through the different stages of their menstrual cycle...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
Two bags that say "Plant-based protein" and "boom chocolata" next to a glass of chocolate milk.

COMM Updates - 2/5/2025

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Events On February 6, the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures (RJEF) will present a faculty panel, “The Purpose and Practice of Care: Sustaining Resilience to Preserve and Transform Communities,” the opening event in their Black...
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Retired NYSIPM Associate Director Recognized by NEIPM Center

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Capping an impressive 30-year career with Cornell University’s New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYSIPM), Abby Seaman has received the 2025 Outstanding Achievements in Integrated Pest Management Award from the Northeastern IPM...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
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NYSIPM expands statewide expertise for grape growers

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According to the New York Wine and Grape Foundation’s 2024 New York Vineyard Report, New York is the nation’s third-largest wine producer and a key contributor of table grapes, with more than 134 varieties grown on nearly 16,000 acres across the...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
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Operations Managers Conference: Empowering managers on dairy farms

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Over 200 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the country gathered in East Syracuse, NY on January 28 and 29 for two full days of education and networking at the biennial dairy conference. The event, a collaboration between...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Dairy
  • Crops
  • Soil
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