Moonshadow joins ‘galaxy’ of colorful tomatoes

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Moonshadow, a new variety of grape tomato, is a high-flavor, traditionally bred tomato derived from crosses with heirloom varieties. It’s aimed at organic growers, small farms and home gardeners.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Food
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Horticulture
Phillip Griffiths stands outside a greenhouse with his Galaxy Suite of grape tomatoes.

Climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan joins Cornell

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Climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan, who first discovered in the 1970s the climate-altering impacts of certain carbon chemicals in the atmosphere and who has been a driving force to enact policies to curb global warming for four decades, is joining Cornell’s Department of Global Development.
  • Global Development Section
  • Climate Change
  • Global Development
Ram Ramanathan on a pier

Retirees in Global Development leave unforgettable impact

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Cally Arthur, Sue Barry, Diane Munn and Denise Percey each retired in fall 2021 after decades of dedicated careers in service to Cornell students, faculty and projects.
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development

Top flowers emerge from Cornell trials

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Cornell researchers have published the 2021 results of their annual flowr and foliage plant trials, which they've conducted since 2014 and outside the Cornell Botanic Gardens' Nevin Welcome Center since 2019. Visit the annual trials program...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Plants
trial bed outside Nevin Center

Wild blue wonder: X-ray beam explores food color protein

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In food products, the natural blues tend to be moody. A fun food colorant with a scientific name – phycocyanin – provides a vivid blue pigment that food companies crave, but it can be unstable when placed in soft drinks and sport beverages, and then lose its hues under fluorescent light on grocery shelves.
  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Plants
A bag of blue powder.

Online dairy programs advance accessibility and international engagement

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PRO-DAIRY recently expanded its offerings, launching a series of online courses for students across the country and around the world. Rob Lynch, DVM, dairy herd health and management specialist, and Kathy Barrett, senior extension associate in the Department of Animal Science, direct this well-received program and speak to its success.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Holstein feed management

Art and exhibits illustrate hope for climate resilience

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Art, sculpture, photos, and prints bring research on climate adaptation and resiliency to life at Cornell Botanic Gardens' Nevin Welcome Center. The exhibits illustrate the value and impact of a collaborative project with faculty and indigenous farmers, fishers, herders, hunters, and orchardists across the globe.
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
  • Environment
  • Climate Change
The kinetic installation of hanging sculptures

New tool predicts where coronavirus binds to human proteins

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A computational tool will greatly benefit our understanding of the SARS-COV-2 virus and the development of drugs that block sites where the virus binds with human proteins.
  • Computational Biology
  • Biology
  • Genetics
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
  • Medicine
A red bacteria

In Costa Rica, plant breeders are preparing for a warmer world

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At the Central American and Caribbean Crop Improvement Alliance (CACCIA), scientists are dedicated to building a food-secure future for the region. CACCIA — one of four centers of innovation through the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop...
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Global Development
  • Plants
A room with a man presenting in front of a group

MLA students receive national awards

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Two projects from Instructor Mitch Glass’ LA 6020 studio based in Cleveland, Ohio, and one project from Associate Professor Maria Goula’s LA 6010 studio based in Barcelona, Spain, were recognized under the ASLA Student Award’s General Design and...
  • Landscape Architecture
aerial drawing of park with pond on left side

Study digs up roles bacteria play in global carbon cycle

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Cornell researchers have developed an innovative technique to track microbes and understand the various ways they process soil carbon, findings that add to our knowledge of how bacteria contribute to the global carbon cycle.
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Bacteria
  • Microbial biology
  • Climate Change
  • Soil
Rows of corn

New book helps farmers outsmart their weeds

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Cornell and USDA scientists have produced the definitive guide to understanding agricultural weeds and how to manage them efficiently, effectively and ecologically. The 416-page book, “ Manage Weeds on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Agriculture
  • Organic
  • Crops
cover of manage weeds on your farm superimposed over same field being cultivated on the cover