Global conference to explore community-based service learning

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The 2021 International Conference on Community-Based Service-Learning in Borneo brings together students, faculty and community partners on June 14-15 to reflect on the process and experience of service-learning partnerships and community-based...
  • Global Development Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Global Development
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Declining fish biodiversity poses risks for human nutrition

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The study, “ Declining Diversity of Wild-Caught Species Puts Dietary Nutrient Supplies at Risk,” published May 28 in Science Advances, focused on the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon, where inland fisheries provide a critical source of...
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Environment
  • Water
  • Food
  • Fish
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Plants
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$1.5M gift will support grapevine research at Cornell AgriTech

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An anonymous gift of $1.5 million to support Cornell AgriTech research will improve grapevine health, quality, yields and profitability in New York state’s wine and grape industry through the creation of an endowed graduate student research...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Department of Entomology
  • Agriculture
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Six grants support joint research in China through pandemic

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The Cornell China Center (CCC) has announced six new grant awards, totaling $140,000, to support research by Cornell faculty teams partnering with researchers in China.
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Food Science
  • Agriculture
  • Crops
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West Campus house professor reflects on immersive six years

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Life as one of five house professor-deans on West Campus has given Jackson, associate professor of information science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, a glimpse into undergraduate life he couldn’t have...
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
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Merrill Scholars thank educators who shaped Cornell journeys

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The College of Engineering student found her academic footing and forged a new major as a junior with help and inspiration from Drew Margolin, associate professor in the Department of Communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
  • Animal Science
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Food Science
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Department of Communication
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
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People prefer ‘natural’ strategies to reduce atmospheric carbon

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But frame these climate change mitigation strategies as being clean and green approaches to reversing the dangerous warming of our planet, and people might be more inclined to at least listen – and even to back these efforts. A cross...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Department of Communication
  • Behavior
  • Communication
  • Environment
  • Climate Change
  • Soil
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Grant expands Cornell Farmworker Program efforts

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As COVID-19 bore down on New York state, the Cornell Farmworker Program used mobile phone technology to provide rapid guidance and clear health information in multiple languages to the state’s farmworkers. Now, new federal funding will expand the program and further integrate the initiative with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE).
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development
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Leading Through Extension: Meeting Local Emerging Needs Nationwide

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What trends are we seeing in Extension work nationally and how are state Extension systems rising to meet needs highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. Caroline Crocoll Henney, executive director of the national Cooperative Extension System, joins the Extension Out Loud podcast to discuss these questions and the history of the Cooperative Extension System in the latest episode of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s “Leading through Extension” podcast series.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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New global development major launches

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Starting in fall 2022, the major will emphasize field experiences and engaged learning as students study complex issues related to socioeconomic development, agriculture and food systems, and environmental sustainability. Students will receive...
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Study: Grocery taxes increase likelihood of food insecurity

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A new study co-authored by Harry Kaiser, the Gellert Family Professor at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, finds that even a slight grocery tax-rate increase could be problematic for many. “An increase of 1% to 4%...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Applied Economics
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
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Cornell releases official land acknowledgement

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Faculty members, staff and students are encouraged to read the full acknowledgement at the beginning of gatherings and events and include it in websites, course syllabi and other materials. A pronunciation guide can be found on the website of...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Land
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Cornell highlights gorge safety and trail closures

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For Cornellians, access abounds within Cornell Botanic Garden’s Natural Areas and Gorge Trails, though care should be taken when strolling and hiking. For starters, walkers should take note that a section of the Cascadilla Gorge Trail, between...
  • Cornell Botanic Gardens
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All in the family: Cornell adds five species to listeria genus

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While examining the prevalence of listeria in agricultural soil throughout the U.S., Cornell food scientists have stumbled upon five previously unknown and novel relatives of the bacteria, according to new research published May 17 in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
  • Food Science
  • Biology
  • Bacteria
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
Blue-looking listeria cossartiae on a petri dish

New gardening curriculum sows the seeds of justice

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Update: Curriculum now available. Visit Project S.O.W: Food Gardening with Justice in Mind website. Project S.O.W. (Seeds of Wonder): Food Gardening with Justice in Mind focuses on teens who are looking for an experience that introduces them to...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Species discovery sheds light on early photosynthesis

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Led by Boyce Thompson Institute faculty member Fay-Wei Li, researchers have discovered a new species of cyanobacteria, Anthocerotibacter panamensis, which could help illuminate how photosynthesis evolved to create the world as we know it. The...
  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Biology
  • Bacteria
  • Plants
Anthocerotibacter panamensis under a microscope