Big Red Bun inspires community, promotes well-being

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When Finn hopped into the life of Erin Scannell ’21 in February 2019, she found herself taking a lot of photos of the lovable Holland Lop bunny. With floppy ears, long whiskers and distinctive orange fur, Finn quickly captured the hearts of Scannell’s friends and classmates, too — inspiring Scannell to create the Big Red Bun Instagram account. Two years later, Finn’s account has surpassed 10,000 followers and has become a source for Cornellians worldwide to follow his adventures on campus and find messages in support of COVID-19 safety and mental health and well-being.
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
A rabbit sitting on a bench outside

Grants advance social sciences research, collaboration

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More than $271,000 in grants were awarded to Cornell faculty this spring by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS). The grants funded 19 proposals for studies and conferences involving more than 30 faculty members and researchers across campus.
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Department of Communication
  • Climate Change

Hanson, Grafstein elected to arts and sciences academy

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Maureen Hanson, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Bernice Grafstein, the Vincent and Brooke Astor...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Biology
  • Genetics
  • Plants

Skipping the second shot could prolong pandemic, study finds

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In a nationally representative survey of more than 1,000 American adults conducted in February, less than half of respondents said they believed the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines provided strong protection against COVID-19 a week or two...
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Biology
  • Communication
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
  • Medicine
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Anna Katharine Mansfield appointed associate director of Cornell AgriTech

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Anna Katharine Mansfield , an enologist known for her work in elevating the success of New York state’s craft beverage industry, has been appointed associate director of Cornell AgriTech , effective July 1. As an associate professor of food...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Food Science
  • Department of Entomology
  • Horticulture

Jack Sillin ’22: Leveraging Twitter to advance meteorological conversations

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As an atmospheric sciences major in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Sillin has used his platform for everything from monitoring developing storms, to combining datasets to reveal new observations about how radar...
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Communication
  • Environment
  • Nature
thunderstorm approaches cornfields

North Campus kitchen to cultivate culinary, dietetic discovery

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Welcome to the Discovery Kitchen, a state-of the-art teaching kitchen now under construction through a partnership between Cornell Dining and the Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS)
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
workers installing equipment in the future Discovery Kitchen

Earth Day forum: Barrett maps food systems past mid-century

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“We’re looking expressly beyond the Sustainable Development Goal horizon of 2030,” said Barrett, the Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management in Cornell’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Planet
  • Climate Change
  • Food
  • Global Development
  • Health + Nutrition
Chris Barrett speaking during a webinar on a labtop

Global food systems expert joins Cornell to drive collaborations

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Mario Herrero will be a professor of sustainable food systems and global change in the Department of Global Development, and he has been appointed to a five-year term as a Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences. Herrero...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Climate Change
  • Food
  • Global Development
  • Crops
Green wheat in a field

Citizen science data tracks battle of birds vs. bacteria

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House finch eye disease causes red, swollen, watery or crusty eyes. Afflicted birds can recover, but may die because they cannot see well enough to find food or avoid predators. The latest analyses, based on the observations of Project...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Bacteria
  • Nature
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
A red and gold bird sitting outside on a branch

Society recognizes Cheng as outstanding horticulture grad student

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The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) has recognized Liang Cheng, a doctoral candidate in Jenny Kao-Kniffin’s research program, as a 2021 ASHS Outstanding Graduate Horticulture Student. Winners are chosen based on their academic...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
Cornell weed science team posing for group shot

Cornell experts advocate for ag diversity, food security

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“They’re highly experienced, have managed large farms, have all sorts of skills, and most plan to spend a lifetime in agriculture,” Anu Rangarajan, director of the Cornell Small Farms Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Agriculture
  • Applied Economics
  • Behavior
  • Food
  • Development
Anu Rangarajan speaking during a webinat