Food scientists mentor international COVID-19 task force

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Food businesses and consumers struggling with impacts of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Nepal and Senegal now have access to customized resources, thanks to a mentorship project led by the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell...
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Global Development
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NYPA to get climate change science lessons from Cornell

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Drawing on Cornell’s expertise in climate change science and education, the Cornell Climate Smart Solutions Program is delivering a comprehensive training program for the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) nearly 2,400 employees in New York...
  • Global Development Section
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Department of Communication
  • Climate Change
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Cornell Atkinson seeks nominations for Earthshot Prize

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The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability is soliciting nominations for The Earthshot Prize, a new global award supported by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to tackle the world’s biggest environmental challenges...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Environment

Stories stay, lessons leave: New class examines systemic bias in STEM

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“If I'm treating someone, I want the treatment to be made for them. Some people are allergic to things. Some people don't process things the same way. But no matter what, the people come first,” Bucknor said. “I was searching for that connection...
  • Chemical Ecology Group
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Department of Entomology
  • Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Communication
  • Health + Nutrition
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Tony Shelton honored for pioneering integrated pest management practices

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The Lifetime Achievement Award honors an individual who has devoted their career to IPM. Shelton was recognized for significant contributions to enhancing IPM through team building with various stakeholder groups, and addressing issues across...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Global Development Section
  • Development
  • Entomology
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CALS Global Fellows: Work from Home Edition

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Each summer, CALS Global Fellows sends students around the world to work and intern with a variety of host organizations. These positions enhance and complement their career goals and academic progress, while enriching their undergraduate...
  • CALS Global Fellows Program
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Sustainability meeting focuses on social justice, environment

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The New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education formally organized the conference with hosts Cornell and Ithaca College. It featured three days of problem-solving workshops, such as finding ways to engage students with the United...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Environment
  • Nature
  • Planet
  • Climate Change
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Grant to fund study of acoustics in turfgrass pest control

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Now, thanks to a two-year, $199,922 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture, a team of Cornell scientists will use acoustic technology to develop efficient and affordable ways to manage soil...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Plants
  • Animals
  • Entomology
  • Environment
  • Natural Resources
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Study of fungi may improve baby food, agriculture, food safety

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Researchers from Cornell, Oregon State University and the North-West University–Potchefstroom in South Africa will team up on the four-year Dimensions of Biodiversity grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The funding program requires...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Plants
  • Biology
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Tomato could get genetic reboot from wild ancestor

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Although today’s tomatoes are larger and easier to farm than their wild ancestor, they also are less resistant to disease and environmental stresses like drought and salty soil. Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have created a high...
  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Agriculture
  • Food
  • Plants
  • Biology
  • Environment
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A.D. White Professor-at-Large nominations due Dec. 11

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Cornell faculty members have until Friday, Dec. 11, to submit nominations for the A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program, in the areas of humanities, life sciences and physical sciences. The program particularly encourages the nomination of...

Scientists map soils’ potential to combat climate change

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With that in mind, two Cornell soil scientists have helped develop a powerful new tool that will help researchers and policymakers map the global potential for carbon sequestration. Soils Revealed is an open-access, interactive platform that...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Soil
  • Environment
  • Landscape
  • Ecosystems
  • Climate Change
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Mildred Warner honored by planning schools association

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Mildred Warner, M.S. ’85, Ph.D. ’97, a professor of city and regional planning in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), has received the Margarita McCoy Faculty Award for the advancement of women in planning in higher education...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section

Community conservation reserves protect fish diversity in tropical rivers

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Now, a collaboration between researchers from Cornell and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found that small, community-based reserves in Thailand’s Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish diversity in a region whose...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Natural Resources
  • Food
  • Fish
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Sontag Foundation grants $1.2M for brain cancer research

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The awardees are Marcos Simoes-Costa, assistant professor of molecular biology and genetics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Dr. Dan A. Landau, associate professor of medicine and a member of the Sandra and Edward Meyer...
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Development
  • Genetics
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Poultry biotech startup wins $1M Grow-NY top prize

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Soos and six other finalists were awarded a total of $3 million in prizes following the Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit, Nov. 17-18. Administered by Cornell and funded by Empire State Development, Grow-NY capitalized on the virtual format to expand...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Organic
  • Food
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Study: Air pollution laws aimed at human health also help birds

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Improved air quality under a federal program to reduce ozone pollution may have averted the loss of 1.5 billion birds during the past 40 years, the study found. That’s nearly 20% of bird life in the United States today. The study, conducted by...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Environment
  • Nature
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Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to measure crop underworld

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Now, a Cornell project funded by two separate three-year grants will develop worm-like, soil-swimming robots to sense and record soil properties, water, the soil microbiome and how roots grow. A $2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant...
  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Digital Agriculture
  • Soil
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Five faculty members elected AAAS fellows

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The association elected 489 new fellows in 2020, honoring their efforts to advance research and its applications in scientifically or socially distinguished ways. New fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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