Cornell Atkinson calls for COVID-19 rapid-response proposals

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The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability is calling for proposals for faculty research related to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The center’s Rapid Response Fund will award seed grants of $5,000 to $10,000 for projects. “Cornell has broad...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease

CCE Broome County sparks youth’s emotional well-being

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“Be the Spark” was created the CITIZEN U Teen Leaders in 2018 to raise awareness about the importance of good mental health and provide young people with a healthy outlet for social-emotional well-being. Faced with the Coronavirus pandemic and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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What’s that bird? Merlin app has the answer

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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has the solution: the free Merlin Bird ID app, designed to answer the simple question, “What’s that bird?” “Merlin is really focused on helping people easily identify their first bird,” said Drew Weber, Merlin...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment
  • Nature
  • Ecosystems

Cornell Orchards donates apples to area school districts

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Throughout April, the orchards will be donating approximately 26,000 apples to two local school districts to supplement efforts to provide meals for students and families in need. “We have been donating apples for years to local food banks...
  • Food
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First-gen faculty use experience to mentor first-gen students

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“I remember seeing them listed on every syllabus my first week of class and not knowing what that meant,” he says. Even after a friend explained it was the professor’s job to answer students’ questions during office hours, Lewis still felt...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Snail mail to Wi-Fi: Cornell’s history of remote instruction

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“Cornell was among the pioneers of extension education, particularly in home economics and nature study, with Liberty Hyde Bailey being a driving force behind both,” said Corey Ryan Earle ’07, a visiting lecturer in American studies who teaches...
  • Agriculture
  • Communication
  • Media
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Cornell joins global research university climate alliance

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On April 2, Cornell became a founding member of the International Universities Climate Alliance, in which faculty members will work to identify ways for communicating evidence-based climate science to the global community.
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Development Sociology
  • Environment
  • Planet
  • Climate Change
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Take a virtual global tour with Birds of the World

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Travel to Peru to see the flamboyant Andean cock-of-the-rock, or come face-to-face with the show-stopping great gray owl on the fringe of northern boreal forest – all without leaving home, thanks to the new Birds of the World online reference...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
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Food Science experts holding virtual office hours

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Experts from Cornell's Institute for Food Safety are holding a series of virtual office hours to answer questions about how the novel coronavirus might affect industry professionals, their workers and consumers.
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • Food Science
  • Food
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Cornell aids distillers in making hand sanitizer

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Across New York state, distilleries are responding to COVID-19 by producing hand sanitizer instead of their signature spirits, and experts at the Cornell Craft Beverage institute (CCBI) are helping them make the switch. “It’s been an interesting pivot for distilleries into this world,” said Chris Gerling, senior extension associate. “I have been parsing regulations and trying to keep distillers safe. Making hand sanitizer is not for hobbyists; this is for professionals.”
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Health + Nutrition
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Students face pandemic disruption with resilience

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Lassan Bagayoko ’22 worries that some classmates no longer have access to on-campus resources like regular meals and safe housing. And Tina Ting ’20 mourns the loss of experiences she would have had during her senior spring. The coronavirus...
  • Biology
  • Environment
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Cornell University Evaluates Rust2Green (R2G) Impacts: Utica Participation is Key

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Project leaders are encouraging all members of the Utica community to contribute to the University's online evaluation before its conclusion on April 12 by going to: https://participant.groupwisdom.tech/project/836/brainstorming . Recognizing...
  • Global Development Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Global Development

Bill Weldon: Supporting New York state hop growers in the fight against powdery mildew

Field Note

Bill Weldon is a graduate student at Cornell AgriTech, studying under the direction of David Gadoury, senior research associate in the plant pathology and plant-microbe biology section of the School of Integrative Plant Science. What is the...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Agriculture
  • Plants
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Anna Botsford Comstock: Scientific illustrator, naturalist and leader

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Carol Anelli, professor and associate chair of the Department of Entomology at Ohio State University, came to Cornell in October 2018 to talk about the accomplishments of Anna Botsford Comstock. Comstock graduated from Cornell in 1875 and later...
  • Department of Entomology
  • Organisms
  • Environment
  • Nature

Cross-campus effort rushes 3D-printed gear to Weill Cornell

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“On Twitter I’d heard about how people are 3D printing face masks, so I decided to blast email all of the engineering department chairs to see if anybody knew of anybody who had printers or availability to print,” said Kuceyeski, who also leads...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
  • Medicine
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Cornell experts discuss state of pandemic

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Faculty have mobilized their contacts around the world to help Cornell students and friends get home before borders closed. And as students readied to leave Ithaca, they donated blood at Red Cross stations set up on West Campus. These were a few...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease

Cornell AgriTech donates personal protective equipment to Finger Lakes Health

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“Our mission has always been to help New Yorkers, and given current circumstances, we are finding new ways to do that,” said Larry Smart , associate director of Cornell AgriTech. “Because the health of Geneva community members is important, we...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
  • Medicine
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Cornell Dairy helps replenish P&C Fresh milk stock

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Allan Malek, manager of the East Hill Plaza store, wrote a quick email on March 14 to the Cornell Dairy Processing Plant, inquiring if it had any fluid milk and other dairy products the store could sell, alleviating some of the retailer’s...
  • Cornell Dairy Center of Excellence
  • Food
  • Beverages
  • Dairy
  • Health + Nutrition
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With new barley variety, Cornell leads the way for brewers

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A team of plant breeders has developed and released the first variety of malting barley that is uniquely adapted to New York state's growing conditions, further supporting brewers' ability to source in-state ingredients.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Agriculture
  • Plants
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