BTI celebrates 40 years at Cornell
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April 24 marked the 40th anniversary of the dedication ceremony for the Boyce Thompson Institute's current facilities on Cornell’s Ithaca campus. BTI’s researchers and staff celebrated the milestone.
To aid Cameroon students with test prep, earn their trust
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When it comes to studying for their all-important baccalaureate exam, students in Cameroon are largely left to their own devices. Now a team of Cornell researchers wants to use those devices to help them prepare for the test.
Cathy Young: A vision of excellence for the NY food and agriculture economy
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Cathy Young, the newly appointed director of The Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech, recently shared her vision for the center.
Rawlings scholars exhibit wide-ranging research
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About three dozen Cornell seniors presented their undergraduate research at the 17th annual Hunter R. Rawlings III Research Scholars Senior Expo on April 17.
Study reveals link between starch digestion gene, gut bacteria
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A newly discovered relationship between genetic variation and the gut microbiome could help nutritionists personalize their recommendations.
Cornell, Tamil Nadu to collaborate on climate-smart agriculture
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An agreement signed in January between Cornell and the drought-stricken Indian state of Tamil Nadu has brought a delegation of engineers from India to Cornell for three days of learning about the latest in water resource management.
New 3M Food Safety Lab strengthens public-private partnership and protects consumers
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CALS and 3M, the Minnesota-based diversified technology company, celebrate the renewal of their 5-year partnership with the naming of the 3M Food Safety and Quality Lab in Stocking Hall.
‘World According to Sound’ creators to be artists in residence
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Cornell’s Media Studies Initiative has announced that radio producers Chris Hoff ’02 and Sam Harnett, co-creators of the 90-second public radio show and podcast, “The World According to Sound,” will be artists in residence in Fall 2019.
Cornell researchers win major awards from cider industry
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Chris Gerling, extension associate in the food science department, and Greg Peck, assistant professor in the horitculture section of the School of Integrative Plant Science, both recently received major awards from the cider industry.
Turning maple syrup forests into bird-friendly habitat
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is partnering with the Cornell Maple Program to help New York forests that produce maple syrup meet their full potential as bird habitat, sweetening the deal for both maple producers and birds.
Perkins Prize, new awards celebrate learning across difference
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About 80 Cornell students, faculty, staff and trustees gathered for dinner at the Willard Straight Memorial Room April 17 to recognize recipients of the Perkins Prize and new diversity and inclusion awards.
CALS students spend spring break studying agribusiness in Spain
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Twenty-five students from across the College of Agriculture and Life Science participated in a weeklong trip to the Catalonia region of Spain to study the food production system in Spain.
Celebrities, friends and strangers: Some birds more popular than others
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Cross-referencing a decade of Google searches and citizen science observations, researchers have determined which of 621 North American bird species are currently the most popular and which characteristics of species drive human interest.
Student profile: Elizabeth Cieniewicz
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Elizabeth Cieniewicz, a doctoral student in the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology (PPPMB) Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science, shares some of the unique opportunities she had during her graduate work at Cornell AgriTech.
Ahmed Ahmed ’17 wins Soros Fellowship for New Americans
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Ahmed Ahmed ’17, whose remarkable journey led him from a Kenyan refugee camp to Cornell, has been awarded a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which will support his medical school studies.
Study to help heat-stressed dairy cows weather increasing temperatures
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A Cornell project aims to identify a nutrition-based solution that improves dairy cows’ ability to adapt to extreme heat.
CRISPR-Cas3 innovation holds promise for disease cures, advancing science
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A Cornell researcher, who is a leader in developing a new type of gene editing CRISPR system, and colleagues have used the new method for the first time in human cells – a major advance in the field.
New course offers insights into food policies
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New CALS course, Food Science 4940, Federal Regulation of Food and Agriculture, will help students navigate the shifting sands of federal regulations.
Raymond Fox ’47, emeritus professor of floriculture, dies at 96
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Raymond T. Fox ’47, M.S. ’52, Ph.D. ’56, professor emeritus of floriculture and ornamental horticulture and renowned for his elaborate campus floral displays and floriculture expertise, died March 31 in Ithaca, New York. He was 96.
Barrett: Food security is ‘challenge of the century’
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Cornell professor Chris Barrett gave the 15th annual George McGovern Lecture April 4 at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome.
