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Cornell partners with FDA, New York state to increase food safety knowledge

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December 20, 2018

New York and the Institute of Food Safety at Cornell University are among two pilot university-state collaborations to initiate a course to better educate food inspectors.

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Participants learn food safety procedures at the Cornell AgriTech pilot plant

Summit addresses climate change response for New York communities

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December 20, 2018

The summit hosted by New York Sea Grant tackled ways of increasing climate action in communities across New York.

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Outreach materials from New York Sea Grant stacked on a table

In mentoring program, staff and students learn from each other

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December 14, 2018

In the Community Learning and Service Partnership, where staff are mentored by student learning partners, learning goes both ways.

CLASP luncheon attendees discuss things they have learned

Cornell helps hard cider industry press its popularity

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December 13, 2018

The Cider and Perry Production: Science & Practice course, held at Cornell AgriTech Dec. 3-7 drew hard cider producers from around the country to Geneva.

Big picture look at climate change impact on U.S. agriculture: Midwest at risk

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December 12, 2018

A new Cornell-led study shows that Midwest agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate change because of the region’s reliance on growing rain-fed crops.

Summit keynote outlines peril climate change poses for indigenous peoples

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December 12, 2018

In this era of rising atmospheric temperatures, Shorna Allred discussed her concerns about preserving the world’s indigenous societies during her keynote address Dec. 6 at Cornell’s 2018 Sustainability Leadership Summit.

From Development Sociology to the State Legislature – Alumna Melanie Stansbury wins big in New Mexico

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December 11, 2018

The decision by Melanie Stansbury M.S. ’07 to go into public service was heavily influenced by her time at Cornell.

Stansbury addresses a room full of constituents

Titan arum to bloom in campus conservatory

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December 11, 2018

One of Cornell’s two flowering-sized Titan arums —dubbed Wee Stinky for its putrid smell — is set to bloom for the fourth time.

CALS faculty among most cited researchers in the world

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December 11, 2018

Seven faculty members in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were named to the prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers.

Extension podcast explores 2018 harvests, NYS impacts

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December 10, 2018

Cornell Cooperative Extension's “Extension Out Loud” podcasts examine output, quality and consumer impacts from this year’s vegetable, tree fruit, grapes and field crops harvests.

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Kling explores social cost of water pollution at D.C. event

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December 10, 2018

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future faculty director and water policy expert Catherine Kling talked about water pollution Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C.

Winds of climate change will affect migratory birds

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December 10, 2018

Changing winds may make it harder for North American birds to migrate south in the autumn but make it easier for them to come north in the spring.

NY’s Concord grape industry to benefit from Cornell program

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December 7, 2018

New York state is investing $1.3 million in a new Concord Vineyard Improvement Program at Cornell, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Dec. 7.

Team ‘Churriosity’ savors victory in ice cream project

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December 6, 2018

A new ice cream from aspiring Cornell food scientists may soon reach the sweet summit of flavor nobility: “Churriosity.”

CALS faculty among 2018 Affinito-Stewart research grants awarded

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December 6, 2018

Nine Cornell faculty members have been awarded Affinito-Stewart research grants for the 2018-19 academic year. Proposals for 2019-20 are due Feb. 8.

Enjoy Winter Solstice at the Botanic Gardens

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December 6, 2018

Cornell Botanic Gardens will hold its annual Winter Solstice Garden Tour, noon through 1 p.m., on the shortest day of the year, Dec. 21.

Cornell, community partners help drive Buffalo’s revival

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December 5, 2018

The Partnership for the Public Good, founded in Buffalo in 2007 by the ILR School, is working with local groups to make the city a model of urban regeneration and create policies advancing equity and sustainability.

Cornell-led workshop Dec. 11 strives to transcend borders with science

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December 4, 2018

Science for the greater global good earns a spotlight at the AGU meeting in Washington, D.C., as Cornell’s will co-lead a full morning on science diplomacy at a workshop, on Dec. 11.

Book investigates resilience in the face of chronic poverty

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December 4, 2018

A new book, “The Economics of Poverty Traps,” co-edited by Cornell agricultural and development economist Chris Barrett, highlights cutting-edge research on the mechanisms that keep people entrenched in poverty.

New maps light up information on birds

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December 4, 2018

A new series of dynamic bird maps from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology reveals unprecedented details not only about where the birds are, but how their numbers and habitats change through the seasons and years.