New York ag program sends teachers to national conference

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For the first time, New York Agriculture in the Classroom dedicated scholarship funding to provide New York teachers the opportunity to attend the professional development conference with a focus on teaching through a lens of food and agriculture.
agriculture group

Cornell, Medstrada announce partnership

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Cornell CALS and venture capital firm Medstrada announced Sept. 4 that they have partnered to support startup companies in New York focused on innovation in food and nutrition technology.
big windows and pipes run along the wall

Groundwater loss prompts more California land sinking

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Despite higher-than-normal amounts of rain in early 2017, the large agricultural and metropolitan communities that rely on groundwater in central California experienced only a short respite from an ongoing drought.
  • Climate Change
  • Land
  • Water
satellite image of California, including Fresno, Visallia, and Bakersfield

AI speeds effort to protect endangered elephants

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Artificial intelligence is helping Cornell's Elephant Listening Project learn critical information about forest elephants faster, to better protect the endangered animals from poachers and other threats.
African elephants stand in a clearing

Meet our new brewing expert

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On Aug. 20, Kaylyn Kirkpatrick joined the Department of Food Science as the brewing extension associate. The new position will help brewers across New York get the most out of their products.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
  • Beverages
Kaylyn Kirkpatrick stands in front of equipment