DiTommaso named associate dean, director of Cornell AES

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Antonio DiTommaso has been named associate dean and director of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. He succeeds Margaret Smith, who has served in Cornell AES leadership for 17 years.
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Toni stands in a shaded courtyard wearing a blue button-down shirt and glasses.

Polson Institute for Global Development funds 11 new projects

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Supporting students and faculty to undertake research in the U.S., Africa, South Asia and Latin America, the Polson Institute of Global Development announced its spring 2025 grant winners earlier this month. “Never has support for development...
  • Polson Institute for Global Development
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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From the Steppe to the Finger Lakes

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Climate change and global market instability are threatening the livelihoods of Mongolia’s herding families—people who have long lived in harmony with nature and their animals. As the founder of Global Nomadic Products LLC and a 2024-25 Hubert H...
Mongolian landscape

Faces of Extension: Mario Miranda Sazo

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Relationships and resilience at the root of CCE fruit specialist Mario Miranda Sazo's agricultural journey Mario Miranda Sazo's success in agriculture is a story of resilience and growth, spanning continents and challenges. Originally from Chile...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Mario addressing attendees at the Lake Ontario Fruit filed days

Wine or cider can liner terminology – precision matters!

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A case study on the importance of terminology: A canned beverage producer received and used cans from a supplier without issues over multiple months of storage. However, without warning, several runs of cans in 2024 showed evidence of hydrogen...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
tops of the interior of 2 cans, showing different colors & textures

Petra Hafker: Enhancing honeybee health

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Petra Hafker is a Ph.D. student of entomology in the lab of Christophe Duplais, associate professor of entomology at Cornell AgriTech. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, as an undergraduate student, Petra studied the invasive spongy moth at the...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Entomology
Petra Hafker looks at honey bees from a hive.

Chobani scholar: Jocelyn Blachar ’28

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Major: Food science Hometown: Katonah, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I chose Cornell CALS because of the hands-on experience and opportunities within the college. There are endless opportunities within CALS and the food science...
  • Food Science
  • Food
Jocelyn Blachar

Chobani scholar: Taylor Barraclough ’28

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Major: Animal science Hometown: Schuylerville, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I chose to be part of Cornell CALS not only to further my education but also to take advantage of the plethora of other opportunities this college offers...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
Taylor Barraclough

Chobani scholar: Rosie Vivaldo ’28

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Major: Food science Hometown: White Plains, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I chose Cornell CALS for its food science program and the tight-knit community. I loved that students really get to know their professors and work closely with...
  • Food Science
  • Food
Rosie Vivaldo