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Bt eggplant improving lives in Bangladesh

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July 11, 2018

Bt eggplant is the first genetically engineered crop to be successfully introduced in South Asia. By reducing the need for pesticides, the crop is helping some of the world's poorest farmers feed their families and communities.

CALS Global Fellows program expands, opens to more majors

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July 9, 2018

This year, for the first time, CALS Global Fellows Program participants include majors in entomology, information science, food science, plant sciences and interdisciplinary studies, enhancing the academic richness and reach of the program.

Moth provides hope against invasive swallow-wort

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July 9, 2018

Pale and black swallow-wort are rapidly invading fields and forests across the Northeast, including New York, but a moth from the Ukraine holds promise to keep the weed in check.

Partnership to assess pollinator-friendly solar farms

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July 9, 2018

Entomologist Scott McArt is partnering with a leading national solar developer on a groundbreaking study to determine the local benefits of wildflower plantings on solar sites in central New York and the Hudson Valley.

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Cornell hosts sci comm workshop for plant scientists

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July 9, 2018

Thirty early-career plant scientists from 15 institutions across the U.S. honed their science communication skills in a course conducted by the Cornell Alliance for Science.

early-career plant scientists stand in a group

NY high schoolers dig into food security issues

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July 5, 2018

New York state high school students came to campus June 29 for the New York Youth Institute, an ambitious program that aims to build a core of young leaders to battle hunger around the world.

Researcher points at plant samples while talking to high school students

Summer Scoop a signal to stop and savor the moment

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July 3, 2018

About 400 staff, students and faculty took time June 28 to enjoy some of Cornell's most popular ice cream flavors at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' annual Summer Scoop.

Workers scoop and hand ice cream to students

Fern’s sequenced genome holds environmental promise

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July 3, 2018

A tiny fern may provide global impact for sinking atmospheric carbon dioxide and fixing nitrogen in agriculture, as its genome was sequenced by a Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell scientist.

$900K USDA grant will further study of food physics and manufacturing

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July 3, 2018

Ashim Datta, professor in Biological and Environmental Engineering, has secured a $905,000 grant from the USDA to deepen his study of the physics of food processing.

Scientists sic samurai wasps on stink bugs

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July 2, 2018

Cornell researchers have released samurai wasps on 24 farms throughout New York to test how well they control brown marmorated stink bugs, an agricultural and household pest.

New tech may revolutionize NY wastewater treatment

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June 29, 2018

Biological Energy, a company based in Ithaca, has developed technology that has the potential to revolutionize wastewater treatment.

Sustainable economic strategies spur engaged research interest

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June 29, 2018

Erie County officials shared initiatives focused on sustainability and economic growth, quality of life and building strong communities with faculty at a recent roundtable.

Everest climb a message for female equality

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June 28, 2018

As dawn approached over the icy caps of the Himalayas on May 16, Deeya Bajaj ’16 made her final, exhausting push to fulfill a lifelong journey: ascending the summit of Mount Everest.

Food scientists turn cheddar orange in a green whey

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June 28, 2018

Cornell food scientists have found a direct infusion process to give cheddar cheese its consumer-pleasing orange color, without affecting the whey.

Giant map gives ‘foots-on’ education about NY geography

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June 27, 2018

Cornell Cooperative Extension is leading teacher workshops on how to use a giant traveling map that can give students a novel way to learn about New York state geography.

Dairy farmer Nate Chittenden receives first Hometown Alumni Award

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June 27, 2018

To see why Nate Chittenden ’00 was the perfect choice to receive the inaugural Cornell University Hometown Alumni Award, you had to look no further than the beaming community of family, neighbors and friends who came to honor him June 23 in Stuyvesant, New York.

Nate Chittenden with his daughter at table

Cornell fruit expert named a top young researcher

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June 26, 2018

Poliana Francescatto was recognized as a next generation leader for work developing new, efficient and profitable strategies for New York state tree fruit growers.