COMM Updates - 3/4/2026

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March 4, 2026 Events Join us for COMMColloquium Monday, March 23, 2026, 3:00 pm, in 102 Mann Library Building with graduate student Bya Rodrigues (title TBD). The colloquium is followed by a reception located in The Hub of the Department of...
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Seed research is key to pollinator habitat restoration 

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Monarch butterflies and other pollinators are essential to ecosystems and agriculture, supporting the reproduction of flowering plants and the production of fruits and vegetables. But decades of habitat loss, pesticide use and the disappearance...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Horticulture
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With Cornell's help, Bec's Food Co. protein-packed pudding ready to launch

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Hale’s product isn’t your average pudding – it’s a low-sugar, high-protein treat catering to fellow fitness enthusiasts and others looking to incorporate more protein into their diet. While traveling in Europe, Hale came across more than a dozen...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
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How much would you pay for this bread?

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Growing climate-smart crops is half the battle. Consumers need to understand sustainability claims and, more importantly, be willing to pay a premium for them.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Agriculture
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COMM Updates - 2/25/2026

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February 25, 2026 Awards Professor danah boyd was selected as a Sloan Research Fellow by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, an honor recognizing the most promising early-career scholars in the United States and Canada. Awarded annually to...
COMM UPDATES from the Department of Communication

Chris Sitko modernizes sports field management at Cornell

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From premier golf courses in New England to research fields in Ithaca, New York, Chris Sitko has spent his career cultivating safe and high-performing playing surfaces. Now in his role as manager of golf facilities and sports turf at Cornell...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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California Study Trip gives insight into modern agriculture's complexity

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by Harley Wolfanger '28 Where does our food really come from? That question followed our group throughout our agricultural expedition to California this past January. I decided to embark on this trip because I wanted to understand how the...
  • Dairy Fellows Program
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Dairy
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NYS 4-H Livestock Ambassadors enjoy hands-on industry experience

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The New York State 4-H Livestock Ambassador Program recently offered an immersive, multi-day educational experience for youth participants, providing hands-on exposure to New York’s diverse livestock industries. The program began with a visit to...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
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Research guides apple growers beyond synthetic fungicides

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Apple scab is one of the most economically devastating diseases facing apple growers in the Northeast. Managing it has long depended on regular applications of broad-spectrum synthetic multisite fungicides, but two new peer-reviewed studies from...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
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Expanding Worker Ownership in Rural Small Business

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Relevance Thousands of small businesses across New York State will undergo ownership transitions in the coming decade. Nearly 30,000 businesses employing more than 750,000 workers face potential closure or sale without succession plans in place...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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