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Howarth outlines carbon neutrality report options at UA

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October 20, 2016

Robert Howarth spoke to the University Assembly Oct. 18 about the recently released Senior Leaders Climate Action Group report on options and their associated costs for achieving a carbon-neutral campus by 2035.

Oct. 24 lecture to probe emotions of humans, animals

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October 20, 2016

An upcoming University Lecture by Jaak Panksepp, professor at Washington State University, will explore the science behind animal and human emotions.

Q&A: How Twitter is key to presidential campaigns in 2016

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October 20, 2016

Communication professor Drew Margolin studies human dynamics through social media and has been tracking how people react to presidential candidates on Twitter.

Coalition taps private sector to help nature pay for itself

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October 20, 2016

Cornell has co-founded a global coalition to help preserve the world's most important ecosystems. The coalition will create new opportunities for private investment in conservation and sustainable development.

CALS faculty member elected fellow of American Physical Society

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October 20, 2016

Mingming Wu, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering, has been elected a fellow by the American Physical Society (APS).

Rhodes Symposium will honor emeritus president on his 90th

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October 20, 2016

The Frank H.T. Rhodes Symposium will celebrate the emeritus president's 90th birthday by bringing two noted scholars to discuss his contributions to paleontology and Darwin studies.

Soil Health Trailer extends Cornell's reach

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October 19, 2016

The New York Grazinglands Coalition Soil Health Trailer is a rolling lab equipped to demonstrate the value of healthy soil while illustrating the dangers that can lurk both above and beneath.

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$1.2M grant to help Cornell eradicate potato pest

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October 19, 2016

A $1.2M state grant announced Oct. 14 will update facilities at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as Cornell ramps up efforts to eradicate the golden nematode, which strikes potato crops.

Symposium honors food prize winners, biofortification work

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October 17, 2016

The World Food Prize this week recognized the growing role biofortification plays in global health by naming four laureates for making staple foods more nutritious. On Oct. 21, Cornell will celebrate two of those laureates with deep ties to the...

Insectapalooza explores wild world of bugs Oct. 22

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October 17, 2016

Insectapalooza, a celebration of bizarre, bad and beneficial bugs, will be held at Comstock Hall on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Exhibition, talk, film explore a sea of glass

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October 17, 2016

A three-part exhibition examining the art and legacy of the Blaschka glass marine animal collection will open at Mann Library Oct. 27, launched with a talk by Drew Harvell on her new book at 4 p.m.

Grant to help dairy farms avoid setbacks from extreme weather

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October 17, 2016

Organic dairy farmers in the Northeast have taken a beating over the last several years due to extreme weather, but a new grant will support a project that aims at solutions.

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Symposium celebrates World Food Prize winners, biofortification experts

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October 14, 2016

On Oct. 21, Cornell will celebrate two of this year's World Food Prize laureates while showcasing Cornell scientists at the forefront of a movement to increase the density of vitamins and minerals in crops

Programs empower women farmers around the world

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October 14, 2016

International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences run several initiatives around the world to improve food security and eradicate rural poverty.

Cascadilla Gorge trail closes temporarily

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October 13, 2016

A drainage issue created unsafe conditions on part of the Cascadilla Gorge trail, necessitating its temporary closure between Treman Triangle at Linn Street and College Avenue.

Study: Decline in forest diversity could cost billions per year

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October 13, 2016

A new study in Science reveals that biodiversity in forests promotes productivity. When the number of tree species increases, so does the amount of timber that can be harvested, so the gains from conservation far exceed the costs.

Witness Project art installations reflect on police violence

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October 13, 2016

Witness Project art installations on sites across campus are featuring representations of and responses to police violence, including photographs from the Black Lives Matter movement.

Cornell helps farm get veterans job-training approval

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October 13, 2016

The Cornell Small Farms Program Farm Ops initiative helped Kreher's Poultry Farm in Clarence, New York, receive approval as the state's first on-the-job training program for military veterans to become farmers.

Faculty Senate votes for Cornell Botanic Gardens naming

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October 13, 2016

The Cornell faculty Senate on Oct. 12 passed a resolution encouraging the board of trustees to approve Cornell Botanic Gardens as the new name of Cornell Plantations.

Economist, partners clinch USAID award for drought insurance

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October 12, 2016

Development economist Chris Barrett and his research partners won an award from USAID for their innovative livestock insurance research. The insurance saves nomadic herders from falling into poverty during times of drought.