EnoCert

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From labeling laws to wine flaws, winery employees can hone their skills through the new EnoCert program launched by the Cornell Enology Extension program. Developed with input from a wine industry advisory council, certificates can be earned...

eHub coming to Collegetown and Kennedy Hall

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By summer 2016, student entrepreneurs will have a new home—eHub—with locations in Kennedy Hall and Collegetown. “This is something that students are demanding across university campuses,” said Zach Shulman, director of Entrepreneurship at...

New York Farm Day 2015

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Now in its 13th year, New York Farm Day brought the bounty of New York’s farms, vineyards and orchards to Capitol Hill. The annual event, started by former Sen. Hillary Clinton and hosted by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), introduced hundreds...

Small bugs – Big news

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Ticks Do you know tick species by sight, where they lurk, and how to avoid them? These are some of the essential skills for avoiding Lyme disease that Matt Frye, an educator with Cornell's New York State Integrated Pest Management Program...
  • Entomology

Refurbished Warren Hall certified LEED Platinum

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Steeped in economic and social science history, Cornell’s Warren Hall—refurbished, renovated and reinvigorated for teaching and research long into the new century—has added a sustainable trophy to its storied resume: LEED Platinum certification...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

Development Sociology celebrates 100 years of impact

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The Department of Development Sociology kicked off a yearlong centennial celebration in September with the theme “Looking Back to Move Forward.” For the past 100 years, the department has influenced the trajectory of research, teaching and...
  • Development Sociology

Joiners strengthen startups

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A high tolerance for risk, a need for autonomy, and a desire to bring new ideas to life—sound like criteria for an entrepreneur? New research by Michael Roach, the J. Thomas and Nancy W. Clark Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship in the...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

The discerning diner’s factual fare

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Defeat strikes a sour note Defeat may not just cause a sour attitude: A new study from the lab of Robin Dando, assistant professor of food science, shows it can make sour food taste more sour, but winning enhances sweetness. Graduate student...
  • Food Science
  • Department of Communication
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

State supports food processing tech with $600,000 in funding

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At a Sept. 14 press conference, New York State Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R-54th Dist., announced $600,000 in state funds to bring a new food processing technology to Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, N.Y...
  • Food Science
  • Food

Understanding What's Underfoot

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Daily, we tread on one of the most complex and crucial parts of the ecosystem: the soil. It’s much more than dirt and rocks. Home to a quarter of the planet’s biodiversity, the earth below us holds a densely packed universe where microbes, fungi...
  • Microbiology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Department of Entomology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Forage and Fuel: Feeding the Global Appetites

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By the middle of this century, the global population is estimated to reach 9 billion. There will not be just more mouths to feed: Demand will grow for animal feed, for land on which to grow feed and food, and for energy to produce it all. What...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Global Development
  • Horticulture

Dean's Message

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“I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can’t imagine having a better life.” Barbara McClintock ’23, M.A. ’25, Ph.D. ‘27 I recently came across this quote from Dr. McClintock, a CALS alumna, professor, geneticist, and Nobel...

Cornell research battles shrub willow leaf rust

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Just as shrub willow has garnered national interest as a key sustainable bioenergy crop, a pervasive fungus has threatened to undermine its potential as a stable addition to the portfolio of renewable energy sources. A Cornell University...
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Cornell study says soda, junk food not why we’re fat

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Indulgences like sodas and junk foods have long been blamed as the prime culprits responsible for worrying obesity trends across the United States. But a new analysis by a pair of Cornell University researchers suggests that for most people...

Deborah Streeter named honorary member of Sphinx Head Society

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Cornell University’s oldest senior honor society has three new honorary members, including a prominent professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Deborah Streeter, the Bruce F. Failing, Sr. Professor of...
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New Director Named for Undergraduate Biology

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Sparks is returning to the faculty of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, where he is a professor. “I have loved working with the staff of the Office of Undergraduate Biology and am very proud of the things we have been able to...
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DiTommaso Wins Crop Science Teaching Award

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Professor DiTommaso is a professor in Soil & Crop Sciences section in the School of Integrative Plant Science and the Richard C. Call Director of Agricultural Sciences. He currently teaches two undergraduate courses and one graduate course...
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