New maple water drink has untapped potential

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It is being touted as one of nature’s best-kept secrets and a sweet opportunity to tap the potential of New York’s extensive forest network – it’s maple water. Produced by nature, bottled by Feronia Forests and aided in several ways by Cornell...

Big boost for BEN

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Often, it doesn’t take much to convince kids to make healthier choices. Cornell experts from the Food and Brand Lab and the Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs (BEN Center) have demonstrated that simple changes and...

Go green, go long

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Want to save money, energy, and the environment? Start with your lawn, advises Frank Rossi, associate professor of horticulture and Cornell’s resident turfgrass guru. “The shorter you mow your lawn, the more work it takes to keep it looking good...

Hope in a climate of denial

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An audience of about 125 braved one of the coldest days of the winter to ponder two responses to climate change: hope and despair. At the Soup and Hope event in Sage Chapel, Feb. 27, Lauren Chambliss, director of communications for the Atkinson...

New project aims to promote home-grown apple pollinators

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The Northeast Pollinator Partnership is a new initiative at Cornell that aims to work with regional apple growers to explore using wild and native bees species as alternatives to commercially raised European honey bees for the pollination of...
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Predators delay pest resistance to Bt crops ⇒

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Crops genetically modified with the bacterium Bt ( Bacillus thuringiensis) produce proteins that kill pest insects. Steady exposure has prompted concern that pests will develop resistance to these proteins, making Bt plants ineffective. Cornell...
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Attacking weevils with worms

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Could the answer to controlling two species of strawberry pests be microscopic worms? Cornell entomologist Elson Shields thinks so. He’s been testing the effectiveness of native New York nematodes to control two species of weevils in northern...
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Grapes 101: Managing Black Rot

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Managing Black Rot Black rot (Guignardia bidwellii (Ellis)) is a potentially devastating fungal disease that can infect the leaves, shoots, berries and cluster stems of grapes. Susceptibility to black rot varies greatly by variety, but it can be...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food

A circle of champions

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The key to success in business? A strong network of supportive friends, as well as colleagues. That was the message delivered by several business leaders who gathered on the Cornell campus on February 21 and 22 to form their own new network of...

Diversifying the Summer Scholars Program

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This story is part of a regular feature on CALS Notes devoted to profiling the people and programs in the college committed to promoting greater diversity and inclusion in the CALS community. Thanks to a 2013 CALS Diversity Recruitment...

Career advice from a prominent alumnus

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Here’s some great career advice for students on managing job offers and how to make the most of an internship, courtesy of Daniel Schwartz ‘01, CEO of Burger King Worldwide, Inc. This is a cross-posted from the CALS Career Development Blog...

Chikungunya fever: Will the virus spread to the US?

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Via cornellentomology: Some experts worry that it’s only a matter of time before chikungunya fever spreads to the United States. “We definitely should be concerned,” said Laura Harrington, a professor of entomology at Cornell University who...
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Schumer calls on USDA to aid cold-battered NY grape growers

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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer toured vineyards from the shores of Lake Erie through the Finger Lakes to call on the USDA to provide help through the Tree Assistance Program to New York grape producers hard hit by the brutal cold that has...
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Four Stages of Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation

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Ever wanted to know how to cultivate shiitake mushrooms? Then here’s your chance to learn. This video, part of a new series of how-to videos produced by the eXtension Forest Farming community, features Ken Mudge, associate professor of...

A colorful life: M. Peter Keane

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His life was nearly as colorful as the Technicolor images he captured: Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind, Erroll Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood. But the incredible career of M. Peter Keane started out in...

New director named at Shoals Marine Lab

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Earlier today it was announced that Dr. Jennifer Seavey has been appointed as the new director of Shoals Marine Laboratory. Seavey comes to Shoals from the Seahorse Key Marine Laboratory, a field station of the University of Florida, where she...

Out of the Bottle: Wine Psychology

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Next time you’re trying to decide between that expensive French Cabernet or Two-Buck Chuck, take a look at what Brian Wansink, John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing and director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, has to say about the role that...

Waste not, want not

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Leilah Krounbi, a Ph.D. candidate in the field of crop and soil sciences, is working to develop a surprising solution to the fertilizer needs of farmers in East Africa: pyrolyzed poop. During a recent seminar on campus, Krounbi described her...