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Director's Circle 2022
The following people gave $10,000 or more: John Edward Alexander & Elaine Mead Alexander Estate of Martha E. Brady Philip Bartels John E. Butler Jay E. Cantor Anne M. Church Estate of Rhoda C. Curtiss...
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How to Garden in an Unfamiliar Climate? Expect the Unexpected.
Daniel Weitoish, Cornell Botanic Gardens’ arboriculture supervisor, shares expertise on gardening in ever-changing climate conditions with the New York Times. Daniel talks about best practices for...
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Land Acknowledgement
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ’ (the Cayuga Nation), members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
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Alumni Diversity Leaders at Cornell Botanic Gardens
Snacks (Alumni Affairs and Development news)—June 16, 2022 During Reunion 2022, Matt Palumbo ’83, president of the Cornell Asian Alumni Association, coordinated a meeting with fellow alumni diversity...
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Painting on a living canvas: Summer internship reveals creative beauty at Cornell Botanic Gardens
CornellCALS—September 4, 2018 Alex Schaef ’20, describes his summer internship at Cornell Botanic Gardens and how it inspired him to create art daily and potentially as his career
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Statement on Anti-Asian Violence
Along with the campus community, we denounce acts of racism, violence and hatred, and stand firmly with our Asian and Asian American friends and colleagues.
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Campus grasslands grow environmental solutions
Projects across Cornell are exploring how the university’s grasslands – including Cornell Botanic Gardens’ native lawn – can protect birds, encourage biodiversity and sequester carbon to fight climate...
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Cultivating a Sustainable Future: Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Native Lawn
Todd Bittner, director of natural areas, leads a webinar for the Mass Pollinator Network about a new lawn paradigm that champions native biodiversity and mitigates climate change.