Nearly 1,000 gather for conversation on safer fieldwork

Two doctoral candidates engaged scholars nationwide in a conversation about strategies to keep researchers safe while conducting fieldwork through a paper presentation and expert-led panel discussion.

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Shade-grown coffee could save birds, if people drank it

A team of researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Virginia Tech found that only 9% of birdwatchers surveyed purchased shade-friendly coffee and less than 40 percent were familiar with it.

Cassava breeder awarded Cornell's Africa Fund Fellowship

Moshood Agba Bakare, a Ph.D. student in the field of plant breeding and genetics, has been awarded the Africa Fund Fellowship for graduate work focused on cassava breeding in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Going underground: Grant roots out rapid apple decline culprit

Rapid Apple Decline is a mysterious phenomenon that has been killing apple trees suddenly and without probable cause, leaving growers and scientists bewildered. Two scientists from CALS are on a mission to find its root cause.

Mary Nichols ’66 brings fresh air to Cornell Atkinson

Mary Nichols '66, environmental icon and former chair of the California Air Resources Board, will become a Visiting Senior Fellow at Cornell Atkinson.

Food supply chain app wins digital ag hackathon

An app that would maximize profit and minimize food spoilage and loss across the agriculture supply chain was named the grand prize winner in the third annual Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture Hackathon.

Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress

A team led by a Boyce Thompson Institute researcher has identified genes enabling peaches and their wild relatives to tolerate stressful conditions – findings that could help the domesticated peach adapt to climate change.

Atkinsons’ $30M gift to name multidisciplinary building

A $30 million commitment from David R. Atkinson ’60 and Patricia Atkinson will name a new multidisciplinary building on campus, intended to foster innovative and collaborative research in key university priority areas.

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Three life scientists awarded 2021 Schwartz funds

Tory Hendry, Tashara Leak and Atieh Moridi are winners of the 2021 awards, which help recipients acquire preliminary data and launch innovative research directions.