Richard ‘Doc’ Aplin, emeritus professor of marketing, dies at 96

Aplin, a dedicated teacher and mentor whose research and extension work helped food producers, distributors and retailers improve their businesses, died Sept. 17 in Exeter, New Hampshire. 

Bird flu persists in raw milk cheese

Raw milk cheese products contained infectious avian influenza virus when made with contaminated raw milk, creating potential health risks for consumers. 

Faculty share creative, alternative approaches to assessment in new CTI case studies

The Center for Teaching Innovation published two series of adaptable case studies, from the Creative Teaching Awards and Provost’s Working Group for Innovation in Assessment, showcasing new Cornell faculty approaches to assessing student learning.

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‘Mist opportunity’ reveals how onions make cooks cry

One solution for preventing pungent aerosols from ejecting into the air: Cut onions slowly with a sharpened blade. 

Cornell CALS welcomes 20 new faculty

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences welcomed 20 new faculty this fall.

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New program launches to train sustainable agricultural finance leaders

Hosted by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, a new leadership program aims to equip professionals with the tools to scale sustainable agriculture.

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Students' color-changing tomato reaches national contest finals

An invention developed by two graduate students turns engineered tomato plants red when soil nitrogen levels are low. 

Key adaptation helps nomadic people survive in extreme desert

Changes in the genomes of the Turkana of northern Kenya reveal how they have evolved to survive in extreme desert conditions for thousands of years.

Public-private partnership results in new broccoli hybrid, ‘Northstar’

A new broccoli variety, a co-hybrid between parents developed at Cornell and the global seed company Bejo Zaden, can withstand warmer, more unpredictable conditions such as the ones in the Northeastern U.S.