As the associate dean for land grant affairs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Julie Suarez is recognized across the state as an advocate for New York agriculture and a trusted partner in furthering the outreach conducted by Cornell CALS and Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE). On Monday, Jan. 31, that recognition hit a formal note as Suarez was named CCE’s 2021 Friend of Extension.
A new fellowship celebrates the life and legacy of Thomas Wyatt Turner, the first Black American to receive a Ph.D. in Botany and the first Black person to receive a Ph.D. in any study at Cornell University.
Michael Walter, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, who was known for his affability and inclusivity, died Nov. 5 in Lansing, New York.
Two National Science Foundation grants totaling more than $1.2 million will fund projects to test a novel strategy to make milk production more efficient and sustainable and outreach to communicate animal science to the public.
Chobani has announced changes to its successful Chobani Scholars Program, adding a pledge of $1 million and a focus on supporting historically underserved students who wish to pursue a broad set of agricultural interests.
A new initiative will catalyze seed systems development in Haiti and Senegal and sustainably deliver agricultural research outputs to farmers at-scale.
Cornell startups Ava Labs have new key partnerships with Deloitte and Mastercard, while university startup companies SwiftScale Biologics and Novomer have been acquired.
