Seven faculty members elected AAAS fellows

Seven Cornell faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. This year's fellows, 564 in all, will be honored at a virtual event Feb. 19.

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Grants fund study, outreach on sustainable milk production

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 to address diversity in ag with $1M expansion of Scholars Program

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.

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Film reveals efforts to save world’s rarest stork

A new film, “Hargila,” illustrates how the greater adjutant stork is slowly being pulled back from the brink of extinction thanks to a community effort inspired by a wildlife biologist in India.

A Q&A with Dr. Katharyn Mitchell of the veterinary college

Mitchell recently joined the College of Veterinary Medicine as assistant professor in the section of large animal internal medicine.

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Veterinary surgeon-scientist shifts from Cornell to AVMA

Lisa Fortier, Ph.D. ’98, the James Law Professor of Surgery at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has devoted her career to developing cutting-edge treatments that can dramatically improve both horses’ and humans’ lives.

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Bald eagle rebound stunted by poisoning from lead ammunition

A new study finds that despite increasing numbers of bald eagles, poisoning from eating dead carcasses or parts contaminated by lead shot has reduced population growth by 4% to 6% annually in the Northeast.

Aphid ‘honeydew’ may promote bacteria that kill them

The word ‘honeydew’ sounds benign, but the sugary waste product of aphids can promote growth of bacteria that are highly virulent to the pests, according to a new study. 

Thirteen-year-old Siberian Husky thrives after treatment for soft-tissue sarcoma

Diagnostic tests did not reveal any evidence of cancer spread beyond the dog's knee, making him a good candidate for surgery.

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