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Small changes can reduce produce contamination

A new study shows how some agricultural management practices in the field that can boost or reduce the risk of contamination in produce from salmonella and listeria.

Four N.Y. companies receive JumpStart grants

Four New York companies have received 2013 JumpStart Program grants for the spring semester, which assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations.

'Building Dashboard' website conveys real-time energy use

Transparent is the new green: Cornell’s new Building Dashboard website provides raw, real-time energy data to reduce energy consumption and step toward a smaller carbon footprint.

Finance industry is cleaning up its act: Durland lecturer

TIAA-CREF CEO Roger Ferguson said the finance industry is policing itself and called for better personal finance education at the Johnson's Durland Lecture Oct. 17.

CU GEM improves eco-friendly Styrofoam substitute

Undergraduates on the Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines (CU GEM) team won awards for designing a safe alternative to Styrofoam.

Town-gown relations explored at community meeting

The current and past presidents of the International Town-Gown Association spoke on town-gown relations Oct. 16 at Ithaca High School.

Conference to explore gender, race in magazines Oct. 25-27

An interdisciplinary conference exploring representations of gender and race in magazines will be held Oct. 25-27 at the Africana Studies and Research Center.

Waste heat could keep cows cool and comfortable

To help farmers keep dairy cows cool, Cornell engineers are collaborating on a research project, based on the concept of conductive cooling, that could provide an alternative to fans, misters and sprinklers.

Wood chips could help cleanse farm field run-off

Large square trenches filled with wood chips and buried in farm fields have been found to act as a natural filtration system, researchers have found.

$12M gift bolsters Atkinson Center leadership

Advancing their support of cutting-edge sustainability research, David ’60 and Patricia Atkinson have given $12 million to enhance the leadership of the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, the university announced Oct. 22.

Legal theorist Crenshaw '81 criticizes colorblind policies

Law professor and critical race theorist Kimberle Crenshaw '81 talked about race and the law on campus Oct. 17.

Surprises discovered in decoded kiwifruit genome

The recent decoding of the kiwifruit genome has discovered that the fruit has many genetic similarities to other plant species, including potatoes and tomatoes, among other surprises.