Every week during the summer and fall, Sullivan County residents gather at Sullivan Fresh farmers markets to shop for fresh, affordable produce, participate in cooking demonstrations, and connect with their community. Operated by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County, the initiative has been uniting residents and farmers since its launch in 2017.
LakeEffect, the first winter malting barley released by the Cornell Small Grains Breeding Program, produces high yields, is disease resistant and has a good malting profile, researchers in the School of Integrative Plant Science said.
The Varian Edge linear accelerator provides state-of-the art, non-invasive radiotherapy treatments. The closest comparable facilities are in New York City, and while approximately 40% of veterinary schools have radiation oncology programs, few have access to such technology. Cornell’s Varian Edge replaces machinery previously installed in 2000.
Imprint, an organization founded at Cornell Tech that is dedicated to decoding the body’s immune memory and uncovering the causes of chronic diseases, announced that it has raised over $15 million in funding.
An experimental vineyard at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory is becoming the university’s first living laboratory of precision, autonomy and sustainability, supporting the grape industry in New York and Pennsylvania.
When cats get sick with H5N1 avian influenza, they get severely ill, with up to 70% of affected cats dying, but little is known about how the virus spreads in cats.
The MyCoast New York app has already provided forecasters and emergency managers with a new understanding of flooding around the state, as sea levels rise and storms intensify.