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Small fish could play big role in fight against malnutrition

Inexpensive, small fish species caught in seas and lakes in developing countries could help close nutritional gaps for undernourished people, and especially young children, according to new research.

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Broccoli looks more like cauliflower in a warmer world

A new study identifies the genetic underpinnings for why broccoli heads become abnormal when it’s hot, providing insight into effects of climate-induced warming for all crops and pointing the way for breeding heat-resistant new varieties.

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Graduate Fellowship honors Cornell’s first Black Ph.D. graduate

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.

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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Artificial light at night aids caterpillar predators

Moderate levels of artificial light at night – like the fixture illuminating your backyard – bring more caterpillar predators and reduce the chance that these lepidoptera larvae grow up to become moths.

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

The 2030 Project invites proposals for annual research-to-impact grants, first round awarded

The 2023 research-to-impact projects aim to accelerate collaborative approaches needed  to combat the climate crisis through practical science. 

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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Health, Nutrition & Medicine
NYS Impact
New York City
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Laidlaw scholars build global communities

The Laidlaw Leadership and Research Program at Cornell develops students into ethical leaders and global citizens. The program, hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, strengthens students’ research and leadership skills over two years through work on international research projects, leadership training, participation in hands-on learning experiences, and global networking.

Arts & Humanities
Computing & Information Sciences
Food & Agriculture
Global Reach
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CALS alumnus honors parents with scholarship in their name

The Donna and Dennis Lowe Scholarship will support CALS undergraduates with financial need as part of the university’s To Do the Greatest Good capital campaign.

Food & Agriculture
Around Cornell

Cornell leaders advocate for more ag research, extension in farm bill

Cornell AgriTech and extension representatives made suggestions regarding the next federal farm bill to congressional leaders at a two-hour listening session at the Broome County office of Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Food & Agriculture
Law, Government & Public Policy
NYS Impact

Through community, Indigenous students thrive in STEM

Indigenous students in STEM are creating community and working to increase representation and visibility – all while bringing valuable cultural insights and a community-focus to their academic work.

Food & Agriculture
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Features
News & Events
Inclusion and Belonging
Public Engagement

Russia's Ukraine invasion hikes food prices, spreads global hunger

March 11, 2022

Christopher Barrett comments on how the war in Ukraine is applying pressure on the global food system and threatening to spark a global food crisis.

Food & Agriculture
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
International