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Sen. Chuck Schumer announced today $68.9 million in funding to build a new laboratory for the federal Grape Genetic Research Unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York. The Grape Genetic Research Unit provides critical information to grape growers across the country through a variety of innovative research programs, including cold tolerance and improved resistance to crop-killing disease.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

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Drew Margolin, professor of communication at Cornell University, comments on an upcoming Congressional testimony from Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Computing & Information Sciences

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Ian Hewson, biological oceanographer and Drew Harvell, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, comment on a fast spreading parasite in the Mediterranean Sea that is killing endangered clams.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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As families continue their search for the perfect Christmas tree this season, three Cornell University experts who work closely with New York Christmas tree producers offer advice for picking and preserving holiday trees.

New York State

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Mark Wysocki, a meteorologist who specializes in forecasting and weather analysis at the Northeast Regional Climate Center, comments on a large fall snow storm moving into the Northeast, and future storm trends.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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With the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, Robert Gravani, professor of food science, says this salmonella outbreak is a reminder that proper planning and attention to detail are important for the preparation of a safe and delicious Thanksgiving meal.

Food & Agriculture

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Andrew Novakovic is a professor in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Science’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, whose research focuses on the U.S. dairy industry and federal policy related to dairy, other agriculture and food.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Andrew Novaković, the EV Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics in Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, comments on the current balance of milk supply and demand.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

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Philip McMichael, professor of development sociology at Cornell University views a proposed United Nations declaration as a much needed advocacy tool for rural workers’ rights to food and land in an era of land grabbing in rural communities.

Law and Policy

Food & Agriculture

International

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Andrew Farnsworth, a research associate at Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology, comments on the impact Hurricane Michael will have on migrating birds.

Lab of Ornithology

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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