New software helps plant breeders bring out their best
CALS News, Cornell Chronicle : Broccoli is in the eye of the beholder. A head of broccoli that might appeal to one person – perhaps because of its deep green color – may leave ...
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Yearly Archives: 2019
Schwartz Sax is new director of Connecticut College Arboretum
Connecticut College News : Connecticut College has named Miles Schwartz Sax as the new Charles and Sarah P. Becker ’27 Arboretum Director, effective Aug. 1, 2019. Sax received a master’s degree in public garden ...
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Kao-Kniffin receives White House early career award
From Cornell Chronicle article : Jenny Kao-Kniffin, associate professor in the Horticulture Section, is one four Cornell faculty members recognized by the White House with prestigious 2019 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and ...
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Plant breeding project gives East African farmers better leafy green options
CALS News : Phillip Griffiths, associate professor in the Horticulture Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science based at Cornell AgriTech, has a special connection in East Africa that’s improving the humble collard ...
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Wolfe advises House sub-committee on climate stress and mitigation strategies
Reposted from the SIPS blog, Discovery that Connects . See also Cornell Chronicle article. SIPS faculty member David Wolfetestified Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research in a public ...
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Empire apple breeder Roger Way dies at 100
Cornell Chronicle, CALS News : Roger Way, Ph.D. ’53, professor emeritus of pomology and world-renowned apple breeder, died June 2 in State College, Pennsylvania. He was 100 years old. Way gained worldwide recognition for apple varieties ...
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Towering ‘Double Allium’ sculpture installed at Cornell Botanic Gardens
Cornell Chronicle, CALS News : A towering new sculpture welcomes visitors to the Cornell Botanic Gardens: “Double Allium,” crafted of metal and glass, stands 12 feet tall and sits along the walkway to ...
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Hort alums named to GPN ‘Forty Under 40’
Two alumni from the Graduate Field of Horticulture were named to Greenhouse Produce New’s 2019 Forty under 40. Cheni Filios (M.S. ’14) is now Global Product Manager for Vegetables at PanAmerican Seed Co. Since ...
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Commencement videos
If you missed the festivities this weekend — or want to relive them — you can view videos of the Class of 2019 Undergraduate Recognition Ceremony (recognizing students receiving degrees in Agricultural Sciences and ...
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New book a how-to for bringing stressed students to nature
CALS News, Cornell Chronicle : Nearly two in three U.S. college students reported feeling “overwhelming anxiety” in the past year, according to a 2018 report from the American College Health Association. While there’s no ...
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