Fun times at the 2018 SIPS Holiday Party
-Magdalen Lindeberg A big thank you to all the organizers of the 2018 SIPS Holiday Party and to Tara Reed in particular. Thanks also to Craig Cramer for manning the camera. Happy Holidays to ...
Read More
NEB Freezer coming to 328 Plant Science Building
Wish your enzymes and other supplies were closer at hand? Running out and don’t have time to order? With the New England Biolabs (NEB) freezer coming to 328 Plant Science Building, your experiments can ...
Read More
Comment period for proposed EPA rule on scientific sources ends August 16
-Magdalen Lindeberg Proposed rule: Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science This proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has significant consequences regarding the data that can be used for development of regulations. People with an ...
Read More
Recent publications from the SIPS community – July 19, 2018
Phloem networks in leaves Carvalho, M.R., Losada, J.M., and Niklas, K.J. 2018. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 43:29-35. Mechanisms of phloem loading. Zhang, C., and Turgeon, R. 2018. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 43:71-75. ...
Read More
NYS IPM Program hires Field Crops and Livestock Coordinator
The New York State Integrated Pest Management Program is pleased to announce the arrival of its new Field Crops and Livestock IPM Coordinator, Jaime Cummings. Cummings’ background is in Plant Pathology, most recently with ...
Read More
LHB Conservatory a popular reunion destination
-Magdalen Lindeberg Over fifty alumni stopped by the plant science alumni gathering and Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory open house, held on Saturday, June 9 as part of Cornell’s 2018 reunion weekend. The conservatory tours ...
Read More
Recent publications from the SIPS community – December 14, 2017
Rapid analyses of dry matter content and carotenoids in fresh cassava roots using a portable visible and near infrared spectrometer (Vis/NIRS). Ikeogu, U.N., Davrieux, F., Dufour, D., Ceballos, H., Egesi, C.N., and Jannink, J.-L. ...
Read More
Plant pathology student authors policy brief on mycotoxin threat in India
-Magdalen Lindeberg Mycotoxins represent a significant threat to human health owing to their role in disease and adverse impacts on child growth and development. While most mycotoxin research has focused on sub-Saharan Africa, less ...
Read More
Tucson Plant Breeding Institute comes to Ithaca
-Magdalen Lindeberg Plant breeding is among humankind’s oldest and most important endeavors. A rapidly expanding toolbox based on genetic information, high-throughput phenotyping, and new statistical approaches is revolutionizing the speed and precision with which ...
Read More
New and improved letterhead – for every SIPS section!
-Magdalen Lindeberg As part of the recent CALS recent re-branding process, updated letterhead has been generated for all of the SIPS sections. Downloadable files with the new letterhead can be found in the Letterhead ...
Read More