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, Science Daily

In a study of New York state apple orchards, Cornell plant pathologists have identified a new fungal pathogen that causes bitter rot disease in apples.

, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Shannon Gleeson, labor relations, law, and history, co-writes this opinion piece arguing that philanthropy and local governments need to reinvest in the DACA program.

, The Atlantic

Karan Odom, postdoctoral associate in the Lab of Ornithology, says that citizen science is “really changing the kind of science we can do and the kinds of questions we can ask.”

, BBC News

Comments from Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law, on President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze H-1B visas.

, The Chronicle of Higher Education

While the Trump administration suspended the issuance of H1-B and other temporary work visas through the end of the year, the administration “backed off plans to curtail optional practice training,” a work program for international graduates.

, The New York Times

"It’s the largest crackdown on work visas that I have seen in my 35 years of practice," says Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of law. "Thousands of businesses and universities will be hurt by these restrictions. Similarly, individuals will be stuck overseas unable to help the U.S. economy recover."

, The New York Times

"Today’s decision allows Dreamers to breathe a temporary sigh of relief," says Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law.

, Associated Press

Professor of immigration law Stephen Yale-Loehr says, "This is like the Frankenstein of all anti-asylum regulations. It puts everything together in one big package."

, The New York Times

“If they can’t find the food, then either they may cut off their migration and they won’t be able to make it up to the breeding grounds, or they make it up there in very poor condition and have a bad breeding season,” says Ken Rosenberg, senior research associate in the Lab of Ornithology.

, Cornell Chronicle

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Cornell’s Katherine McComas, Ph.D. ’00, to the New York City Panel on Climate Change.