Student creates company focused on luxury African bags Student creates company focused on luxury African bags
Kathy Hovis

Student creates company focused on luxury African bags

The new episode of the Startup Cornell podcast features Cornell student Micere Mugweru ’25, the founder of Mizoma Africa.

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Wildlife health center to host inaugural Distinguished Speakers
Mar 20, 2025

Wildlife health center to host inaugural Distinguished Speakers

Dr. Craig Stephen and Dr. Marcela Uhart, leading experts in wildlife health and the One Health paradigm – the interconnectedness of human, animal and ecosystem health and well-being – have been selected as the inaugural Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Distinguished Speakers.

Cornell to help pinpoint cause of massive honeybee die-offs
Krishna Ramanujan
Mar 20, 2025

Cornell to help pinpoint cause of massive honeybee die-offs

Cornell bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honeybee losses this winter.

Electrons travel one of two routes in nano-biohybrid systems
David Nutt
Mar 18, 2025

Electrons travel one of two routes in nano-biohybrid systems

Researchers have identified exactly what happens when a microbe receives an electron from a quantum dot: The charge can either follow a direct pathway or be transferred indirectly via the microbe’s shuttle molecules.

Engaged Opportunity Grants Fuel Community-Engaged Learning for Students
Olivia M. Hall
Mar 18, 2025

Engaged Opportunity Grants Fuel Community-Engaged Learning for Students

The Einhorn Center is funding seven project teans from the latest round of Engaged Opportunity Grants.

Enrollment now open for Summer Session 2025
Shelley Preston
Mar 17, 2025

Enrollment now open for Summer Session 2025

Students can choose from hundreds of courses in three-, six- and eight-week periods between June 2 and August 5 during Summer Session, 2025.

State of America’s birds: Population declines continue
Mar 13, 2025

State of America’s birds: Population declines continue

More than five years after a landmark study in the journal Science showed that North American bird populations declined by nearly 30% since 1970, a new report finds that the concerning trend is continuing apace.

Superweed in NYS found resistant to widely used herbicide
Caitlin Hayes
Mar 13, 2025

Superweed in NYS found resistant to widely used herbicide

New research confirms glyphosate-resistant waterhemp for the first time in New York state, with significant consequences for soybean growers, many of whom use the herbicide as their primary method of weed control.

Large-scale investment in research needed to maintain U.S. agriculture
Caitlin Hayes
Mar 12, 2025

Large-scale investment in research needed to maintain U.S. agriculture

In the face of climate change, researchers estimate the U.S. investment in agricultural research needed to maintain productivity – finding it comparable to the investment made following the two world wars.

CCE brings healthy foods, and how to cook them, to Buffalo Public Schools
Laura Reiley
Mar 11, 2025

CCE brings healthy foods, and how to cook them, to Buffalo Public Schools

A free farmers market of local foods is combined with easy, healthful cooking demos at Buffalo’s community schools. 

Renegotiated trade deal benefits US dairy producers
Laura Reiley
Mar 11, 2025

Renegotiated trade deal benefits US dairy producers

The United States and Canada have been fighting about milk for years, but new Cornell research suggests recent Canadian trade concessions removed some barriers to U.S. dairy exports.

Dynamic acoustics of hand clapping, elucidated
Caitlin Hayes
Mar 11, 2025

Dynamic acoustics of hand clapping, elucidated

With high-speed cameras, researchers measured the physical forces involved in a handclap, with potential applications in bioacoustics and identification, whereby a handclap could be used to identify someone.

Acoustic monitoring network for birds enhances forest management
Mar 11, 2025

Acoustic monitoring network for birds enhances forest management

A new study using the largest network of microphones to track birds in the United States is providing crucial insights for managing and restoring fire-prone forests across California’s Sierra Nevada region.

CALS alumnus’s gift supports Plant Science Building renovation
Krisy Gashler
Mar 10, 2025

CALS alumnus’s gift supports Plant Science Building renovation

William Boyle ’55, MBA ’56, has given a significant gift to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) to support renovations to the Plant Science Building.

Cornell faculty honored for community-engaged innovation
Olivia M. Hall
Mar 7, 2025

Cornell faculty honored for community-engaged innovation

Thirteen faculty members from across Cornell are being honored by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement with this year’s Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards. 

Bacterial ‘jumping genes’ can target and control chromosome ends
Caitlin Hayes
Mar 6, 2025

Bacterial ‘jumping genes’ can target and control chromosome ends

Researchers identified several families of “jumping genes,” or transposons, in cyanobacteria and Streptomyces that can find and insert themselves at the telomere, with benefits for the transposon and their bacterial host. 

Applications open for seventh annual Grow-NY competition
Mar 5, 2025

Applications open for seventh annual Grow-NY competition

Startups in the food and agriculture sectors can apply through May 15.

Panels discuss federal research funding threats, opportunities
James Dean
Mar 4, 2025

Panels discuss federal research funding threats, opportunities

Experts discussed support for science research during a pair of panels organized by faculty and students on Feb. 28.

Cornell Atkinson awards support graduate student biodiversity and sustainability research
Krisy Gashler
Feb 28, 2025

Cornell Atkinson awards support graduate student biodiversity and sustainability research

Cornell Atkinson is supporting 36 graduate students whose work protects biodiversity, improves health, reduces climate risk and more. 

Do starchy carbs cause cavities?
Caitlin Hayes
Feb 26, 2025

Do starchy carbs cause cavities?

New research provides evidence that – depending on your genetic makeup and oral microbiome – starch could contribute to cavities and gum disease.

Summer farm internships offer learning and growth
Krisy Gashler
Feb 26, 2025

Summer farm internships offer learning and growth

Cornell AES manages farms and greenhouses that support research but are also unique teaching tools for over 40 courses. This is the fifth story in a series about on-farm teaching; summer internships offer undergraduates immersive learning experiences.

Solar solutions: Agrivoltaics offer array of options for farmland use
Feb 25, 2025

Solar solutions: Agrivoltaics offer array of options for farmland use

The process of combining agricultural production and solar panels on the same farmland, known as agrivoltaics, has seen a great leap in Cornell research activity. 

Grad students study world with Einaudi travel grants
Feb 24, 2025

Grad students study world with Einaudi travel grants

Sixty-three graduate students completed international fieldwork last summer with the support of research travel grants from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. Applications are open until March 7 for graduate students seeking support for summer 2025. 

Backyard poultry at risk when migrating mallards stop to rest
Krishna Ramanujan
Feb 24, 2025

Backyard poultry at risk when migrating mallards stop to rest

Knowing the duration and timing of when migrating mallard ducks – natural carriers of avian influenza – stop and rest can help predict the probability that they will infect backyard poultry flocks.

New study advances acoustic monitoring of endangered whale
Feb 21, 2025

New study advances acoustic monitoring of endangered whale

A Cornell-led team has developed a method to estimate North Atlantic right whale numbers using underwater microphones and machine learning, potentially offering a safer and more cost-effective way to monitor this endangered species.

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