NY FarmNet brings suicide prevention education to communities across NYS NY FarmNet brings suicide prevention education to communities across NYS
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NY FarmNet brings suicide prevention education to communities across NYS

NY FarmNet is bringing the Talk Saves Lives suicide prevention education program to bring rural communities throughout New York state.

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New method produces fresher, tastier cold-pressed Concord grape juice
May 16, 2024

New method produces fresher, tastier cold-pressed Concord grape juice

Cornell AgriTech’s first-of-its-kind research combines the nonthermal processing technologies of pulsed electric field and high-pressure processing.

Community college transfers flourish at Cornell
Caitlin Hayes
May 16, 2024

Community college transfers flourish at Cornell

Graduating transfer students from SUNY community colleges reflect on their journeys – as well as the support, opportunity and community they’ve found at Cornell.

Students of different faiths unite to plant trees, give back
May 15, 2024

Students of different faiths unite to plant trees, give back

The inaugural Interfaith Service Day provided students with the opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds and faiths while planting trees at Groundswell Incubator Farm.

Projects funded by 2024 New Frontier Grants look toward the future
May 15, 2024

Projects funded by 2024 New Frontier Grants look toward the future

The College of Arts and Sciences has awarded five New Frontier Grants to cutting edge projects in science, social science and the humanities led by A&S faculty, some with collaborators from other colleges.

World’s largest hummingbird is actually two species
May 13, 2024

World’s largest hummingbird is actually two species

Researchers found that though the two species of giant hummingbird appear identical, the northern population stays in the high Andes year-round while the southern population migrates.

Global Scholars amplify free expression
May 13, 2024

Global Scholars amplify free expression

The first-ever group of Undergraduate Global Scholars at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies are writers, artists and researchers with a common goal – to speak up for global free speech.

New research initiative tackles pressing global development issues
May 13, 2024

New research initiative tackles pressing global development issues

CIDER unites 24 faculty across campus and the world, along with students, staff, researchers and external partners, to create and share knowledge.

Faculty Cooking Throw Down dishes up camaraderie
May 13, 2024

Faculty Cooking Throw Down dishes up camaraderie

Teams of faculty members tested their culinary skills by preparing an entree featuring sea bass and a secret ingredient.

Chinese fruit fly genomes reveal global migrations, repeated evolution
Krishna Ramanujan
May 13, 2024

Chinese fruit fly genomes reveal global migrations, repeated evolution

Fruit flies, which humans have inadvertently spread around the globe, arrived in China roughly 4,000 years ago.

Matias awarded for community-engaged hiring transparency project
Olivia Hall
May 13, 2024

Matias awarded for community-engaged hiring transparency project

Students in COMM 2450 are studying the impact of the world’s first AI-related hiring transparency law. Assistant professor J. Nathan Matias received the George D. Levy Engaged Teaching and Research Award for leading the community-engaged project.

Dead & Company concert funds $800K for new climate solutions
May 9, 2024

Dead & Company concert funds $800K for new climate solutions

One year since Dead & Company’s iconic show at Barton Hall, proceeds from the fundraiser have begun to flow to its climate-fighting recipients.

Beneficial insects support agriculture, protect environments
May 8, 2024

Beneficial insects support agriculture, protect environments

Across Cornell, researchers are harnessing the power of beneficial insects to increase crop yields, control invasive plants and keep agricultural pests at bay.

Students grow plants and community at Dilmun Hill
May 8, 2024

Students grow plants and community at Dilmun Hill

Undergraduates manage day-to-day operations at Dilmun Hill Student Farm, which was envisioned 30 years ago.

Experts provide facts about avian influenza for dairy producers
Krishna Ramanujan
May 6, 2024

Experts provide facts about avian influenza for dairy producers

While a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been detected in dairy cattle in nine states – not including New York state – the commercial milk supply continues to be safe, according to a panel of experts.

Students revive classic microchip fabrication with open-source tools
David Nutt
May 6, 2024

Students revive classic microchip fabrication with open-source tools

A unique project team enables Cornell undergraduates to use emerging open-source hardware to design, test and fabricate their own microchips – a complex, expensive process that is rarely available to students.

Cornell-USFQ bilateral exchange forges new partnership
May 3, 2024

Cornell-USFQ bilateral exchange forges new partnership

A recently piloted bilateral exchange course is providing new engaged learning opportunities for students from Ithaca, New York to Quito, Ecuador. The partnership between Cornell University and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Cornell’s Global Hubs partner in Ecuador, is fusing collaboration in the classroom and in the field.

Cornell Botanic Gardens’ pocket guide puts top sites in your palm
Shannon Dortch
May 3, 2024

Cornell Botanic Gardens’ pocket guide puts top sites in your palm

This new pocket-sized brochure gives you all you need to know to explore the gardens, natural areas, and gorges of Cornell Botanic Gardens.

Richard Robinson, renowned vegetable breeder, dies at 93
May 2, 2024

Richard Robinson, renowned vegetable breeder, dies at 93

Richard “Dick” W. Robinson, a professor at Cornell AgriTech whose groundbreaking work in cucurbit and tomato breeding is used worldwide, died March 22 in Geneva, New York. He was 93.  

Four Cornell professors elected to national academy
Tom Fleischman
May 1, 2024

Four Cornell professors elected to national academy

Mario Herrero, Timothy Ryan, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89, Steven Strogatz and Peter Wolczanski are Cornell’s 2024 electees to the National Academy of Sciences, the academy announced April 30 at the close of its 161st annual meeting.

Satellite images of plants’ fluorescence can predict crop yields
Laura Reiley
May 1, 2024

Satellite images of plants’ fluorescence can predict crop yields

Cornell researchers and collaborators have developed a new framework that allows scientists to predict crop yield without the need for enormous amounts of high-quality data – which is often scarce in developing countries, especially those facing heightened food insecurity and climate risk. 

Grow as you go: ‘Peecycling’ helps plants and compost thrive
David Nutt
May 1, 2024

Grow as you go: ‘Peecycling’ helps plants and compost thrive

Human urine could be a handy resource in tending home gardens and compost piles, thanks to an interdisciplinary collaboration between two Cornell Engineering students and plant scientist Rebecca Nelson.

Expert defends free speech rights, ‘content neutral’ policies
James Dean
May 1, 2024

Expert defends free speech rights, ‘content neutral’ policies

Former ACLU president Nadine Strossen discussed First Amendment issues with Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff and a panel of student leaders on April 29 in Willard Straight Hall.

Web editor by day rescues bats by night
Holly Hartigan
Apr 30, 2024

Web editor by day rescues bats by night

Cornell Lab of Ornithology staff member Victoria Campbell spends her free time caring for bats in need – setting tiny broken bones, feeding babies, treating illness and nursing native bats back to health so they can be released. 

Hudson Valley lab ramps up battle against invasive pest
Holly Hartigan
Apr 30, 2024

Hudson Valley lab ramps up battle against invasive pest

Researchers at the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory – part of Cornell AgriTech – are working to identify effective strategies that the regions fruit growers can use to fight the invasive spotted lanternfly.

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