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Development economist Chris Barrett and his research partners won an award from USAID for their innovative livestock insurance research. The insurance saves nomadic herders from falling into poverty during times of drought.

At the New Rural-Urban Interface held Sept. 29-30, social scientists from Cornell and elsewhere gathered to discuss the cultural, demographic, economic and political dimensions of the changing landscape.

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Drew Margolin, a professor of communication at Cornell University who studies human dynamics through social media, isn’t just tracking how the electorate is reacting to candidates in one single moment via Twitter, but how they have been reacting...

One of Cornell’s famous corpse flowers is getting ready once again to unfurl its fetid bloom.

• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium

A study by a former Cornell postdoctoral student found that certain insects fare worse in fields with varied plant species rather than those planted with a single crop.

Brandon Woo '19 uncovered three Rocky Mountain locusts in the Cornell University Insect Collection; the locusts wreaked agricultural havoc 150 years ago.

Michael Mazourek, assistant professor in plant breeding and genetics, bred honeynut squash that blooms green and slowly turns orange when ripe.

Drew Margolin, a professor of communication at Cornell University who studies human dynamics through social media, isn’t just tracking how the electorate is reacting to candidates in one single moment via Twitter, but how they have been reacting...

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the USDA Oct. 3 convened leaders in farming, government, academia and private enterprise to discuss land tenure and next-generation agriculture.

As a consequence to a warming Earth, the risk of a megadrought in the American Southwest – one that lasts more than 35 years – likely will increase to a 20- to 50-percent chance this century.

Edward Mabaya, M.S. ’98, Ph.D. ’03, has been elected president of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE). The election on Sept. 23 was held during the association’s 5th triennial conference, conducted this year at the United...

Consumer interest in hard cider in North America has blossomed in the past five years, and apple growers are racing to catch up. Cornell research is revealing ways in which apples grown with specific orchard management practices can produce more...

Drew Margolin, a professor of communication at Cornell University who studies human dynamics through social media, isn’t just tracking how the electorate is reacting to candidates in one single moment via Twitter, but how they have been reacting...

Kathryn Boor, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, accepted an honorary doctorate from Harper Adams University on Sept. 23 in recognition of her contribution to food science and the fields of food and...

In a new study that upends the way ornithologists think about a young bird’s diet – but won’t shock parents used to scanning the nutritional profile of their children’s food – Cornell researchers have found that when it comes to what chicks eat...

In August, the Eastern Broccoli Project led by Associate Professor Thomas Björkman received $2 million in continued USDA funding as the Cornell-led interdisciplinary team strives to create a $100 million annual broccoli industry on the East...

Through 65 years of leadership and collaboration, Cornell has helped protect natural fisheries in the Adirondacks from acid rain, invasive species, and now, climate change. To celebrate the milestone, and signal the university’s continued...

Legume cover crops are essential to the long-term sustainability of organic cropping systems because they fix nitrogen, improve soil health, suppress weeds, and provide resources for beneficial organisms such as pollinators. Unlike cash crops...

Stocking Hall has made the shortlist of awardees for the nation’s highest public award for design excellence, as the renovation project claimed a 2016 American Architecture Awards This award from the Chicago Athenaeum, announced Aug. 26...