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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...

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...

Strawberry fans, rejoice. The newest Cornell strawberry variety concentrates intense flavor in a berry big enough to fill the palm of your hand. Topping out at over 50 grams, Archer, the latest creation from Cornell berry breeder Courtney Weber...

Researchers at Cornell and Virginia Tech have discovered a new mechanism in the continual arms race between plants and pathogenic bacteria, which tomatoes use to detect the causal agent of bacterial speck disease. The team identified a new...

Over the past 35 years, state and federal agencies have spent millions of dollars and dumped untold quantities of herbicides into waterways trying to control the invasive water chestnut plant, but the intruder just keeps spreading. Bernd Blossey...

John Fitzpatrick, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and head of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, was recently recognized by the American Ornithologists’ Union for his leadership and conservation efforts. The Ralph W. Schreiber...

From casual acoustic melodies at the coffee shop to throbbing electronic beats at teen clothing outlets, music is used to mold customer experience and behavior. But what impact does it have on employees? Cornell University researchers explored...

eHub Kennedy Hall, which houses the offices of Entrepreneurship at Cornell and Blackstone LaunchPad, opened earlier this summer and has already welcomed dozens of student teams eager to move their businesses along without the added pressures of...

In the brutal, mind-bending world of agronomic combat that is a regional weed Olympiad, Patricia Chan ’17 became a legend. Contestants solve real-life farmers’ problems, compete in weed and herbicide identification, and test their skills...

Noted plant pathologist, scholar and mentor Richard P. Korf ’46, Ph.D. ’50, professor emeritus of mycology, died Aug. 20 at his Ithaca home. He was 91 years old. Korf had a major impact in the field of mycology, where he specialized in a group...