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April 22, 2026 Awards Graduate Field Administrator Joanna Alario received the Casey Moore Impact Award from the Cornell Graduate School. This award is given to a member of the administrative community who contributes to the advancement of access...

A student-built methane sensor device is empowering researchers and indigenous communities to protect and restore mangrove forests in Colombia.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York runs the Community Gardens Soil Testing Program, which offers free test results and advice to home gardeners anywhere in the state.

by Angelina Tang ’28 The journey into large animal medicine can be daunting for some, especially if they come from a city background or haven’t had a chance to interact much with large animals. That’s why Katie Krotz ’27 and Sydney Zarb ’27 co...

Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch, then pick them without causing any damage.

Linda Elcsisin, a veteran youth educator and 4-H volunteer with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Jefferson County, has been named a 2025 National and Northeastern Region Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer. Since 2004, Elcsisin has played a key...

Plants adjust to temperature changes, in part, by switching the way they express Rubisco, the protein that performs the critical first step of photosynthesis, according to new research from Cornell and partners.

April 15, 2026 Conferences Graduate student Rosie Nguyen presented a talk titled “Imaginaries of Vietnam: Dominant Narratives and Marginal Voices” at the Trans-Asia Graduate Student Conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In her...

Waste could fulfill 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for the nation’s agriculture, and significant amounts could be distributed locally and sustainably.

This year’s Creative Teaching Awards faculty recipients have taken students for hands-on, local learning experiences well beyond the classroom walls.

An Ithaca cemetery is home to one of the largest and oldest recorded aggregations of ground nesting bees in the world.

A new analysis finds that grass-fed beef can compete with grain-fed beef in New York state and New England, particularly if production is scaled up.

Three new Cornell University Library exhibits explore the beauty and fragility of Earth’s biodiversity in habitats near and far, from elusive species on other continents to wildlife in our own backyards.

April 8, 2026 Awards Graduate student Rosie Nguyen received the Diverse Knowledge East Asia Fellowship from the Einaudi Center for International Studies. The fellowship is part of the East Asia Program’s Area Studies Fellowships, which support...

Cornell Atkinson has announced 40 research grants to support undergraduate and graduate student researchers whose work will support sustainability, biodiversity and agriculture.

At Wild Work Farm in the North Country’s Keene Valley, the last frost can come as late as mid-June, and the first frost usually hits in September, said owner and operator Lissa Goldstein. Coping with that very short growing season is one of...

The device, called an electroantennogram, allows researchers to identify the exact scent molecules detected by an insect’s antennae.

Warming temperatures cause tree swallows to nest up earlier than they once did, but early spring cold snaps can hinder nestlings’ growth and survival.

Nearly 150 dairy industry professionals gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week to hear from industry experts about the latest trends and research related to dairy herd health and nutrition at the 2026 Herd Health and Nutrition Conference. For...