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Academic focus: Agricultural economics, environmental and natural resource economics, agricultural conservation policy, water quality, climate change Research summary: I study how agricultural conservation programs and practices affect water...

Academic focus: Integrated pest management, insect resistance management, insect ecology and behavior Research summary: My research program has both fundamental and applied focuses. We study insect behavior and ecology in field crops to...

Academic focus: Animal behavior, animal communication, evolution, bioacoustics Research summary: I am an evolutionary biologist who studies animal behavior, particularly how and why animals communicate and how communication changes as...

Academic focus: Coastal sustainability, disaster recovery, watershed management Research summary: I work on human-environment interactions in riverine and coastal marsh ecosystems, as well as disaster-prone coastal cities. In riverine ecosystems...

Academic focus: Risk communication Research summary: I study how societies communicate, interpret and govern risk amid technological innovation, political controversy and environmental change. My research asks three interconnected questions: Why...

Academic focus: Ecology, biogeochemistry, environmental science Research summary: The core of my research interests are in watershed biogeochemistry and freshwater ecology, with most of my current effort invested in understanding how the ways in...

The July 2026 Dairy Market Watch provides an overview of dairy market trends affecting producers in the Northeast Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO #1). As is typical during peak summer production, milk component percentages declined in July...

The Cornell Hop Breeding Program aims to give New York growers and brewers cultivars suited to the state's climate and disease pressure.

September 9, 2026 Awards Graduate student Nishat Tasnim received a Media Scholarship award from the Islamic Scholarship Fund. The organization funds scholars studying and working in fields with the greatest impact on public opinion and policy...

Cornell researchers have used artificial intelligence to uncover a previously unknown way cells control how proteins move inside them, a process essential for growth, communication and movement, and one that is often disrupted in cancer.

The common tern is a sweet little waterbird, with white wings like an angel’s and a distinctive kee-er cry. They are fierce protectors of their families, fearlessly chasing down eagles and tirelessly building up their ground nests, which they...

Doctoral student Sylvana Ross and a team of Cincinnati youths spent their summer studying city-dwelling insects, amassing data that can inform decisions that support healthy green spaces.

September 4, 2026 The Department of Communication is pleased to welcome Dr. Dominic Balog-Way as an Assistant Professor. Dominic is a scholar of risk communication. His research examines how societies communicate, interpret, and govern risk amid...

Enthusiasm is always palpable at a Junior DAIRY LEADER graduation, held in August on the Cornell campus at Stocking Hall. The day is a culmination of an intense year of hands-on learning, exposure to industry issues, networking, farm tours and...

A Cornell-led research project is developing robots that can perform labor-intensive orchard operations; it’s supported by a four-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative.

This discovery could help engineer living materials into different forms, such as the custom of growing bridges from roots in India, and breeding kale so it’s smooth instead of crinkly.

The PRO-DAIRY Agriservice Awards recognize outstanding contributions to New York agriculture and long-standing support of the PRO-DAIRY program. “This year’s recipients represent the strong partnerships that help drive innovation, education and...

by Angelina Tang '28 Millions of pets in the United States enter animal shelters every year, putting facilities at capacity with no end in sight anytime soon. Couple that with a trend of dogs, particularly large dogs, spending more and more time...

Kathy Burns' path to Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga County began with a chance discovery: a job listing for a Master Gardener Program Coordinator that caught her eye. She applied, drawn by the opportunity to combine her experience...