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Competing for a grand prize of $1,000, eight finalists took the stage to pitch food-system innovations at the Grow-NY Youth Competition November 13 in Canandaigua, New York. The event, held on the final day of Empire State Development’s Grow-NY...

Eight Cornell faculty, including Provost Kavita Bala, are featured as “New Heroes” in a portrait series by Christopher Michel, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s inaugural artist-in-residence.

The opening of “Hello, Human! The Emerging Science of Plant Communication and Smart Agriculture” at Cornell’s Mann Library brought together researchers, students, and campus partners to showcase how plants communicate.

Being a Global Intern in Cambodia helped Emma Alexander explore her career interests and opened a world of possibilities in global studies.

Christy Hoepting, vegetable specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Cornell Vegetable Program, discovered her calling in the rich, black soil of Ontario Canada's muck fields, where she saw firsthand how applied research could...

Three varieties join the “Galaxy Suite” of grape tomatoes, a snack-sized Cornell-bred medley.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's recently renovated Visitor Center received two awards from the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) and a Gold in exhibit and print from Graphis Awards. These prestigious awards honor installations that...

The "it" vegetable just got a glow-up, fulfilling consumers' desires for quirky and aesthetically pleasing foods.

Violent storms can leave trees tangled in power lines, blocking roads and trails. Getting downed trees cleared quickly is crucial to helping New York state communities recover. Nowhere is this more important than in the Adirondacks, where...

Purpose The participation of forty Central New York teens in staffing the Milk Bar at the Great New York State Fair not only provided youth with valuable work experience but also contributed to their understanding of agriculture's significance...

Purpose The public reaps substantial advantages as the regular moth counts serve as a prompt for growers to actively monitor their fields. This vigilance empowers growers to make informed decisions regarding control measures, resulting in a more...

Relevance Hydroponics (soilless plant production) and aquaponics (production of fish and plants) are emerging sectors in New York State and across the U.S. which produce fresh, local produce and protein. Fish production produces large volumes of...

Purpose Urban agriculture education provides many benefits to communities including, fostering innovation, economic and community viability. By teaching individuals the principles of cultivating food in urban environments, these programs promote...

Fruit and vegetable farmers across the U.S. said that labor was the biggest barrier to adopting sustainable practices, with many farmers perceiving the labor requirements to be higher than they are.

Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where kinases – enzymes that control nearly all cellular processes – turn on and off inside living cells.

November 12, 2025 Awards Graduate student Rosie Nguyen placed first in the Student Paper Competition at the Global Fusion 2025 Conference, which celebrates outstanding scholarship in global media and international communication. Her winning...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has awarded the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences $5 million to build solar arrays at university farms in Ithaca and the Hudson Valley.

International summer experiences sent groups of students abroad to pursue their personal and professional goals. At the Nov. 19 International Research Showcase, they'll share their work with the Cornell community.

Findings from a recent study show how randomness and growth together create the striking cellular patterns that shape plant organs—and perhaps all multicellular life.

Sydney Jewell ’26 is a doctoral student in the Animal Science Department working in the lab of Heather Huson , associate professor of animal genetics. Sydney’s research focuses on epigenetics – the changes behavior and environment can cause to...