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The 10th recipient of the Hometown Alumni Award, Caroline Williams '01 has spent the last 15 years working to improve living conditions in Utica, New York, and her nearby hometown of Remsen.

Growing algae onshore could close a projected gap in society’s future nutritional demands while also improving environmental sustainability.

In an adaptation to climate change, tree swallows have become smaller over the last three decades, an ongoing study based in Tompkins County has found.

A new outreach publication shares the stories of Black forestland owners in the Northeast to raise awareness of legacies of discrimination and recommend policies for expanding access for minority landowners.

Run by Cornell Cooperative Extension, the van brings fresh, local produce to communities with few other options for healthy and affordable food.

The Active Learning Initiative celebrates 10 years at Cornell and its impact: increased student success, engagement, and a sense of belonging.

Benjamin Z. Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean, has announced the appointment of Corrie S. Moreau as the inaugural senior associate dean of diversity and inclusion for CALS. Her three-year appointment is effective Jan. 2, 2023, and will run through Dec. 31, 2025.

Meet Lawrence Jin, associate professor of finance, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.

Meet Wendong Zhang, assistant professor of applied economics and policy, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.

Meet Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou, assistant professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.

Meet Yiqi Luo, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science.

Meet Chuan Liao, assistant professor, Department of Global Development.

Meet Swanne Gordon, assistant professor, Department of of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Meet Hale Ann Tufan, associate professor, School of Integrative Plant Science.

Meet Andrés López-Sepulcre, assistant professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Meet Monica Cornejo, assistant professor, Department of Communication.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences welcomed nine new faculty members this fall, advancing the college’s commitment to pursuing purpose-driven science and improving the lives of people across New York state and around the world.

Roughly 80–1,000 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, extreme ultraviolet radiation from the sun separates electrons from atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a highly ionized plasma environment that hosts unique space weather...

This update was released in the September 2022 issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. With unpredictable cycles in the dairy industry and fluctuations...