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A new method could be used by biologists to estimate the prevalence of disease in free-ranging wildlife and help determine how many samples are needed to detect a disease.

An estimated 70 million trees are planted on Cornell AgriTech's Geneva rootstocks around the world – and that number is likely to grow with the release of three new rootstocks.

A hard-working bacterium may soon have a large influence on processing rare-earth elements that help run smartphones, electric cars and wind turbines in an eco-friendly way.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York, in collaboration with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, released the Urban Agriculture in New York State: A Study of New York's Urban Agriculture Landscape and...

On Dec. 12, Jamila Michener offered expert testimony during a New York State Senate committee hearing focused on the causes and effects of poverty in the state’s small and midsized cities.

USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited Cornell AgriTech Friday, Dec. 8 as one of her visits to land-grant institutions focusing on specialty crops, ag tech innovation and local foods.

Writer Vladimir Nabokov’s deep interest in and connection to the natural world and his cross-pollinating interests in the sciences and the arts were the focus of a new seminar, “Nabokov, Naturally,” taught in fall 2023.

A piece of synthesizer history has been given an unexpected second life at Cornell, after eight months of meticulous and often confounding work by a group of synthesizer builders.

In early October, Dr. Steven Wolf, Associate Professor in the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and Research, Development, and Extension (RD&E) Partner of NASA Acres, hosted the Cornell Agtech Innovation Intermediaries and...

Seven new grants funded by the Polson Institute for Global Development will advance Global Development’s signature strengths in wellbeing and inclusion; environmental sustainability; and food and nutritional security. The collaborations have a...

What’s Black, White and Big Red All Over? It’s a scoop of newspaper-inspired ice cream – one of four finalist flavors created by students – based on Cornell’s Freedom of Expression theme year.

A symposium led by the Department of Communication brought together more than 100 scholars, students and community members to discuss topics such as histories of media and propaganda, content moderation on social media, public opinion as freedom...

Agriculture is a major driver of New York State’s economy. Given this, Cornell’s Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) seeks to develop management tools that help farmers realize more profit through sustainable approaches. Under the...

A community dinner brought together Jewish and Muslim students to bond over the common experiences of their faith, their passions and daily life at Cornell.

Students describe the new space in the Learning Strategies Center – where they can control their level of sensory input – as soothing, calming and essential.

Erick Amaya and Carlos Irias, students from Zamorano University in Honduras, came to Cornell University for internships with the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP). As undergraduate seniors they already had strong backgrounds in...

Lab-grown meat, food created by microorganisms and plant-based foods that mimic the taste of meat could help reduce environmental impacts of food systems, a new UN report co-authored by Cornell researchers finds.

Genomic sequencing revealed that populations of wasps that recognized each other's faces – and cooperated more – showed recent adaptations in areas of the genome associated with cognitive abilities such as learning, memory and vision.

Cornell Cooperative Extension is helping New York state farmers learn how to grow rice, a potentially lucrative crop that can thrive on flood-prone land as a hedge against climate change.

Sustainable Management of Agricultural Systems (SuMAS) is a joint project between Cornell University and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. SuMAS gives student interns the opportunity to learn new skills at Cornell which they can apply...