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John Kingsbury, professor emeritus of botany, who developed a small island in the Gulf of Maine into an living classroom for students eager to learn about the sea, died May 27 in Vermont.

Clinton has served as a lecturer and instructor at both Nazareth University and the State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo, where she specialized in courses related to ecology and biology. She holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in...

Canadian wildfires are impacting air quality here in the Northeast. Smoke has filled the sky and warnings have been issued for outdoor activities. This is making many growers and gardeners worried about the potential impact the smoke will have...

Lake whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco ( C. artedi) are two ecologically important prey fishes that exhibit similar spawning behaviors and early life-history strategies in Lake Ontario. CBFS PhD student Taylor Brown, Lars Rudstam...

In honor of World Food Safety Day, celebrated on June 7, New York State Agricultural Commissioner Richard Ball highlighted food safety efforts across the state. This included a statement from the department of food science chair Dr. Carmen Moraru, which features how current research and extension work at Cornell helps to improve food safety.

Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Learning by Leading program is an engaged learning initiative launched in 2021 to support a new generation of environmental leaders.

Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I’m doing the pre-vet concentration in animal science, hoping to attend the Vet College after I graduate, and Cornell is one of the best and is close to home. In the past I wanted to be a doctor because I feel...

The Polson Institute for Global Development announced its new Spring 2023 grants to support research at the intersection of Global Development’s signature strengths in wellbeing and inclusion; environmental sustainability; and food and...

Ecologists, archaeologists, anthropologists, social scientists, artists and Indigenous community members (and some who are a combination of these) have collaborated on a series of research papers outlining insights, challenges and solutions from...

The smallest and shallowest bodies of water exhibit the greatest variability of greenhouse gas emissions over time, according to a paper that could help improve the accuracy of climate models.

On June 2, the Ithaca theater organization Civic Ensemble will premiere “Fertile Grounds,” a community-based play that invites the audience onto a fictional farming cooperative involving people of color to explore the relationship of grief...

Following a mid-May freeze, two Cornell viticulture experts are advising grape growers in New York on how to rescue their season, as vineyards now face a reduced crop and economic loss.

Awards Assistant Professor Neil Lewis, Jr., received the International Communication Association’s Early Career Scholar Award. The award honors a scholar no more than seven years past receipt of the Ph.D. for a body of work that has contributed...

Nineteen faculty and professional staff members in Cornell’s four state contract colleges have been selected for the 2022-23 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

Johnson received the inaugural Schwartz Research Fund Visionary Grant, worth $375,000, to support her research that will delve deeply into understanding how human milk nutrients contribute directly to infant gastrointestinal health.

Graduating members of the Tri-Service Brigade received commissions to begin their military service – including the brigade’s first commission into the U.S. Space Force – at a May 26 ceremony in Statler Auditorium.

The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) program offered by Cornell CALS is a one-year Master's degree program that offers a variety of disciplines, including animal science. Daniela Gonzalez Carranza, MPS ‘23, graduated from the MPS program in...

Ben Polson ’23 and Shirley Zhang ’23 are graduating from CALS’ Biometry and Statistics major this May. While studying at Cornell, both explored digital agriculture opportunities with the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP). Hear...

The classic identification guide “Weeds of the Northeast” sprouted from a collaboration of Cornell researchers. Now, a new edition of the book brings together a pair of uncannily named weed scientists: Antonio DiTommaso and Joseph DiTomaso.