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May 20, 2024

Future leaders inspired at Cornell's New York Youth Institute

On March 22, the New York Youth Institute (NYYI) united ninety students from 36 high schools across New York State for an enriching day of learning at Cornell University. These bright young minds came together to share their research and...

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May 20, 2024

Celebrating the CALS Class of 2024

With the end of another academic year in sight, we’d like to recognize the CALS class of 2024.

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May 3, 2024

LeadNY announces new class of food, ag and natural resources leaders

Class 20 advances to second year of leadership development program LeadNY, Cornell’s leadership development academy, is pleased to announce its 2024-25 cohort of leaders in the food, agriculture and natural resources sectors of the Northeast...

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May 1, 2024

Four Cornell professors elected to national academy

Mario Herrero, Timothy Ryan, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89, Steven Strogatz and Peter Wolczanski are Cornell’s 2024 electees to the National Academy of Sciences, the academy announced April 30 at the close of its 161st annual meeting.

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Field Note

August 9, 2021

An unusual Humphrey Fellowship year

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August 9, 2021

Cornell Humphrey Fellows’ inspiring resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Field Note

August 2, 2021

Community land rights in a globalized world

Indigenous communities in the tropical lowlands of Latin America have for generations faced insecure claims on their lands. In recent years, efforts to formally recognize land rights have merged with environmental policies to protect forests and...