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Cattle at Centerdale Farm in Black River, New York.

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A new analysis finds that grass-fed beef can compete with grain-fed beef in New York state and New England, particularly if production is scaled up.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Agriculture
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April 8, 2026 Awards Graduate student Rosie Nguyen received the Diverse Knowledge East Asia Fellowship from the Einaudi Center for International Studies. The fellowship is part of the East Asia Program’s Area Studies Fellowships, which support...
 Leah Crenshaw, pictured here, will continue research that examines how surrounding landscapes influence bird ecology in shade‑grown coffee farms.

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Cornell Atkinson has announced 40 research grants to support undergraduate and graduate student researchers whose work will support sustainability, biodiversity and agriculture.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
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At Wild Work Farm in the North Country’s Keene Valley, the last frost can come as late as mid-June, and the first frost usually hits in September, said owner and operator Lissa Goldstein. Coping with that very short growing season is one of...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Willsboro Research Farm
electroantennogram being placed on an insect

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The device, called an electroantennogram, allows researchers to identify the exact scent molecules detected by an insect’s antennae.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Entomology
Young tree swallows beg for food from a parent who is foraging nearby.

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Warming temperatures cause tree swallows to nest up earlier than they once did, but early spring cold snaps can hinder nestlings’ growth and survival.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Climate Change
Panel discussion at 2026 Herd Health and Nutrition Conference

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Nearly 150 dairy industry professionals gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week to hear from industry experts about the latest trends and research related to dairy herd health and nutrition at the 2026 Herd Health and Nutrition Conference. For...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
A single Drosophila larval sensory neuron labeled by the MAGIC technique

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Researchers at Cornell University have developed a powerful new genetic toolkit that allows scientists to study how genes function at the level of individual cells, an advance that could accelerate discoveries in development, neuroscience and...

  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
Melanie Forstrom speaking to an audience

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  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Hannah Marx collecting alpine plants in the field. Photo provided.

Field Note

Cornell’s Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Herbarium is a curated collection of preserved plant specimens used as a library for studying plant biodiversity, identifying potential pharmaceuticals and tracing species evolution. It is the fourth...
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
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Field Note

Angela George ’26 is a masters student in the Animal Science Department and a researcher in the Dairy Cattle Biology and Management laboratory led by Julio Giordano , professor of dairy cattle biology and management. Giordano is also director of...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Digital Agriculture
Sunny Jung (left) places a tomato in a prototype bubbler for cleaning produce while Yany Lin films the experiment with a camera.

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A bubble bath with a constant acoustic sound in the water may be the best chemical-free, gentle method for cleaning agricultural produce.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
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March 25, 2026 Awards: Undergraduate Students The Bernays Award recognizes Communication seniors who demonstrate outstanding achievement and participation in the area of Public Relations.
Margaret Frank speaking at an event

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The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) has been selected to help shape a new international effort to reimagine the future of food systems through the CIFAR Arrell Future of Food Initiative.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
Yicong Fu, mechanical engineering doctoral student, injects dye into his custom-built, bio-inspired thermal dispenser to observe how particles disperse.

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Researchers have developed a bio-inspired approach to mixing heat and molecules in fluids – findings that could inform future biomedical devices, heat exchangers and soft robotics.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
River ecosystem

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A new Cornell-led project will create a global record that shows how river systems around the world have changed under human influence over the last 75 years.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Climate Change
  • Water
Kwesi Joseph at a raised bed, holding a trowel

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Kwesi Joseph, urban garden specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Harvest New York program, turned his passion for gardening, composting, and the transformative power of healthy soil into a path to community leadership. Through...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
schied with salt truck

Field Note

Unlike most world-class universities, Cornell’s campus sits between two gorges, surrounded by native landscaping, meadows and carefully managed turfgrass — not lost among the buildings and asphalt of an urban environment. “Mother Nature has...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Vipan Kumar in a water hemp field

Field Note

Glyphosate – better known by the brand name Roundup – has been the go-to herbicide for commercial farmers in New York since it was introduced in the 1970s. However, several weed species have evolved resistance to the herbicide, and those weeds...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
cornell campus

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The Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures at Cornell University has named five faculty fellows from across three colleges and five departments to its inaugural cohort.