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Cornell has been highlighted as one of the nation’s top places to study landscape architecture. The Landscape Architects Network blog praised the program’s integrated approach, which encourages students to interact with other academic fields, including horticulture, architecture, city and regional planning and fine arts.

The Department of Landscape Architecture was listed as 2nd in the region and 7th in the nation among undergraduate programs, and 3rd in the region and 5th in the nation among graduate programs in a ranking by Design Intelligence, which also named chair Peter Trowbridge as one of the top 30 Most Admired Educators for 2014

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Several red 'Crimson Beauty" raspberries hang from green leaves and stems.

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Relevance Raspberry and strawberry production in the United States is concentrated in California and Florida, where climate variability and rising costs challenge long-term sustainability. Demand for locally grown fruit is increasing, creating...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Charles Midega (left) and Roy Odawa display the Kontiki kiln they modified to make biochar from human feces. Credit: Rebecca Nelson

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Cornell researchers and Kenyan partners have developed a fertilizer made from human excreta. The product improves soil health and food production, while preventing pollution in informal settlements and the aquatic environment.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture