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Dear Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends of the AIISP, We are writing to inform you that Cornell's American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) will transition its administrative home from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...

Each year, undergraduates from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds come together to share their research and summer internship experiences with colleagues, peers, farmers and more. Read on to learn about their summer...

The mixing waters in the Labrador Sea, sandwiched between Greenland and Newfoundland, provides enough oxygen to sustain life throughout the deep North Atlantic Ocean.

Lindy Taggart's 4-H roots run deep. The lifelong Delaware County resident’s connections trace back to the 1920s when her father visited Camp Shakitunk and met a forestry-minded county agent who left a lasting impression. Decades later, Lindy has...

Relevance Delaware County contains sensitive watersheds, including portions of the New York City drinking water supply watershed in the Delaware River basin and the Upper Susquehanna River/Chesapeake Bay watershed. The small farms in this...

After a successful pilot launch in the spring, Cornell’s AI Critical Literacy Program will be offered in the fall to all incoming students as well as other interested students, faculty members and staff.

Growers routinely conduct their own on-farm experiments, testing different seeds and management strategies to improve yields and long-term sustainability. But most growers don’t have the time, resources or expertise that scientists have to fully...

Relevance Access to licensed commercial kitchen space is a significant barrier for food entrepreneurs seeking to start or expand value-added food businesses. Without appropriate facilities, small businesses face challenges meeting food safety...

Researchers and extension staff translated complex research into a hands-on curriculum – including the construction and deployment of floating robots – for New York State teachers and their students.

NYS 4-H Camps Specialist Shawn Tiede's path to 4-H began with an unexpected recruitment, one that led him from Boy Scouts to a career shaped by camp cabins, campfires, and countless young people finding their place. Over the years, Tiede has...

Carmen Moraru, the Yongkeun Joh Professor of Food Science, has been appointed senior associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), effective Aug. 15. She will succeed Corrie Moreau, who left Cornell to become dean of...

Relevance Nearly 800,000 private woodland owners manage more than 10 million acres of forestland across New York. These forests support environmental quality, wildlife habitat, forest products and rural economies. Most landowners lack formal...

Relevance Agritourism has become an increasingly important strategy for farm diversification and economic sustainability in New York. According to the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, 947 New York farms offered agritourism, generating $55.5...

Relevance New York’s oyster populations have declined significantly since the 19th century, with an estimated 1 percent of historic oyster reefs remaining due to overharvesting and degraded water quality. In Nassau County, elevated nitrogen...

Autonomous drones are taking center stage in fisheries assessments across the Great Lakes. These drones deploy acoustic technology which tracks and quantifies fish populations. Acoustic surveying, which utilizes beams of sound, has traditionally...

Strict regulations have prevented continental U.S. beekeepers from participating in the lucrative organic honey market, but new findings could provide evidence to open organic markets to U.S. producers.

Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths offer a promising solution for tracking pest outbreaks and for identifying large scale trends.

Relevance Small and emerging food and beverage businesses across New York State often face barriers to entering competitive retail markets, including limited distribution networks, high marketing costs, regulatory requirements, and restricted...