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September 30, 2026 Awards Professor Jeff Niederdeppe received the Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award from the Health Communication Division of the National Communication Association. The award recognizes a significant and original...

Oarfish, giant fish rarely spotted by humans, have hundreds of unique dorsal fin rays, which help propel the fish forward.

As an undergraduate researcher, Maya Mangala-Munuma '25 found that trees were three times more likely to be damaged in impoverished, racially diverse neighborhoods.

September 24, 2026 Conferences Professor Lee Humphreys was a panel participant in the “Oral Histories of Mobile Communication” conference. How has the mobile phone impacted our lives? The Oral Histories of Mobile Communication project documents...

Scientists found a human genetic element in a poxvirus that is both an important gene for brain function and a jumping gene capable of moving and inserting itself in genomes.

Julianna Lee '24 joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as an undergraduate. During her time at Cornell, she earned a bachelors of science in agricultural sciences and minored in education and Asian American studies. Read on to...

A new book, “Data Are Made, Not Found,” from danah boyd, professor of communication, is an insider’s account of the 2020 census and how the pandemic and political forces from left, right and center threatened to take it down like a Jenga tower.

Cornell faculty are invited to apply for Global Hubs Research Seed Grants by Oct. 14 to launch new international collaborations with researchers at Global Hubs partner universities.

Study reveals how a few very general constraints can lead to echo chambers – self-reinforcing feedback loops – in biological systems such as birds in a flock, cells in tissue or ants in a swarm.

A Cornell-led study finds that wines made from disease-resistant grape varieties, long dismissed by traditionalists, appeal to consumers as much as those made from classic European grapes.

More than 100 visitors flocked to the farm to join Dilmun Hill Student Farm’s 30th anniversary open house. The event ran from 3 to 6 p.m., allowing visitors to walk around nine stations spread across the farm before a catered reception and a...

Cornell Cooperative Extension has boosted its support for New York state agritourism as the industry has grown, with the number of participating farms nearly doubling and revenue tripling since 2007.

The third annual CALS Innovation Day, hosted by the college’s Research and Innovation Office (RIO), brought together more than 100 faculty, students, staff and industry partners Sept. 16 in Stocking Hall to celebrate the extraordinary science...

Fungal diseases can contribute up to 20% of staple crop losses and drug-resistant fungal infections lead to some 3.8 million human deaths, globally per year.

If you love an ice cream sundae in the summer or a latte while the snow flies, then you know how important it is for dairies to produce milk all year around. But to do that, they have to ensure that their cows become pregnant in a timely manner...

From weather to weeds: How Erik Smith found his place in Extension Erik Smith, field crops specialist and team leader with Cornell Cooperative Extension's (CCE) Central New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program, didn't grow up on a farm...

While some students spent their summer in offices, the student managers at Dilmun Hill Student Farm worked full-time growing produce for the Ithaca community. The farm’s philosophy is to “learn by doing,” and that’s exactly what the students did...

The cutting-edge imaging platform observes microscopic traits in plants and can detect grape diseases that cost vineyard owners billions in annual losses globally.

Academic focus: Transforming our food systems to support the health of people and the planet Research summary: I study the costs, benefits and tradeoffs involved in policies aimed at transforming food systems to support healthy and sustainable...

Academic focus: Bioprocess engineering and precision fermentation Research summary: My research program focuses on using bioprocess engineering approaches to address current and emerging challenges in food security and environmental...