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2026 Newsmakers

Feb 10
Avian Flu Suspected for Causing Bird Deaths in Orange County, Preliminary Tests Show
Feb 10
Data Centers Are Scrambling to Power the AI Boom With Natural Gas
Feb 6
For These Old Bus Stations, It’s Not the End of the Line
Feb 6
A Flower in Asia Bucks the Rules of Evolution, Puzzling Scientists
Feb 3
Microbes Could Extract the Metal Needed for Cleantech
Feb 2
New Smart Glasses Offer Our Reporter a Glimpse of Future Computing
Feb 2
Why Are Companies Blaming AI for Layoffs?
Jan 30
Snow Washing Is Everywhere – Fabric Experts Explain When It Works and When It Doesn’t
Jan 30
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the AI era, It Expects Water Use to Soar
Jan 29
States With Highest – and Lowest – Grocery Bills in US
Jan 27
Cornell Study Makes Surprising Discovery About New York City Public Housing
Jan 27
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.
Jan 23
Experts Issue Warning Over Use of Salt to Tackle Snow and Ice at Home
Jan 22
Have Environmental Microplastics Levels Been Overestimated?
Jan 22
Inside Spogomi, the Growing Competitive Sport of Picking up Trash
Jan 22
Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of the Resilient Futures Leadership Program
Jan 18
Investigating How Microplastics Impact Soil and Plants
Jan 15
Shrinking Forests Are Giving Mosquitoes a Greater Taste for Human Blood, Study Suggests
Jan 14
Climate Engineering Would Alter the Oceans, Reshaping Marine Life
Jan 13
How Consumers Are Dealing With Rising Food Prices
Jan 8
What Top Climate Scientists Think of Trump’s Treaty Withdrawals
Jan 7
Climate Change Doesn’t Care About Our Politics, But We All Care About Our Children
Jan 6
EPA’s December Website Edits Cap off Yearlong Assault on Climate Info
Jan 6
We Can Safely Experiment With Reflecting Sunlight Away From Earth. Here’s How

2026 Cornell News

Feb 13
‘Unprecedented’ Emissions Maps Will Hone Mitigation
Feb 12
Announcing 2026 Cornell Atkinson-The Nature Conservancy Joint Awardees
Feb 3
Maps Offer Neighborhood-level Insight Into American Migration
Feb 3
Removing Southern African Fences May Help Wildlife, Boost Economy
Feb 2
‘Share the Joy’: Great Backyard Bird Count Begins Feb. 13
Jan 28
Underwater 3D Printing Could Transform Maritime Construction
Jan 26
Are We Asking the Right Questions to Prevent Tick-borne Illnesses?
Jan 20
Study Maps Path to Cut Europe’s Gas Dependence Exposed by War
Jan 20
With Planning, Birds and Floating Solar Can Coexist
Jan 20
Environmental DNA Breakthrough Will Aid Conservation Efforts
Jan 16
More Productive Farming Lowers Global Emissions
Jan 14
Scientists Map Key Oceanic Unknowns in Climate Interventions
Jan 12
NYC Residents Agree: Heat Pumps Improve Comfort
Jan 8
AI Improves Flood Projections Under Climate Change
Jan 6
Study Examines Carbon Footprint of Wearable Health Tech

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2026 Newsmakers

Feb 10
Avian Flu Suspected for Causing Bird Deaths in Orange County, Preliminary Tests Show
Feb 10
Data Centers Are Scrambling to Power the AI Boom With Natural Gas
Feb 6
For These Old Bus Stations, It’s Not the End of the Line
Feb 6
A Flower in Asia Bucks the Rules of Evolution, Puzzling Scientists
Feb 3
Microbes Could Extract the Metal Needed for Cleantech
Feb 2
New Smart Glasses Offer Our Reporter a Glimpse of Future Computing
Feb 2
Why Are Companies Blaming AI for Layoffs?
Jan 30
Snow Washing Is Everywhere – Fabric Experts Explain When It Works and When It Doesn’t
Jan 30
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the AI era, It Expects Water Use to Soar
Jan 29
States With Highest – and Lowest – Grocery Bills in US
Jan 27
Cornell Study Makes Surprising Discovery About New York City Public Housing
Jan 27
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.
Jan 23
Experts Issue Warning Over Use of Salt to Tackle Snow and Ice at Home
Jan 22
Have Environmental Microplastics Levels Been Overestimated?
Jan 22
Inside Spogomi, the Growing Competitive Sport of Picking up Trash
Jan 22
Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of the Resilient Futures Leadership Program
Jan 18
Investigating How Microplastics Impact Soil and Plants
Jan 15
Shrinking Forests Are Giving Mosquitoes a Greater Taste for Human Blood, Study Suggests
Jan 14
Climate Engineering Would Alter the Oceans, Reshaping Marine Life
Jan 13
How Consumers Are Dealing With Rising Food Prices
Jan 8
What Top Climate Scientists Think of Trump’s Treaty Withdrawals
Jan 7
Climate Change Doesn’t Care About Our Politics, But We All Care About Our Children
Jan 6
EPA’s December Website Edits Cap off Yearlong Assault on Climate Info
Jan 6
We Can Safely Experiment With Reflecting Sunlight Away From Earth. Here’s How

2026 Cornell News

Feb 13
‘Unprecedented’ Emissions Maps Will Hone Mitigation
Feb 12
Announcing 2026 Cornell Atkinson-The Nature Conservancy Joint Awardees
Feb 3
Maps Offer Neighborhood-level Insight Into American Migration
Feb 3
Removing Southern African Fences May Help Wildlife, Boost Economy
Feb 2
‘Share the Joy’: Great Backyard Bird Count Begins Feb. 13
Jan 28
Underwater 3D Printing Could Transform Maritime Construction
Jan 26
Are We Asking the Right Questions to Prevent Tick-borne Illnesses?
Jan 20
Study Maps Path to Cut Europe’s Gas Dependence Exposed by War
Jan 20
With Planning, Birds and Floating Solar Can Coexist
Jan 20
Environmental DNA Breakthrough Will Aid Conservation Efforts
Jan 16
More Productive Farming Lowers Global Emissions
Jan 14
Scientists Map Key Oceanic Unknowns in Climate Interventions
Jan 12
NYC Residents Agree: Heat Pumps Improve Comfort
Jan 8
AI Improves Flood Projections Under Climate Change
Jan 6
Study Examines Carbon Footprint of Wearable Health Tech

2025 Newsmakers

Dec 18
This Central NY Lake Has Geen Ranked the No. 2 Place to Ice Fish in America
Dec 14
How the CIA Left a Nuclear Device Buried in Himalayas for Decades?
Dec 13
Why This Vegan Environmentalist Thinks Meat Is the Future
Dec 12
‘Darkest Fabric Ever Made’ Is Inspired by a Bird of Paradise
Dec 12
The Quiet Ascent of Agriculture Innovation at Northeast Universities
Dec 10
How One Controversial Startup Hopes to Cool the Planet
Dec 9
New York City Congestion Fee Cuts Pollution by 22% in Toll Area
Dec 7
Tech Elites Are Starting Their Wwn For-profit Cities
Dec 6
How to Grow a Peach Tree from a Pit and Enjoy Juicy Fruit for Years
Dec 3
I Paid $50,000 to Clone My Dog. Here’s What It’s Really Like
Dec 3
Private Companies Have Raised Millions to Block the Sun. What Could Go Wrong?
Dec 2
Scientists Created the Blackest Fabric Ever, Then Made a Dress
Dec 2
Global Trade Symposium Spotlights Tariffs, Logistics Strains and Seed Innovation
Dec 2
Doctors Call Ozempic a Miracle Drug. Medicaid Officials Aren’t So Sure.
Nov 24
Cities Made a Bet on Millennials – but Forgot One Key Thing
Nov 24
What Climate Change Means for Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Nov 22
More Families Sue ByHeart as Company Confirms Botulism Spores Were Found in Its Infant Formula
Nov 17
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
Nov 17
Fish Farming Is Booming in Lake Victoria, but Pollution and Disease Are Wiping out Millions. How to Reduce Losses
Nov 17
Cow Cuddling Gives Farms Boost Amid Dropping Dairy Prices
Nov 11
How Did We Get a 40-Hour Workweek and Has It Had Its Day?
Nov 10
AI Power Use Forecast Finds the Industry Far off Track to Net Zero
Nov 8
Wait, What? A RAT Caught and Ate a BAT? What Does It Portend?
Nov 7
Policy Solutions for the Climate and Housing Crisis in New York City
Nov 5
Understanding Uncertainty in Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Nov 3
Novel Geothermal System to Come Online in Germany
Nov 2
India’s Cloud Seeding Trials ‘Costly Spectacle’
Oct 31
Can Dairy Cow Nutrition Models Predict Enteric Methane Emissions?
Oct 30
We May Never Get Bird Flu – or Egg Prices – Under Control
Oct 30
Tomatoes in the Galápagos Appear to Be Evolving Backward
Oct 13
Wireless Electrochemical Synthesis
Oct 13
The U.S. Has Stepped in With an Extraordinary Bailout of Argentina. Here’s What It Means
Oct 13
Gas Stoves: What You Need to Know About Your Health and the Climate
Oct 12
Delayed Emissions Cuts Could Lock in Catastrophic Sea-level Rise
Oct 10
Unlikely Alliance Builds Cleaner Geothermal Energy Network in Massachusetts Community
Oct 10
Vulture Nests in Spain Reveal a Centuries-old Sandal and Other Stunning Cultural Artifacts
Oct 9
‘Farmageddon’ Can’t Be Solved With a Bailout Alone
Oct 9
Birds Went Silent During the Great North American Eclipse – Here’s What Researchers Discovered
Oct 8
Why Is This Lake ‘Burping’?
Oct 8
Trump’s Former USDA Chief Economist Warns the Shutdown Makes the President’s $15 Billion Farmer Bailout a Fantasy
Oct 7
Birds Are Behaving Strangely – and It Could Have Dire Implications for Humanity
Aug 19
Leading US Economists Urge Peers to Fight Trump’s Attack on Environment
Aug 11
Biochar From Human Waste Could Solve Global Fertiliser Shortages, Study Finds
Aug 8
Why Experts Say States Need to Get in the Business of Floodplain Buyouts
Aug 5
Researchers Discover the Culprit Behind a Gruesome Disease That Makes Sea Stars Lose Their Limbs and Melt
Jul 30
Scientists Explain Why Russia’s Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Didn’t Trigger a Massive Tsunami
Jul 20
NASA-funded Greenland Survey Reveals ‘Crazy’ Amounts of Ocean Warming
Jul 20
Trump Effort to Ditch Greenhouse Gas Finding Ignores ‘Clearcut’ Science, Expert Says
Jul 19
Researchers Quietly Planned a Test to Dim Sunlight. They Wanted to ‘Avoid Scaring’ the Public.
Jul 19
Coffee Prices Are Soaring. Tariffs Could Drive Them Even Higher.
Jul 16
Off the Books: Maryland’s Clean Energy Push Ignores Backup Generator Pollution
Jul 14
Why LNG Is Not Clean and Green
Jul 9
How to Prune Raspberry Bushes for a Bumper Crop of Delicious Fruit
Jul 9
Climate Change and Aerosol Pollution Made Drought Inevitable in the U.S. Southwest
Jul 8
Scientists Discover What’s Driving Record Die-offs of U.S. Honeybees
Jul 7
Researchers Find Smallmouth Bass Are Evolving, Avoiding Capture in the Adirondacks
Jun 29
‘Explosive Increase’ of Ticks That Cause Meat Allergy in U.S. Due to Climate Crisis
Jun 29
Jell-O With Natural Dyes? It’s Not Easy Becoming Green.
Jun 25
Why Dairy Farmers Were Surprised by Bird Flu Cases in Their Herds
Jun 23
Extreme Heat Warning Issued for Southern Tier Region
Jun 20
What Fracking Is Doing to the Earth—and to Our Bodies
Jun 16
Global Food Companies Are Struggling to Deliver Methane Progress
Jun 11
Insurance Can Support Increased Resilience for Policyholders
Jun 5
Amazon Expands AI Footprint With $10 Billion Data Center Investment in NC
Jun 4
Researchers Make Incredible Discovery About Chickens That Could Help Keep Grocery Prices Down
Jun 1
How to Keep Annoying Bugs Away From Your House and Yard
May 30
Trump’s Deportations Haunt Workers in the Fields of Rural New York
May 29
Nike Repeatedly Raised Concerns About Repression in Cambodia. It Expanded Its Factory Workforce There Anyway.
May 29
Following California’s Lead, New York Must Double Down on Cap and Invest
May 29
Infill Housing Seen as Essential for Restoring Struggling Communities
May 29
$14B in Clean Energy Projects Have Been Canceled in the US This Year
May 28
Get Ready for Several Years of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn
May 27
Tool Calculates the Ripple Effect of Buying Locally Produced Food
May 25
Scientists Are Highly Concerned That So Many Bee Hives Have Disappeared
May 23
Seed Oils, UPFs, and Carni-Bros: Is RFK Making America Healthy Again?
May 22
Conservation Sweet Spots: Research Reveals Where Protecting Nature Helps Both Birds and Humans in the United States
May 20
The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster
May 20
What to Know About Empire Wind, the Wind Farm Now Allowed to Resume Construction
May 16
Scientists Develop Breakthrough Vaccine That Could Transform Wow We Produce Meat and Dairy
May 15
Tiny Bubbles Within Magma Reveal Secrets of Volcano Eruptions
May 14
Repackaging Diet Culture: How ‘Functional’ Food Took Over the Snack Aisle
May 13
Poisoning New York Waters
May 12
What Next for Energy? King Coal, Queen Gas, or a Renewables Transition
May 10
Topical Antibiotic May One Day Treat Infected Ears
May 7
International Student Enrollment May Be Declining Under Trump
May 6
Are Backyard Bird Feeders Safe? How to Stop Illness and Intruders.
May 5
Scientists Explore the Anatomy of a ‘Zombie Volcano’ That’s Showing Signs of Activity
May 5
Pursuit of Critical Minerals Unearths New Idea: Use What’s Already Dug Up
May 5
What Kind of Seafood Should I Eat?
May 4
How to Test for and Control Bird Flu Before It’s Too Late
May 4
Scientists Alarmed After Bats’ New Diet Triggers Surge in Dangerous Behavior: ‘Had a Profound Effect’
May 3
How Zoning Quietly Reshaped the World
May 2
How to Grow Raspberries in Pots and Containers for Delicious Fruit All Season Long
May 2
The Downfall of the Climate Savior Who Never Was
May 1
Funding Cuts Threaten to Deepen Hunger Crisis as Rising Costs Send More Families to Food Banks
May 1
75 Percent of North America’s Bird Species Are in Decline, Study Says
May 1
Collapsing Bird Numbers in North America Prompt Fears of Ecological Crisis
May 1
Cornell Ecologist Unwraps What the New DEC Wetland Regulations Mean
Apr 28
Scientists Discover the Oldest Known Ant Fossil, a 113-Million-Year-Old ‘Hell Ant’ Preserved in Rock in Brazil
Apr 28
Illinois Delays a Project Meant to Keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes
Apr 25
New Process for Mining Electronic Waste Could Be a Gold Mine
Apr 24
How Trump’s Attack on Universities Is Putting Research in Peril
Apr 22
One Small Thing You Can Do to Help Reduce Your Role in the Climate Crisis
Apr 21
When Scientists and Weather Forecasters Are Targeted, Everyone Loses
Apr 19
We’re Flushing a Lot of Energy Down the Drain. Can We Capture It?
Apr 18
There’s One Rare Earths Mine in the US. How That Might Change Soon.
Apr 17
Earth Day Research: Powering the Future with Clean Energy
Apr 15
Inside Trump’s Plan to Halt Hundreds of Regulations
Apr 12
The Bees Are Disappearing Again
Apr 11
US-China Tariff Battle Fuels Questions About Trump’s Endgame
Apr 10
Here’s the Inflation Breakdown for March 2025 — in One Chart
Apr 9
10 Reasons Your Strawberries Aren’t Producing Fruit — and How to Fix Them
Apr 9
Cornell Researchers Discover Bird Flu Can Survive in Raw Milk Cheeses
Apr 8
Master Gardener: Ground Nesting Bees Are Part of Your Garden Environment
Apr 8
Trees Capture Toxic Fingerprint of Gold Mining in the Amazon
Apr 7
In 15 Years, 80,000 Homes in the New York Area May Be Lost to Flooding
Apr 6
‘Anxious’: US Farmers See Tariffs Threaten Earnings
Apr 5
The Time Is Ripe for a Geothermal Boom
Apr 4
20 Items and Goods Most Exposed to Price Shocks From Trump Tariffs
Apr 4
First Step for Pandemic Prevention: Experts Comment on WHO’s First Binding National Agreement
Apr 4
‘We Just Haven’t Seen Anything Like This’: Farmers Brace for Trump’s Trade War
Apr 4
Tariffs Could Bring an End to the Days of Cheap Clothing
Apr 2
These Old Roman Buildings Could Unlock How to Build in a Warming World
Mar 31
Scientists Discover Major Health Risk After Studying Popular Food Source
Mar 29
Honeybee Deaths Surge in US: ‘Something Real Bad Is Going On’
Mar 29
How Do You Re-home a Rhino by Helicopter? Upside Down
Mar 29
Tesla’s ‘American-made’ Cars Won’t Get Hit as Hard by the Auto Tariffs
Mar 27
US Could See return of Acid Rain Due to Trump’s Rollbacks, Says Scientist Who Discovered It
Mar 26
Canada, Greenland, Gaza, and Ukraine Are Homelands — Not Frontiers for Exploitation
Mar 26
The Weirdest Ways Scientists Are Mining for Critical Minerals, From Water to Weeds
Mar 26
These Are the Impacts Some Scientists Fear Most From EPA Deregulation
Mar 24
In Baltimore, Bridge Builders Must Be Economic Futurists
Mar 23
El Salvador Says Families Can File Complaints Over Unjust Detention in Notorious Mega-prison
Mar 22
Is Springtime Early or Late in Your Area? Maps Track Flowers and Birds.
Mar 19
Canadian Tourism to Syracuse Hit by Tariffs and Economic Uncertainty
Mar 18
Another Raw Pet Food Recall Is Tied to Illness and Death in Cats
Mar 17
Bird Flu Virus May Survive Aging Process in Raw Milk Cheese
Mar 17
Trump’s Self-Inflicted Trade War Is Going to Hit Americans Where It Hurts
Mar 16
NASA’s New Satellite Could Change the Way We Farm Forever
Mar 14
Forecast for Weaker Weather Service: Americans Will Die, Businesses Will Lose Billions
Mar 12
National Weather Service Suspends ‘Vital’ NY Weather Monitoring After Trump’s Staffing Cuts
Mar 12
The Latest on Bird Flu Research, Infected Cats, and More
Mar 11
Coming Soon to a Sky Near You: 500 Million Birds
Mar 11
An Unexpected Path to Public Health Research
Mar 10
Hurricane Elon: DOGE Cuts Could Cause Meteorologists to Miss the Next ‘Nightmare’ Storm
Mar 7
America’s Butterflies Are Disappearing at a ‘Catastrophic’ Rate
Mar 6
Fossil Fuels And Prudent Fiduciaries: TIAA Invest Vs TIAA-Divest
Mar 4
New Tariffs Drive Fears of Rising Car Prices in the U.S.
Mar 4
What to Know About Trump’s Tariffs and Their Impact on Businesses and Shoppers
Feb 28
Biomethane Potential in New York State
Feb 27
Dental Warning as New Cavity-Causing Food Type Revealed
Feb 26
Can Electro-Agriculture Revolutionize the Way We Grow Food?
Feb 25
Solar Solutions: Agrivoltaics Offer Array of Options for Farmland Use
Feb 24
Potato Chip Prices Are Soaring Due to an Unexpected Factor: ‘It’s Not Sustainable’
Feb 24
Millions of Stray Cats Nationwide Are at Risk for Bird Flu, Experts Say Humans May Be Next
Feb 24
Scientists Use Dogs to Track Down Dangerous Insects: ‘Easier for A Dog to Smell Something Than It Is For a Human to See Something’
Feb 23
10 Habits That Make Your Clothes Wear Out Faster
Feb 20
Why Ice Loss in the Arctic Is Threatening Polar Bear Populations
Feb 19
WTW and Cornell University Partner to Predict Drought and Prepare for Water Scarcity
Feb 18
Trump’s Tariffs Present Fresh Headache for India’s Slowing Economy
Feb 10
Sustainable Chocolate For Your Valentine: The Bitter With The Sweet
Feb 9
Fake Papers Are Contaminating the World’s Scientific Literature
Feb 9
How Elon Musk Is Using Tech to DOGE the Government
Feb 7
USAID Cuts in Kenya Reveal Risks to Lives and American Influence Worldwide
Feb 7
How a ‘Cow Fart’ Vaccine Could Help Tackle Climate Change
Feb 6
Trump’s Remote Work Ban: What Does It Mean for Carbon Emissions and Climate Goals?
Feb 6
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
Feb 5
Researchers Discover Method for Extracting Valuable Metal From Electronic Waste
Feb 3
Trump Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Could Drive Up the Cost of These Products
Feb 3
Regenerative Agriculture: Soils, Cows, and Climate
Feb 1
Africa Needs Climate-Proof Cows
Jan 23
Trump Leaving the Paris Agreement Is ‘Mostly Symbolic.’ What Does It Actually Mean?
Jan 22
The US Wants to Cut Food Waste in Half. We’re Not Even Close.
Jan 22
Memo to Trump: Five Reasons to Act on Climate
Jan 20
A First-of-its Kind Project Is Tapping Energy Beneath the Ground to Heat and Cool Homes
Jan 16
11 Common Insect Bites and Photos to Help You Identify Them
Jan 16
The Long-term Health Effects of L.A. County Wildfire Smoke
Jan 6
Meet the Former Musher Investigating Sled Dog Genetics
Jan 3
Beyond Beyond Burger: Are Alt Proteins Healthy And Profitable?
Jan 2
Foods With the Most Plastic Chemicals: Study Reveals Surprising Results

2025 Cornell News

Dec 18
Semlitz Fellowship Builds Bridges Between Sustainability Science and Business
Dec 17
Soil Molecular Diversity Spikes as Microbes Decompose Plants
Dec 16
Historic Gift Endows Cornell CALS Ashley School
Dec 15
In Lab Mice Rehomed to Fields, Anxiety Is Reversed
Dec 15
Customizable System for Sustainable Cooling
Dec 15
The Mystery of the Seneca Drums Persists
Dec 11
‘Hemp House’ Project Kicks off New Support for NYS Hemp
Dec 8
Congestion Pricing Improved Air Quality in NYC and Suburbs
Dec 4
AI Chatbots Can Effectively Sway Voters – in Either Direction
Dec 3
New Initiative to Advance Finance and Insurance Solutions
Dec 2
Is Silicon Valley Driving Trump’s Policy on Honduras?
Dec 2
A Cleaner, Less Toxic Way of Making a Staple Chemical
Dec 1
Farmers, Scientists Partner to Support Biodiversity on New York Dairy Farms
Dec 1
A Tale of Two Ponds Sheds Light on High Emissions
Dec 1
AI & Climate Fast Grant Awardees Announced
Nov 25
Mobile Battery System to Provide Campus With Clean Power
Nov 20
Breakthrough Could Lead to Plants That Use Water More Efficiently
Nov 19
NY Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: 60 Years of Conservation, Collaboration
Nov 19
New Study Reveals Central America’s “Five Great Forests” Are Lifelines for North America’s Migratory Birds
Nov 17
With Near-mythical Look and Taste, Unicorn Kale Hits the Market
Nov 13
At COP30, Floating Plaza Shifts Perspective of Sea-level Rise
Nov 13
Eco-friendly Ag Practices May Be Easier Than Farmers Think
Nov 12
$5M Grant Will Fund Study of How Solar Panels Can Boost Crops
Nov 10
‘Roadmap’ Shows the Environmental Impact of AI Data Center Boom
Nov 6
Thought Summits to Explore AI and Data Science Frontiers
Nov 4
How Biodiversity Startups Raise Capital
Nov 4
Cornellians Lead Lancet Special Issue on Improving Planetary Diets
Nov 3
Grow-NY Finalists Estimate Upstate Impact Ahead of Summit
Oct 31
Bezos Grant Fuels AI Project to Turn EVs Into Mobile Grid Batteries
Oct 25
Cornell Atkinson postdoctoral fellows aim to improve food security, climate, clean water
Oct 21
A ‘Last Lecture’ From David M. Lodge
Oct 14
Brooks Student Combines Love of Birds and Climate Policy Research During Summer Internship
Oct 13
Announcing the 2025 Recipients of the Cornell Atkinson-Environmental Defense Fund Joint Research Program
Oct 10
To Prevent Rapid Sea-level Rise, Reduce Emissions Now
Oct 9
Finance Meets Climate at Cornell Panel
Oct 8
Bird Flu Persists in Raw Milk Cheese
Oct 8
Cornell Software Advances Design of Offshore Structures
Oct 7
Ground Truth: Flood Monitoring Tool Gives NYS Residents a Voice
Oct 6
Cryo-imaging Gives Deeper View of Thick Biological Materials
Oct 3
EAT Lancet Commission Reports Sustainable Practices Could Cut Food-related Emissions in Half
Oct 1
Creating Customized Tools for Scientists Around the World
Sep 3
Ph.D. Student’s Nonprofit Seeks to Protect Amazonian Biodiversity and Culture
Sep 2
Farm of the Future Sows Digital Seeds
Sep 2
Study Uses Data From Birdwatchers to Find Regional Fire Effects on Bird Populations
Aug 28
Solar Farm Shade in the Fall Reduces Radish and Radicchio Yields
Aug 28
Dengue Spreads to Rural Communities in Peruvian Amazon
Aug 27
Certain Communities of Pond Plants May Increase Greenhouse Gases
Aug 25
Plant Cell Wall Mechanics Inform How to Grow Usable Forms
Aug 22
160 Years of Cornell Potato Breeding: Local Collaboration & National Impact
Aug 19
Cornell Atkinson-The Nature Conservancy Awards Promote Biodiversity, Climate Resilience
Aug 14
Building Energy Model Offers Cities Decarbonization Roadmap
Aug 13
Light-powered, Reusable: Sustainable Catalyst Drives Challenging Reactions
Aug 7
Cornell Chemists Tackle Climate Change
Aug 6
Improving Guidelines Can Help Combat Deadly Bacteria in Powdered Baby Formula
Aug 4
Food Insecurity Program in Malawi at Risk
Jul 28
Dam Removal Restores Aquatic Ecosystem Within Three Years
Jul 28
Cornell-led Initiative Boosts Access to Healthy Cassava Seed in Tanzania
Jul 21
Radar Satellite Will Give New View of Changes to Earth’s Surface
Jul 21
Teenage Bats Most Likely to Spread Coronaviruses
Jul 8
RuFaS Dairy Farm Modeling Tool Boosts Sustainability, Decision-making
Jul 1
How Mosquito Control Could Exacerbate Public Health Disparities
Jun 25
To Slow Global Warming, Bury Wood Debris
Jun 23
Seeking NYS Volunteers to Track Wildlife With Trail Cameras
Jun 13
New Approach Models Potential and Trade-offs of Floating Solar
Jun 5
Recycling Organic Waste Supports Farmers, Climate
Jun 4
Academic Venture Fund Awards Catalyze Solutions in Food, Climate, & Clean Energy
Jun 4
Microbes That Extract Rare Earth Elements and Capture Carbon
May 28
Electric Buses Don’t Like the Cold, Study Finds
May 27
Chloé Arson Goes Deep Into the Potential of Geothermal Heat
May 27
America’s Corn Belt Acts as Barrier for Migrating Songbirds
May 23
Researchers Use Movies to Diagnose EV Battery Failure
May 21
Cornell Partners on Landmark Hydrogen Emissions Study
May 19
Balancing Climate Solutions and Crop Yields
May 9
Powering Carbon Capture With Sunlight
May 8
Tool Predicts Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Solar Power Generation
May 5
Plants You Wear: LivingLoom Weaves Seeds into Textiles
May 2
Those Most Willing to Address Health Disparities Tend to be Overlooked
May 1
North American Bird Populations Suffering Severe Decline
Apr 28
With Sustainable Practices, New York Dairy Farms Lower Emissions
Apr 25
With New Tool, Birds Can Help Track — and Save — Wild Bees
Apr 23
Century-Old Mystery of Plant Communication Solved
Apr 22
Trading Some Corn-Ethanol Land For Solar Offers ‘Tremendous Opportunity’
Apr 17
Growth Across Fields: Scientific Collaboration Tackles Farming Challenges
Apr 17
Cornell Atkinson at 15: Celebrating Science, Fostering Hope
Apr 16
Atkinson Hall Opens as a Hub for Research, Collaboration
Apr 16
As Croll Professor, Hanrath to Lead Engineering Energy Transitions Research
Apr 9
Sunlight and Seawater Lead to Low-Cost Green Hydrogen, Clean Water
Apr 9
Cornell Partners With Industry to Better Assess Drought Risk
Apr 2
Southern Ocean Warming Leads to Wetter East Asia, Western US
Apr 2
New York Outcomes Fund Spurs, Supports Growers’ Sustainability Efforts
Mar 31
Cornell to Help Revamp Chattanooga Public Transit With AI Power
Mar 27
Economic, Environmental and Social Context Are Essential to Achieving Sustainable Livestock Production
Mar 27
Day-Long Conference Celebrates Cornell Atkinson at 15
Mar 18
Electrons Travel One of Two Routes in Nano-Biohybrid Systems
Mar 17
Reducing Plastic’s Environmental Impact With Machine Learning
Mar 13
State of America’s Birds: Population Declines Continue
Mar 13
Changes in Bats’ Diets Increase Spread of Viruses, Spillover Risk
Mar 13
Superweed in NYS Found Resistant to Widely Used Herbicide
Mar 12
Large-Scale Research Investment Needed to Maintain U.S. Agriculture
Mar 11
Renegotiated Trade Deal Benefits US Dairy Producers
Mar 4
Solar Solutions: Workers Face Challenges in Renewable Energy Sector
Feb 28
Matteson and Colleagues Use AI to Better Understand Nanoparticles
Feb 28
Cornell Atkinson Awards Support Graduate Student Biodiversity and Sustainability Research
Feb 26
Researchers Find ‘Sweet Spot’ for Wave-powered Fish Farms
Feb 24
Backyard Poultry at Risk When Migrating Mallards Stop to Rest
Feb 20
Solar Solutions: Bio-inspired Approach Creates Bespoke Photovoltaics
Feb 18
One-stop Bird Flu Resource Center Fills Information Gaps
Feb 12
Researchers Control Metal Microstructure for Better 3D Printing
Feb 12
Solar Solutions: ‘Crazy’ Perovskite Offers Sustainable Alternative to Silicon
Feb 12
Aquaculture in the Amazon: Lessons for Food Security and Sustainability
Feb 11
‘Structural Poverty’ Maps Could Steer Help to World’s Neediest
Feb 10
Experiences Matter More Than Labels in Citizen Science Projects
Feb 7
X-ray Study Sheds Light on Cost-Effective Fuel Cell Materials
Feb 5
Marine Herbivores Chomp Eelgrass, Making It Susceptible to Wasting
Feb 5
Limiting Lawn Management Benefits Soil Ecosystems
Jan 28
Collaborative Reforestation in Malawi Supports Ag, Climate Adaptation
Jan 27
Floating Solar Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Small Ponds
Jan 17
What You Need to Know About Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
Jan 7
Shipping Emissions Mandate Led to Spike in Global Temperatures
Jan 2
Dogs Sniff out Devastating Spotted Lanternflies for Early Detection

2024 Newsmakers

Dec 22
College Students Get Emotional About Climate Change. Some Are Finding Help in Class
Dec 20
How Safe Is the Food Supply as US Sees Several Multi-state Outbreaks?
Dec 20
Get Outside: How Schools Can Incorporate Outdoor Time
Dec 18
A Lot of People Feel Quite Uncomfortable Thinking About It: Daniele Visioni, geoengineering researcher
Dec 17
How to Stop the Next Viral Pandemic
Dec 16
Hundreds of Vials of Deadly Viruses Missing After Lab Breach
Dec 15
Food Prices Are on the Rise Again. What’s Behind the Increase
Dec 11
Workers Farm at Night to Avoid Intense Heat — But It Can Lead to Other Negative Effects
Dec 10
Monarch Butterflies Are Recommended for Protected Status
Dec 9
China May Use Rare Earth to Retaliate Against US, Say Analysts
Dec 9
Scientists Make ‘Worrying’ Discovery After Observing Spread of Major Viral Outbreak: ‘From a Few Hundred to a Few Thousand’
Dec 4
How to Turn Ocean Waves Into Renewable Energy
Nov 29
First Thing: Trump Victory ‘Not a Mandate for Radical Change’
Nov 25
Bitter Vegetables Have Health Benefits. What Happens If Scientists Make Them Tastier?
Nov 21
Water Levels at Reservoirs All Over the Northeast Dried up Due to Drought Conditions in Recent Months
Nov 20
Is the Northeast Entering Its Wildfire Era?
Nov 19
Why I’m Not in Baku — and How to Prevent Further Co-optation of UN Climate Summits
Nov 18
Choking Death Trap … Never Seen Anything Like This in 40 Years …
Nov 15
Get Ready for Higher Food Prices
Nov 14
Lake Powell at Existential Risk As River Basins Head for ‘Tipping Point’
Nov 14
United Nations Faces Uncertainty As Trump Returns to US Presidency
Nov 14
New York Is Facing Its Worst Wildfire Season in Over a Decade
Nov 14
Key Colorado River Basins Could Be at a Tipping Point: Study
Nov 14
New York Races to Revive Manhattan Tolls Intended to Fight Traffic Before Trump Can Block Them
Nov 13
Trump’s Second Term Will Have Enormous Implications for Big Tech. Here’s Why.
Nov 13
Invasive Weed Species Cause for Concern for New York Farmers
Nov 13
A Fossil Fuel Group Is Working With US Tribes to Boost LNG Exports
Nov 12
Diamonds Could Be a Brilliant Climate Solution
Nov 10
Fears New York Buildings’ Deadly Toll on Migratory Birds Could Be on the Rise
Nov 6
Cloud Seeding of Not Much Help in Reducing High Level of Pollution for Long: Cornell University Scientist
Nov 6
Atmospheric Methane Removal: A Promising but Challenging Climate Solution
Nov 6
European Climate Agency Says This Will Likely Be the Hottest Year on Record – Again
Nov 1
China Pivot From US Farm Imports Bolsters It Against Trade War Risks
Oct 29
The EV Revolution Is Going In Reverse At Volkswagen
Oct 28
Granite Creek Expands Portfolio With Alaska Ultramafic Acquisitions and Partners With Cornell University to Study Geologic Hydrogen Potential Under Department of Energy Grant
Oct 28
How Can We Support New York City’s Housing Cooperatives in Adapting to Climate Change?
Oct 23
I Broke Down About Hurricane Milton on Live TV. What Happened Next Surprised Me.
Oct 23
On-Skin Electronics Toolkit Enhances Customizability for Users
Oct 21
Scientists Propose Shooting $200 Trillion Worth of Pulverized Diamonds Into Atmosphere
Oct 21
‘I’m Not Voting for Either’: Fracking’s Return Stirs Fury in Pennsylvania Town Whose Water Turned Toxic
Oct 18
Rise of the Shroom Bots: Fungus-Powered Robots Are Here
Oct 18
What Is UV-Treated Apple Cider – and Is It Safe to Drink?
Oct 17
Chicago Police Stop Black Drivers More Often, but Speed Cameras Are Less Biased
Oct 16
The Role of the Scientist in a Post-Truth World
Oct 16
Hybrid Body Lab Brings Sustainable E-Textiles to NYC
Oct 16
New York’s Population of Bald Eagles Facing Threat From Lead Poisoning
Oct 16
Mass Bird Deaths in Botulism Outbreak Are Linked to Climate Crisis
Oct 15
Fighting Florida’s Invasive Python Problem One Step at a Time
Oct 15
Is a Bridge Near You at Risk of Collapse? As an Expert Study Finds a Staggering 42,000 American Bridges are ‘Structurally Deficient’, Use Our Map to Check Your Local Area
Oct 14
Warmer Winters Mean World’s Highest Places May Store Less Carbon
Oct 13
Cornell Animal Scientists Curb Methane Emissions From Cows With Diet Change
Oct 11
Tesla Shares Slide After Cybercab Robotaxi Revealed
Oct 8
It’s Unfair to Force People out of Their Homes. Climate Change Demands That We Do It Anyway
Oct 4
When a Massive Asteroid Wiped out the Dinosaurs, Ants Began Farming Fungi
Oct 4
California Just Became the First State to Ban Sell-By Dates
Oct 4
Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World
Oct 3
Why Was the Flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, So Extreme? Meteorologists Explain.
Oct 3
How “Digital Twins” Are Enabling City-wide Electrification
Oct 2
Hurricanes Contribute to Thousands of Deaths Each Year in the U.S. – Many Times the Reported Number
Oct 2
Do New Yorkers Really Have ‘The Champagne of Tap Waters’?
Oct 2
How Did Two Bowhead Whales That Were 60 Miles Apart Sync Their Diving?
Oct 2
Climate Change Is Destroying American Homes. Who Should Have to Move?
Sep 30
No Need for Texas to Come up Dry in Pursuit of Adequate Water Supplies
Sep 29
Sustainable Fashion Makes Waves for High Schoolers
Sep 28
Whales Might Move in ‘Acoustic Herds’
Sep 27
Weather Radar Showed a Strange Blue Mass in the Eye of Hurricane Helene. What Was It?
Sep 27
Planning for an Uncertain Future in the Colorado River Basin
Sep 23
Unlocking the Hidden Power of Zoning, for Good or Bad
Sep 22
Climate Change Leaves Some Migrating Birds ‘Out of Sync’ and Hungry
Sep 20
Can We Blame Climate Change for the High Price of Potato Chips?
Sep 19
Scientists Develop First-of-Its-Kind Facility That Could Transform How We Raise Cows
Sep 19
Lyft Cracking Down on Citi Bike Riders Cashing in Big on Bike Angels Program
Sep 19
What’s the True Price of a School Lunch?
Sep 18
Flooding Has Devastated Several Parts of the World in a Short Period of Time
Sep 5
Battery Storage Systems Are a Key Part of the Green Energy Transition
Sep 3
Why the Government Lets Extreme Heat Get Away With Murder
Sep 3
Livestock Development Is Failing to Access a Fair Share of Climate Finance Due to Lack of Data
Aug 31
Avian Flu Confirmed in Three Central California Dairies
Aug 31
How Extreme Weather Impacts Power Grids and the Customers Who Rely on Them
Aug 30
Can Governments Limit the Spread of Harmful Plants and Animals?
Aug 29
Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Virus Symptoms To Know As Map Reveals U.S. Cases
Aug 28
Why Biodiversity Urgently Needs More Financing Options
Aug 25
Cerebral Energy and Cornell University Awarded Phase II STTR for New Lithium-free Aluminum-Graphene Batteries to Support Air Force Special Operations
Aug 23
What Vampire Bat Teeth Tell Us About Their Evolution
Aug 23
Scientists Identified the ‘ManhattAnt’ — and They Have Theories on Why It’s Taking Over NYC
Aug 22
Climate Workers Wanted
Aug 22
Blackouts in Extreme Weather Drive Demand for Cleaner Backup Power
Aug 22
When Do Hummingbirds Leave Upstate New York? What to Know About Fall Migration
Aug 21
A Deadly Disease That Affects Cats Big and Small Found in US
Aug 21
County Could Become First NY Municipality to Raise Its Own Minimum Wage
Aug 21
Cornell’s Ben Furnas on Leadership: ‘See the Humanity in Everybody You Meet’
Aug 20
Farmer-First Approach to Agrivoltaics Will Benefit NY Food, Energy Goals
Aug 20
Floating Solar Meets Fish Farming
Aug 16
How to Know If You Have Food Poisoning, and How to Avoid It
Aug 15
Inflation Reduction Act’s Labor Standards Could Create 3.9M High-Quality Union Jobs
Aug 14
A Sound Solution to a Data Collection Problem
Aug 14
New Tool Combines Data From Multiple Agencies to Assess Danger of Wildfire Smoke
Aug 12
How Pa. Truck Drivers Are Rolling Through a Shifting Landscape of Opportunity and Hazards
Aug 12
Lab-Grown Starfish Released Into Wild for the First Time Ever, Saving Species From Extinction
Aug 10
Biden’s White House Has Tried to Boost Unions. The Election Could Change That.
Aug 8
Will Artificial Intelligence Be a Positive Food System Disrupter?
Aug 5
How Many People Does It Take to Make a Potato Pizza?
Aug 4
More Olympians Are Set to Compete in the Seine River. Here’s the Latest on Water Quality Concerns
Aug 2
Seagrasses Filter Human Pathogens in Marine Waters
Aug 1
Coffee is Becoming a Luxury, and There’s No Escaping It
Aug 1
Heavy Metals Found in Some Dark Chocolate, Not ‘Cause for Alarm’: Experts
Jul 25
Research on Bird Flu in Cows Shows How Efficiently It Has Spread Among Mammals
Jul 24
New Research Suggests Major Change to Ships’ Fuel May Have Kick-Started a Bizarre Unintended Effect: ‘These Kind of Studies Should in No Way be Seen as a Way to Say We Should Stop’
Jul 24
Monday Breaks the Record For the Hottest Day Ever on Earth
Jul 24
Halting the Bird Flu Outbreak in Cows May Require Thinking Beyond Milk
Jul 24
How Healthy Is Sweet Corn?
Jul 22
Domesticating The Ground Cherry Using CRISPR Gene Editing
Jul 20
Elon Musk v California: What Exits of X and SpaceX Mean for the Golden State
Jul 18
Ozone Pollution in US National Parks Is Nearly the Same As in Large Cities
Jul 18
Far From Home, but Seemingly at Home in the Heat, Pair of Tropical Birds Delight the Region
Jul 18
I’m an Entomologist. Here’s How I Avoid Bed Bugs When I Travel
Jul 17
Climate Tech Explained: Methane Inhibitors
Jul 11
AI’s Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet’s Hyper-Consumption Era
Jul 7
Scientists want to bring back one of the ocean’s most unexpected predators
Jul 6
The Seine River, the romantic lifeblood of Paris, is set to reopen for swimming after 100 years. But its cursed clean-up is a lesson for future Olympics
Jul 3
New Jersey Is One of America’s Fastest-Warming States, Data Shows
Jul 2
Heat Waves Need FEMA’s Help
Jul 1
This Biotech Startup Raised $12.5 Million to Find Bacteria That Help Fight Cancer
Jun 27
Do You Need More Dietary Fiber? It May Depend on Your Gut Microbiome
Jun 27
Hunger in NY is not just about having enough food
Jun 26
Colorado bat facility that will support virus studies sparks outbreak fears
Jun 25
Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them
Jun 22
Microplastic Map Reveals Countries Consuming the Most
Jun 20
When West Nile virus turns deadly
Jun 20
Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with nectar, but ferns developed this ability much later – our study shows why
Jun 20
Institutional Target Allocations to Infrastructure Grow in 2024, with 3-Year Returns Exceeding Long-Term Targets Globally Finds Infrastructure Allocations Monitor from by Hodes Weill and Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy
Jun 17
How Long Does Rice Last in the Fridge? And Other Pressing Rice Questions, Answered
Jun 16
The growing case to embed climate risk in finance teaching
Jun 15
‘Gold Mine’ of Century-Old Wheat Varieties Could Help Breeders Restore Long Lost Traits
Jun 11
ClimateRice: A New Initiative to Drive the Transition to Climate-smart Rice
Jun 11
Transformative agricultural technologies could accelerate sustainable development in Bihar, finds Cornell University study
Jun 11
The world agreed to ban this dangerous pollutant — and it’s working
Jun 5
Hochul Halts Congestion Pricing in a Stunning 11th-Hour Shift
Jun 4
Do Cucumbers Need a Trellis? 5 Expert Tips for Growing Cukes Vertically
Jun 2
What Does a City That Has Spurned Cars Look Like? Olympics Visitors to Paris Will Get a Look
Jun 2
Why the World Needs a Strong WHO – And an International Pandemic Agreement
Jun 2
Congestion Pricing Ignites an Old Rift: Drivers vs. Transit Riders
Jun 1
“No, China Is Not Buying Up All U.S. Farmland,” Cornell University Says
May 31
How Sour Rot Can Impact Wine Quality in New York State
May 31
Don’t Fall for These Five Dangerous Tanning Myths
May 29
Papua New Guinea Landslide Raises Risk of Disease Outbreaks, Mental Health Impacts
May 28
Swisshelm Park Solar Project Radiates Pittsburgh’s Energy Future
May 28
24 Best Indoor Plants to Brighten Up Every Room
May 28
Mysterious Sea Urchin Plague Is Spreading Through the World’s Oceans
May 28
What to Wear When It’s Really Hot Outside
May 27
Why the Cost of Coffee Beans Is Climbing
May 26
The Problem With Behavioral Nudges
May 25
Come On Over, I Just Installed a Pond
May 25
Night Flyers: Estimated 40 Million Migrating Birds Have Passed Over Savannah This Year
May 24
Revealed: The Countries Where People Unwittingly Eat and Inhale the Most Microplastics
May 23
Who’s Afraid of an AI Jobs-Apocalypse? Not America, Apparently
May 22
Will the Mekong and Salween Pay the Price of China’s Energy Transition?
May 21
Can a Spoonful of Honey Keep Seasonal Allergies at Bay?
May 21
The Economics of Rising Water
May 20
EPA Says Cyberattacks Against U.S. Water System on the Rise
May 20
This ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Is More Vulnerable Than Scientists Once Thought
May 17
What Is ‘Cloud Brightening’ – And Why Did California Just Stop Scientists From Studying It?
May 17
Michigan Leaders Warn About the Health Impacts of Climate Change
May 16
Cornell Researchers Hope to Turn Binghamton Into a ‘Smart City’
May 15
What Do Chigger Bites Look Like?
May 15
Appetite for Deconstruction
May 14
How Much Methane Does a Cow Burp?
May 14
Mumbai Dust Storm: Know What, When, and How Dust Storms Occur
May 9
North America’s Biggest City Is Running out of Water
May 7
We All Eat. Let’s Use the Power of Food to Confront Climate Change
May 7
To Combat Cow Flu Outbreak, Scientists Plan to Infect Cattle With Influenza in High-Security Labs
May 6
Tesla News Looks Grim. But the Bigger Picture for EVs Is a Bright One.
May 3
‘It’s Like Winning the Lottery’: The Mobile Home Owners Buying the Land They Live On
Apr 26
Does Washing Your Fruit and Veg Remove Toxic Pesticides?
Apr 26
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Cows. Here’s What That Means for Milk
Apr 26
Why Experts Are Worried About Bird Flu in Cows
Apr 26
Warming in Adirondack Lakes Could Mean Trouble for Trout
Apr 24
What consumers should know about the milk testing positive for bird flu
Apr 24
Traces of bird flu virus have been found in milk. What’s going on? Is dairy safe?
Apr 23
Why new proposals to restrict geoengineering are misguided
Apr 22
Bankers Fly in to Take Stock of MBS’s Desert Dream
Apr 21
What the Supreme Court case on tent encampments could mean for homeless people
Apr 20
Dubai floods expose weaknesses to a rapidly changing climate
Apr 20
Data centers fuel AI and crypto but could threaten climate, experts say
Apr 18
Why weight-loss drugs will reshape the world
Apr 12
8 Ways to Protect Wildlife Near Your Home
Apr 10
The Coffee Apocalypse
Apr 9
What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric
Apr 6
What you need to know about eating meat, dairy, and eggs during the bird flu outbreak, according to a food safety expert
Apr 3
What One Horticulturist Has to Say About Pesticide Residue on Produce
Apr 3
Satellite signals can measure a forest’s moisture—and its ability to survive
Apr 3
Bird flu outbreak is an ‘evolving situation.’ Here’s what to know about symptoms, spread.
Apr 2
Why drivers may soon pay $15 to use New York’s busiest streets
Mar 29
Transportation spending surges to historic levels. Will US get historic results?
Mar 28
Cargo Ships Keep Getting Bigger, and Infrastructure Is Racing to Keep Up
Mar 27
Can Bitcoin mining really support renewable energy?
Mar 27
Baltimore bridge collapse reignites calls for fixes to America’s aging bridges
Mar 27
How AI Is Helping Scientists Protect Birds
Mar 26
World Food Prize Laureates Urge G20 To Back Brazil’s Effort to End Global Hunger
Mar 26
How do we halt the next pandemic? Be kind to critters like bats, says a new paper
Mar 21
Pigeons Prove That Any Transplant Can Become a Native New Yorker
Mar 21
This Mega-City Is Running out of Water. What Will 22 Million People Do When the Taps Run Dry?
Mar 19
What Happens if You Eat Mold? Food Safety Experts Share Which Types to Avoid Most
Mar 19
9 Smart Ways to Keep Squirrels Away From Your Garden, According to Pest Pros
Mar 19
There’s less ice than ever on Oneida Lake, and it’s only going to get worse
Mar 12
Why New York’s push for renewable energy concerns farm advocates
Mar 11
Amazing Diversity of Today’s Ants Tied to Rise of Flowering Plants
Mar 8
How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April
Mar 7
Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It’s the ninth-straight broken record
Mar 7
NYCEDC Advances Two Key Commitments in NYC’s Green Economy Action Plan to Decarbonize Buildings, Construction
Mar 7
Why Are There Suddenly So Many Bleached Corals Along the Caribbean Coast of Panama?
Mar 7
Earth has obliterated a worrying record for the ninth straight month
Mar 7
SEC adopts rule making companies disclose climate risks
Mar 5
Why Florida doesn’t have wind energy, but lawmakers want to curb it anyway
Mar 5
The worst wildfire in Texas’ history has a complex link with climate change
Mar 3
Why Farmers Are Protesting Around the World
Mar 3
Global cooling won’t be a quick fix for the state of our oceans
Feb 29
Texas battles its largest wildfire ever in its northern Panhandle
Feb 28
In the battle between solar and agriculture, what if farms could have both?
Feb 27
‘It’s a tragic loss’: New Yorkers mourn Flaco, the owl the city took to its heart
Feb 25
How this simple tool could keep your fruits and vegetables fresh
Feb 25
Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Cement
Feb 24
How whales sing underwater
Feb 22
Lakes in the Adirondacks are getting browner. Here’s why that’s bad.
Feb 22
Sanctuaries Can Protect Animals From Abuse, but Not From Climate Change
Feb 14
Scientists Resort to Once-Unthinkable Solutions to Cool the Planet
Feb 14
How is climate change impacting NY? Cornell researchers and industry experts weigh in
Feb 13
1 in 5 UN-tracked migratory species at risk of extinction
Feb 12
The City of Tomorrow Will Run on Your Toilet Water
Feb 12
Humans have altered the Earth so much that migratory animals are facing extinction
Feb 10
Why there may be much fewer monarch butterfly sightings in the US this summer
Feb 9
Cornell receives $35m gift for research at nexus of wildlife and health
Feb 9
Indonesia Wants EV Battery Makers. Nickel Is Its Big Draw.
Feb 9
Biden’s Natural Gas Export Pause Is Good for the Working Class
Feb 7
Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota’s ‘lost winter’
Feb 2
Got Fish? Opportunities to Enhance NY Aquaculture & Seafood Production
Feb 1
New Breakthrough Brings Batteries That Charge in Five Minutes
Jan 29
Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis?
Jan 26
Climate crisis prompts Biden to halt new gas export facilities
Jan 18
Growing rice in Louisiana: A path to justice, for Black farmers
Jan 18
Earth’s Unique Continents and Atmosphere
Jan 17
Here’s Why Women’s Sweaters Are More Expensive Than Men’s Sweaters
Jan 12
Scientists Explain Why the Record-shattering 2023 Heat Has Them on Edge. Warming May Be Worsening
Jan 10
Salt-loving bacterium can be genetically engineered to purify rare-earth metals
Jan 9
How CRISPR could yield the next blockbuster crop
Jan 9
New York jump-starts the “building decarbonization” trend
Jan 8
Massive Study of Dog Aging Likely to Lose Funding
Jan 7
We Got Lucky With the Mystery Dog Illness
Jan 4
It’s Been 4 Years Since the Pandemic Began. Here’s What the New Normal Looks Like.

2024 Cornell News

Dec 18
2030 Project Fast Grant Awards Support Energy Systems of the Future
Dec 5
Superhot Rock Energy Could Power Geothermal Systems Anywhere
Dec 4
Cornellians at COP29 Advocate for Research, Collaboration, Climate Ambition
Dec 2
New Process Can Curb Fraud in Rural Online Data Collection
Dec 2
New Cornell Tech to Evaluate Anemia to Be Used Across India
Nov 25
Long Term Study Reveals Warming Climates Threaten Florida Scrub Jay
Nov 20
Mini Smart City Drives Design of Safer Automated Transportation
Nov 18
Making Beneficiaries Pay for New Power Lines Is Fair Strategy
Nov 14
Better, Faster Traffic Analyses Will Speed New Housing in NYC
Nov 14
Global Experts Converge at Cornell to Drive Solutions in Climate Finance
Nov 14
Discarded Silk Yarn Can Clean up Polluted Waterways
Nov 13
Colorado River Basins Could Face Tipping Point, Drought Study Warns
Nov 11
Microbe Atlas Could Reveal how to Mine Critical Metals Sustainably
Nov 4
Research Boosts Potential of Biofortification on Nutrition Policy, Intervention
Oct 31
Destructive Weed, Found in NYS, Resists Common Herbicides
Oct 30
Placement Strategy Key to Getting Most Out of EV Charging Stations
Oct 23
NYS-Himalaya Pollinator Project Receives $1.8M Grant
Oct 22
Demographic Change Is Reshaping Public Policy From NY to Africa
Oct 22
Cornell Keynotes Podcast: Rethinking Migration, the Journeys of People and Birds
Oct 21
Tiny Soil Critters Play by Their Own Rules in Urban Parks
Oct 17
How Zoning Can Reshape Communities – This Time For Better
Oct 16
Trace Gas Measurements Could Advance Carbon Cycle Models
Oct 14
Grow-NY to Host Food and Ag Summit in Ithaca
Oct 10
With Research and Data, Professor Empowers Indigenous Communities
Oct 10
Cornell Helps NYS Communities Create a Crisis Resilience Playbook
Oct 9
Waterproof Coating Is Made From Upcycled Textile Waste
Oct 9
Brooks School to host Author Abrahm Lustgarten ‘95 for Lecture on Climate Migration
Oct 3
Fused Molecules are Building Blocks for Safer Lithium-ion Batteries
Oct 3
Liquefied Natural Gas Carbon Footprint Is Worse Than Coal
Oct 3
Building Deconstruction, Reuse Would Benefit NYS Jobs, Climate
Sep 30
Medicaid Could Bolster or Reshape US Homeless Policy
Sep 29
Reflections on Climate Week NYC 2024
Sep 27
Global Grand Challenge Grants to Build a Better Future
Sep 26
Solar Panels Soon May Power, Protect Apple Orchards
Sep 23
NSF Grant Supports AI-driven Sustainability Research, Training
Sep 19
Making Upstate NY an Engine for Better Batteries
Sep 13
Cornell Experts to Offer Solutions at Climate Week NYC
Sep 4
Faculty Invited to Apply for 2030 Project Fast Grants on Future Energy Systems
Aug 30
Galelli to Advance Integration of Human Actions in Hydrologic Models
Aug 27
AI Modeling Delivers More Benefits, Less Risk for Water Partnerships
Aug 26
Campus Grasslands Grow Environmental Solutions
Aug 26
Birds, Beetles, and Woodland Research
Aug 22
Understanding Freshwater Soundscapes in the Brazilian Amazon
Aug 22
Understanding Freshwater Soundscapes in the Brazilian Amazon
Aug 21
2030 Project Plans Climate-Themed Speaker Series
Aug 20
Zhang Named Provost’s Fellow For Public Engagement
Aug 12
Smart Food Choices at Family Level Can Ease Chronic Illness
Aug 7
Asthma Emergencies Spike When Allergenic Pollen Blooms
Aug 7
Green Hydrogen Study Highlights Strategies for Offshore Production
Jul 18
Fish Biodiversity Benefits Nutrition, Particularly for Lower Income People
Jul 16
E. Coli Variant May Cause Antimicrobial Resistance in Dogs, Humans
Jul 15
Adapting California’s Lessons to Climate Crises in NYS
Jul 12
Abruña Receives Global Energy Prize
Jul 10
Beekeeping, hydropower: Cornell Atkinson awards nearly $1M in grants
Jul 10
Dashboard Estimates Mortality Risk of Wildfire Smoke
Jul 3
More Soil Carbon Offers Eco-friendly Weed Control
Jun 27
Dirty Cooking Fuels Pose Major Threat to Infants in India
Jun 20
‘Two-for-one’ Fission Aims to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
Jun 14
Endangered sea cucumbers for sale in NYC food markets
Jun 12
Cocaine Trafficking Threatens Critical Bird Habitats
Jun 10
Startup Aiming to Reduce Plastic Use Joins Incubator
Jun 10
Study IDs Organisms That May Impact Forever Chemicals
Jun 5
Rudik Appointed Chief Environmental Economist
Jun 5
Electrified Charcoal ‘Sponge’ Can Soak up CO2 Directly From Air
Jun 4
Economist, EPA Adviser to Join Brooks School, Cornell Atkinson
Jun 3
Study finds racial bias in traffic stops by Chicago police
Jun 3
Silveira Attends Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa
Jun 3
Certificate Program Bolsters NYS Public Health Workforce
May 29
No, China is not buying up all US farmland
May 23
Unique Enzyme Breaks Down Microplastics
May 23
Students Send Health Data Without Cell, Internet Service
May 22
Kenyan Fishers Face Increased Drowning Risk From Climate Change
May 22
Study Maps Human Uptake of Microplastics Across 109 Countries
May 21
Houlton at Vatican Summit: Ag Is ‘Most Powerful Weapon’
May 15
Projects funded by 2024 New Frontier Grants look toward the future
May 13
New Initiative Tackles Pressing Global Development Issues
May 9
Einaudi seed grants grow international collaborations
May 9
Book Probes Everyday Disasters in South Baltimore, Offers Hope
May 9
Dead & Company Concert Funds $800K for New Climate Solutions
May 7
Insects Support Agriculture, Protect Environments
May 6
Experts Provide Dairy Producers With Facts on Avian Influenza
May 6
Max Zhang’s Students Win DOE Solar Prize
May 1
Plants’ Fluorescence Can Predict Crop Yields
May 1
‘Peecycling’ Helps Plants and Compost Thrive
Apr 29
China’s Bid to Decarbonize May Have Hidden Costs
Apr 22
Cornell Lays Groundwork for AI’s Public Good
Apr 18
Brooks School launches center to combat democratic decline
Apr 17
Einhorn Center honors Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner with 2024 Kaplan Fellowship
Apr 16
California Trusts Cornell’s Animal Science Expertise
Apr 16
Billie Faircloth to Join AAP’s Department of Architecture and Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
Apr 16
State-of-the-art techniques to reduce climate-warming cow methane
Apr 15
Solar Energy Can Uplift Rural Ethiopians, Despite Challenges
Apr 12
Architectural-art installation takes center stage at Coachella
Apr 11
Postdoctoral Fellows to Lead Sustainability Research on Four Continents
Apr 2
Cornell scientists identify bird flu infecting dairy cows
Apr 1
Clove Cigarettes Thrive in Indonesia
Mar 31
A Decade of Bt Eggplant’s Impact on Bangladesh
Mar 29
Getting to Climate Justice: A Global Approach
Mar 27
Faculty, Students Harness AI in the Classroom
Mar 26
Solar Eclipse Could Scramble Bird Behavior
Mar 26
Protect habitat to prevent pandemics
Mar 25
Crypto, Green Hydrogen Form ‘Dynamic Duo’ to Thwart Climate Change
Mar 20
Insect-based Food: Sustainable, Nutritious – But Not Religious
Mar 15
Specialized nursing facility clinicians improve end-of-life care
Mar 14
Funding connects undergrads to sustainability research
Mar 12
Higher Minimum Wage Would Boost Spending, Create Jobs
Mar 12
Cornell to Help Bring Clean Water to Rural Puerto Rico
Mar 6
Black farmers are taking the lead in regenerative, organic specialty rice
Mar 5
Female Entrepreneurs Grow Resources in Bangladesh
Mar 4
Emerging Salmonella Variety in Dairy Cows Worsens Antimicrobial Resistance
Feb 29
Student-made wave converters aim to seize the sea’s energy
Feb 29
Grad student grants support sustainability, biodiversity
Feb 22
40 years of crop research shows inequities
Feb 21
Agrarian Studio expands with Future of Work fellowship
Feb 19
Surveillance surveys give clearer picture of COVID’s spread
Feb 13
Remote cameras capture insights into NY’s wildlife populations
Feb 13
Cornell to Build Beamline for Green Research
Feb 9
Climate roundtable sparks insight and invites collaboration
Feb 8
Nanofiber Bandages Fight Infection, Speed Healing
Feb 8
NYS Ag Assessment Cultivates Climate Crisis Solutions
Feb 7
Multiple City Hubs, Dispersed Parks Keep Metro Areas Cooler
Feb 5
Pandemic Linked to Increase in Underweight Children in India
Feb 2
Engineers win Air Force awards to study networks, spintronics
Jan 30
$35M gift to advance science-based solutions for wildlife health
Jan 23
New Insights Into Metabolites That Control Aging and Disease
Jan 22
Fast-charging Lithium Battery Seeks to Eliminate ‘Range Anxiety’
Jan 19
Vaping Labels Challenge: Encouraging Adults, Dissuading Kids
Jan 18
Cornell, partners to supercharge NYS microchip industry
Jan 18
Report: Warmer Planet Will Trigger Increased Farm Losses
Jan 18
Cornell, partners to supercharge NYS microchip industry
Jan 16
New York Outcomes Fund Surpasses 10,000 Acre Goal for Regenerative Agriculture
Jan 16
Study teases out strategies to prevent fatal deer disease re-entering NY
Jan 16
NY’s first dairy farm biochar kiln advances green agriculture
Jan 10
Most of the land humans need to thrive is unprotected
Jan 5
Student opinion pieces encourage action on climate change
Jan 2
Most Adirondack lakes will likely become unsuitable for trout

2023 Newsmakers

Dec 5
Hundreds of Elephants Mysteriously Died. We May Finally Know Why.
Nov 28
What Biocatalysis Has to Offer for Green Industries and City Planning?
Nov 28
Hunters Urged to Use Non-lead Ammunition
Nov 28
Capturing Methane From the Air Would Slow Global Warming. Can It Be Done?
Nov 27
How AI Could Power the Climate Breakthrough the World Needs
Nov 22
Beer, Wine, Cocktails: Here’s How Climate Change Is Imperiling Our Thanksgiving Booze
Nov 20
Scientists: Slow Antarctica Ice Melt With Sunlight-reflecting Particles
Nov 20
Microbial Miners Take on Rare-earth Metals
Nov 17
Why Salmonella Makes So Many People Sick
Nov 14
Local Researchers Help Establish and Install Air Quality Sensors
Nov 9
Rare Earth Research Explores Microbes vs Chemical Treatment
Nov 9
From Hollywood to Auto Work, Organized Labor Is Flexing Its Muscles. Where Do Unions Stand Today?
Nov 7
After a Summer of Wildfire Smoke, Cornell Expands Smoke Sensors Across State
Nov 2
The Latest Unlikely Place Where You Can Now Find Microplastics
Nov 2
Natural Gas Is Way Worse Than Coal
Nov 1
Birds in the Americas Will No Longer Be Named After People
Oct 28
Future of Carbon Capture: Volcanic Rocks Combined With Rain on Farmlands Result in Better Soil Throughout Droughts
Oct 28
Halloween Treats Cost More This Year: Here’s the Scary Reason Why
Oct 27
If You Didn’t Care About Antarctica’s Icy Belly, You Will Now
Oct 27
Otis Teaches a Terrifying Lesson in Rapid Hurricane Intensification
Oct 26
Cornell Professor Suggests Eco-friendly Costumes
Oct 25
Adding Crushed Rock to Farmland Pulls Carbon Out of the Air
Oct 24
Now’s the Time to Look for Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses
Oct 23
Nonunion Workers Are Playing a Big Role in the Autoworkers’ Strike
Oct 23
How Corning Incorporated and SUNY Are Working to Fight Algae
Oct 20
Officials Are Monitoring for Sick Birds at L lake in California’s Central Valley
Oct 19
How to Reduce Risks of New Pandemic, Disease Transmission Between Animals, Humans
Oct 19
Can Hydrogen be Green? The Debate Heats Up as the White House Pours $7 Billion into Hydrogen Hubs
Oct 19
Climate Change Will be a Fiscal Disaster for Many Tampa Bay Beach Towns
Oct 18
Bacteria Could be the Key to a Safer, Greener Way of Processing Rare-Earth Metals
Oct 17
Is the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Officially Extinct? Not Yet, But These 21 Animals Are
Oct 13
Joe Biden Announces ‘Clean’ Hydrogen Hubs, But Just How Clean Will They Be?
Oct 13
How Much are Volcanoes to Blame for Climate Change? Far Less Than Humans, Experts Say
Oct 10
New Modeling Method Helps Scientists Understand Extreme Heat Waves
Oct 10
The Climate Crisis Is Coming for Your Hoppy Beer
Oct 10
More Than 1,000 Birds Killed in One Night After Hitting the Same Chicago Building
Oct 5
Climate Change is a Fiscal Disaster for Local Governments ? Our Study Shows How it’s Testing Communities in Florida
Oct 4
Bedbugs: Vacation Without an Infestation
Oct 1
It’s Time to Engineer the Sky
Sep 30
Why It Rained So Hard Friday: Ophelia Returned to Hit NYC With an Ida-Level Storm
Sep 29
The 7 Best Plants That Keep Your Home Pet-Safe, According to Experts
Sep 29
Why New York City Keeps Flooding
Sep 29
Tattoo Artist Bridges Design With 3-D Technology
Sep 28
Could a Nasal Spray Help Protect You From Covid?
Sep 26
Surveillance Systems Critical to Food Security in Lower-Income Countries
Sep 25
Expiration Dates Can Actually Do More Harm Than Good
Sep 25
Antarctica’s Shrinking Sea Ice Hits a Record Low, Alarming Scientists
Sep 24
Why You Want Mason Bees In Your Garden & How to Attract Them
Sep 22
Ponds Release More Greenhouse Gases Than They Store
Sep 22
New Study Finds Working This Many Days At Home May Help The Planet
Sep 20
Four Amazing Impacts of This A.I.-Powered Bird Migration Tracker
Sep 19
Songbirds That Learn to Make New Sounds Are the Best Problem-Solvers
Sep 19
How Climate Change Worsened the Catastrophic Flood in Libya
Sep 18
The Simplest Way to Prevent the Next Pandemic? Leave Bats Alone
Sep 13
Giant Vacuums and Other Government Climate Bets
Sep 12
May Frost Takes Bite out of Critz’s Apple Harvest
Sep 12
Local Elimination of Mosquitoes is Possible. Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Simply Kill Them All
Sep 11
An Expert Talks Solar Battery Farms, How They Work and the Risks
Sep 8
Most Bees Live Underground. X-ray Images Reveal How They Build Their Nests
Sep 5
Biocredits Could Help Save the Earth. But a Market Is Some Way Off.
Sep 5
Seven of the Greenest College Campuses in the U.S.
Sep 5
What Is Green Hydrogen and Why Is It Touted as a Clean Fuel?
Sep 3
Flamingo Fallout: Iconic Pink Birds Showing Up All Over the East Coast After Idalia
Aug 30
MapLab: The Zoning Data Revolution is Here
Aug 28
‘Off-the-Charts Records’: Has Humanity Finally Broken the Climate?
Aug 25
CALS Offers New Interdisciplinary Minor in Digital Agriculture
Aug 25
North American Grassland Birds in Peril, Spurring All-Out Effort to Save Birds and Their Habitat
Aug 24
Cornell Professor: Solar Battery Risk ‘Manageable’
Aug 20
These Bees Have Been Mummified in Their Cocoons for 3,000 Years
Aug 16
The Dirty Work Of Building Clean Energy Is Dividing This Michigan Town
Aug 11
It’s Time to Treat Climate Change Like an On-The-Job Hazard
Aug 11
Air Charging Is Here. But How Safe is the Technology?
Aug 10
Biden Stuck Between 2 Priorities as UAW Confronts EVs
Aug 8
Earth Just Had Its Hottest Month Ever. How Six Cities Are Coping.
Aug 3
Swaths of the US are Living Through a Brutal Summer. It’s a Climate Wake-Up Call for Many
Jul 31
Pig Cooling Pads and Weather Forecasts for Cows are High-Tech Ways to Make Meat in a Warming World
Jul 31
Unions Launch Climate Jobs Washington
Jul 21
Climate Change is Hitting Menus, From Disappearing Salmon to Dying Chickens and Smoky Wines
Jul 19
A Vast Untapped Green Energy Source is Hiding Beneath Your Feet
Jul 14
There’s No Escaping Climate Change as Extreme Weather Events Abound
Jul 13
Meteorologists Say Earth Sizzled to a Global Heat Record in June and July Has Been Getting Hotter
Jul 13
The Exceedingly Low Odds of Vermont’s Flooding Disaster, Visualized
Jul 13
Floods, Fires and Deadly Heat are the Alarm Bells of a Planet on the Brink
Jul 6
Why a Sudden Surge of Broken Heat Records is Scaring Scientists
Jul 5
US Air Quality Map: Unhealthy Air in Seattle, Portland, Southern California Amid Wildfires, Fireworks
Jul 2
COVID Origin Debate is Distracting From What Matters Most: Preventing the Next Pandemic
Jun 30
Climate Change Will Reshape Global Supply Chains — It Can Reduce Welfare on Earth by 20%: Ivan Rudik
Jun 28
Cornell Professor Warns This is Only the Beginning: Wildfires to Increase In Canada, North America
Jun 26
Little by Little, a Bird Builds Its Nest
Jun 26
Biodiversity is a Key to Preventing Pandemics
Jun 20
Bird Populations Are in Meltdown
Jun 12
The Inflation Reduction Act Will Generate More Than 1 Million Wind and Solar Jobs by 2035
Jun 12
You Might Want to Think Twice About Clothing Brands That Push Rental, Resale, and Recycling
Jun 6
Preventing Pandemics by (Not) Seizing the Low-Hanging Fruit (Bat)
Jun 6
Why scientists have a hard time getting money to study the root causes of outbreaks
Jun 3
Robert Miller: We’re Losing the Battle to the Invasive Garlic Mustard. But Do We Need to Fight It?
May 29
The Important Role Played by Bees in Lawns and Gardens
May 26
Farmers Say Newer Migrants May Help Ease Labor Shortages But Only With Right Skillset
May 26
Ithaca Bets on Heat Pumps in Mobile Homes
May 24
Considering Biologicals? Do Your Homework
May 23
Why Scientists Have a Hard Time Getting Money to Study the Root Causes of Outbreaks
May 22
The Scientist and the Bats
May 22
Strange, Unpredictable, and Energizing: Dark Comedy as Climate Solution
May 18
Videos Show Purported Ivory-billed Woodpeckers as US Moves Toward Extinction Decision
May 10
Post-fire Pyro-diversity: Woodpeckers Guide Research for Wildfire Recovery and Conservation
May 9
This Is What Would Happen if Biden Ignores the Debt Ceiling and Calls McCarthy’s Bluff
May 9
Are Turmeric Supplements Safe and Good for Health?
May 8
Scientists Solve a Sea Urchin Murder Mystery
May 6
Cornell Scientists Invent Broccoli That Thrives in Steamy Central New York Summers – but Does It Taste Good?
May 5
No More Gas Stoves? New York Is First State to Ban Gas in New Buildings.
May 4
The Mystery Behind the Unique Chemistry of Earth’s Continents
May 4
The Most Deadly Creature on Earth Has Returned to New York State
May 3
7 Died in an Illinois Dust Storm Pileup – Will Climate Change Bring More Such Tragedies?
May 1
NY Bill Against Pesticides Explains Importance of Birds and the Bees
Apr 29
Extreme Heat Raises Child Malnutrition – Kids Must Be Protected From Such Lifelong Damage
Apr 27
Meet the Climate Hackers of Malawi
Apr 26
Chasing Carbon Zero
Apr 22
Earth Day: The best recipe for living in space borrows ideas from our planet
Apr 19
Mystery Solved: Scientists ID Caribbean Sea Urchin Killer
Apr 17
Study Explores What Will We Eat in a Circular Food System
Apr 15
Baby Cod Seem to be Drawn to the Lullaby of Wind Turbines
Apr 13
More Charging Stations Needed for NY, EPA Electric Vehicle Goals
Apr 12
Strong Momentum Marks 2030 Project’s Early Fundraising Results
Apr 1
Dogs Can Carry Mutant Flu Strains
Apr 1
A Grassroots Group Took on Amazon and Won. Then Came the Hard Part
Mar 28
Wind-Power Industry Predicts Rapid Growth, Just in Time for Biden’s Offshore Push
Mar 27
How Cleaning Up Pollution May Be Heating the Planet
Mar 25
Here’s Why US-Made Solar Panels Would Slash Emissions by 33%
Mar 22
The Singapore Economic Miracle and What We Can Learn From it
Mar 21
Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund Announces $35 Million in New Grants to Climate Reporting and Sustainable Agriculture
Mar 18
What Does a Black Vulture Over Manhattan Mean for Climate Change?
Mar 18
Why Interstellar Travel Is Even Further Away Than You Think
Mar 18
Two Big Ideas for Preventing Another Banking Crisis
Mar 17
What to Know About Raccoon Dogs, Which May be Linked to Coronavirus’s Origin
Mar 15
Calamari Is a Climate Winner for Your Dinner Plate
Mar 15
Arctic Ice Is Getting Thinner By the Day—And Sea Life Is Suffering
Mar 15
Scientists Enhance Recyclability of Waste Plastic
Mar 13
Silicon Valley Will Still Need a Bank
Mar 13
A Human Migration to Space is NOT So Inevitable, Says New Research
Mar 13
A Town Put a Senior Center in Its High School, Offering a Model for an Aging Nation
Mar 13
Governments Vet Crucial UN Climate Science Report
Mar 7
Farmers Gain Key Insights From Manure Evaluation Studies
Mar 7
Is Hydrogen Really a Clean Enough Fuel to Tackle the Climate Crisis?
Mar 7
Pay-What-You-Can Markets Provide Produce for the Common Good
Mar 7
Cornell Study Finds Solar Panels Help Crops Grow & Crops Help Solar Panels Last Longer
Mar 4
The Race to Stop Starfish From Melting into Goo
Mar 3
This Game-Changing Tech That Charges EVs While They Drive Has Arrived in the US: ‘We Aim to Lead the Future’
Mar 3
Women in ‘Deconstruction’ Harvest Value, and Help One Another (Video)
Feb 28
Refrigerated ‘Queen Banks’ Could Help Save Honeybees
Feb 28
Ohio Train Derailment: Separating Fact From Fiction
Feb 27
Who Rules Earth? Wild Mammals Far Outweighed By Humans and Domestic Animals
Feb 27
The Next Deadly Pandemic Is Just a Forest Clearing Away. But We’re Not Even Trying to Prevent It.
Feb 22
Experts: No ‘Abnormalities’ From Ohio Train Derailment Detected So Far in New York
Feb 21
New York’s Record Warm Winter: Good for Sunbathing, Bad for Ski Slopes
Feb 20
NASA Is Mapping Duststorms From Space With This New High-Tech Device
Feb 19
Ongoing Study Tracks 19 Additional Moose Using GPS Collars
Feb 17
Water Crisis in West: Massive Reservoir Lake Powell Hits Historic Low Water Level
Feb 16
Warm Water Melts Weak Spots on Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ Say Scientists
Feb 16
Dyes Found in 90% of Foods Have Harmful Effect on Gut Function: Study
Feb 15
Is the US Prepared For a Possible Bird Flu Pandemic? What We Know.
Feb 14
Aggressive New York Housing Plan Borrows Ideas From Other States
Feb 13
The Start-Ups Betting on ‘Peecycling’
Feb 8
Global Wetland Loss Lower Than Previous Estimates: Study
Feb 7
The Cities Built to be Reusable
Feb 2
Hochul’s All-Electric Building Plan Would Ban Gas Stoves in New Houses, Not Existing Homes
Feb 1
Cow Burps Have a Big Climate Impact. Solving That Is Harder Than You’d Think
Feb 1
Race to Vaccinate Rare Wild Monkeys Gives Hope for Survival
Jan 30
AI: World Likely to Hit Key Warming Threshold in 10-12 Years
Jan 29
9 Diseases That Keep Epidemiologists Up At Night
Jan 26
Half Of Global GDP Relies on Nature–But It’s Being Wiped Out. Here’s the Business Case For Investing in Biodiversity
Jan 25
A Startup Is Turning Porta-Potties Into Sources Of Fertilizer
Jan 12
Protecting All Creatures, Great and Small—Around the Globe

2023 Cornell News

Dec 7
Rice can help NYS farms profit from climate-change flooding
Dec 6
Seaworthy Solution Yields Green Energy, Fresh Water
Dec 1
Dead & Co. Concert Proceeds Support New Climate Solutions Fund
Nov 30
Two Win Grants to Remove Carbon From Air, Manufacturing
Nov 29
Remaking the Built Environment by Reimagining Waste
Nov 28
600 Years of Tree Rings Reveal Climate Risks in California
Nov 27
Bitcoin Could Support Renewable Energy Development
Nov 27
Accelerating Livestock Innovations for Sustainability
Nov 15
To Help Eagles, NYS Deer Hunters Can Choose Non-toxic Ammo
Nov 13
Farm-to-school Food Program a Net Positive, Study Finds
Nov 9
Working bee on honeycomb Pesticides Detected in Beeswax
Nov 7
Education Key to Curbing Antimicrobial Resistance in Cats
Nov 6
Maps Reveal Biochar’s Potential for Mitigating Climate Change
Nov 1
Frank DiSalvo, Cornell Atkinson’s First Director, Dies at 79
Oct 30
Microplastics’ Shape Determines How Far They Travel in the Atmosphere
Oct 30
Better Tech Needed to Increase Soil Organic Carbon and Crop Yields
Oct 18
Yeast Speeds Discovery of Medicinal Compounds in Plants
Oct 11
Four New Projects Funded for the Fall 2023 Semester Through the CCMR JumpStart Program
Oct 11
$7.3M Grant to Expand Wheat Pathogen Surveillance
Oct 11
Metal Organic Frameworks Turn Greenhouse Gas into ‘Gold’
Oct 10
Live Plant Pathogens can Travel on Dust Across Oceans
Oct 10
X-Rays Reveal Microstructural Fingerprints of 3D-Printed Alloy
Oct 4
Coming Home: Gayogohó:n?? Language Programs Expand Reach
Oct 4
Cornell Fills Data Gap for Volcanic Ash Effects on Earth Systems
Oct 4
Pandemic Boosted Gardening, Hunting in NYS
Oct 3
The 2030 Project Invites Proposals for Annual Research-to-Impact Grants, First Round Awarded
Oct 2
Metal-Loving Microbes Savor Green Way to Refine Rare Earth
Sep 28
New Presidential Advisory Puts Food at the Heart of U.S. Health Policy
Sep 21
Cornell-EDF Projects to Study Extreme Urban Heat, Ag Sustainability
Sep 20
Cornell to Lead Carbon-Cutting Effort in Aluminum Recycling
Sep 19
Fungal Nutrient Sensing Could Shed Light on Obesity, Cancer
Sep 19
Ponds Release More Greenhouse Gas Than They Store
Sep 13
Researchers Commercialize Rare-Earth Tech With I-Corps Help
Sep 12
$8.7M to Vector-Borne Disease Center Funds Training, Evaluation
Sep 12
DOE Grant Funds Study of Forests in Changing Climate
Sep 11
DNA Breakthrough Detects Genetic Diversity of Invasive Fish
Sep 6
Ag Tech Can Cut Billions of Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Aug 23
New Modeling Method Helps to Understand Extreme Heat Waves
Aug 16
Hummingbird Beak Points the Way to Future Micro Machine Design
Aug 15
School-Based Health Clinics Benefit Rural NYS Communities
Aug 9
Few in US Recognize Inequities of Climate Change
Aug 8
Cargill Joins Cornell-Led Partnership to Support Regenerative Ag in NY
Aug 4
Young African Leaders Find Inspiration, Confidence at Cornell
Jul 27
Imaging Shows How Solar-Powered Microbes Turn CO2 into Bioplastic
Jul 26
Q&A: What You Need to Know About Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth
Jul 20
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Promising for Maintaining Lung Health
Jul 18
Blamed for Fouling the Environment, Polyester May Help Save It
Jul 17
Bumblebee Research Sparks Rapid Industry Change
Jul 12
How Can We Realign Academic Research Priorities to Help Solve the World’s Sustainability Challenges?
Jul 12
Cornell to lead concrete decarbonization project
Jul 10
Unused Renewable Energy an Option for Powering NFT Trade
Jun 29
International Team Develops New Vaccine Distribution Model
Jun 22
Hummingbirds May Help Control Invasive Berry Pests
Jun 20
Wildfire Smoke Downwind Affects Health, Wealth and Mortality
Jun 15
The Grateful Matchmaker
Jun 8
Cornellian UN Climate Authors Warn of ‘Extreme’ Risk to People, Food Systems
Jun 8
Cornellian UN climate authors warn of ‘extreme’ risk to people, food systems
Jun 7
Students ‘Learning by Leading’ in the Cornell Botanic Gardens
Jun 6
Preventing pandemics by leaving bats alone
Jun 5
Pond Emission Measurements Improve Climate Predictions
May 25
Cornell Atkinson Awards $1.6M in 2023 Academic Venture Fund Grants
May 24
Red Sea Corals Threatened by Mass Sea Urchin Die-off, Israeli Researchers Say
May 24
Microbes Key to Sequestering Carbon in Soil
May 17
Pollinators Are Attracted to Humidity, Not Just Scent
May 17
Using the Internet of Things to Connect and Inspire
May 11
Upstate 2.0 Wins $1M NSF Award to Transform Economy
May 9
‘Phenomenal’ Dead & Co. Concert Awes a Grateful Crowd
May 9
$4.3M Grant to Develop Tech for the Farm of the Future
May 8
Drug Industry’s Carbon Impact Could Be Cut by Half
May 5
Vishal Gaur Named New Dean of Johnson School
May 5
Vishal Gaur named new dean of Johnson School
May 4
AI-CLIMATE Institute Aims to Curb Emissions, Boost Economy
May 3
Eastern Broccoli Project Develops Promising Variety
May 3
Lack of Local Benefits Fuels Opposition to Solar Farms
May 1
Upcycling Method Turns Textile Trash to Functional Coatings
May 1
Economist Co-edits PNAS Issue on the Value of Clean Water
Apr 26
Woodpecker Helps Managers Promote New Life in Burned Forests
Apr 24
Dark Comedy Can Lighten Up Fight Against Climate Change
Apr 24
Students’ Island Clean-Up Trip Inspires Multimedia Projects
Apr 21
Book Goes Underground to Find How Climate Change Shapes Stories
Apr 19
Massive Caribbean Sea Urchin Die-Off Caused by Parasite
Apr 13
Britney Schmidt Named One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People
Apr 12
Risky Strategy Helps Migratory Birds Offset Climate Change
Apr 12
Humans Need Earth-Like Ecosystem for Deep-Space Living
Apr 12
$9.9M Bezos Grant for Virtual Fencing Combats Climate Change
Apr 11
Critical Metal Needs Rise While Cars, Trucks Decarbonize
Apr 4
Cornell Research Supports U.S. Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative
Mar 30
Service-Learning Helps Students Help Communities
Mar 28
Cheers! Craft Brewery Patrons Value Tasting Room Ambience
Mar 24
Facing Floods, Non-White Homeowners Prepare, Protect Property
Mar 23
Sustainable Action Lectures Address Flooding, Environmental Justice
Mar 9
Returning Solar Panel Production to US Eases Climate Change
Mar 9
Partnership Seeks Greener Mining of Critical Minerals
Mar 8
Dead & Co. to Play Benefit at Barton Hall, Honoring Legendary ’77 Show
Mar 8
Grassroots Data is Vital for Reducing Deadly Bird-Window Strikes
Mar 1
Made in the Shade: Growing Crops At Solar Farms Yields Efficiency
Feb 23
To Promote Exercise, Planners Must Look Beyond Cities
Feb 22
Color Coding Aids Evaluation of New Solar Tech Materials
Feb 22
Cornell Students Help Tarrytown Envision Waterfront Future
Feb 21
Reid to Address Nitrogen Pollution With NSF CAREER Award
Feb 16
Canine Distemper Now Threatens Big Cats in Nepal
Feb 15
Food Coloring, Anti-Caking Nanoparticles May Affect Human Gut
Feb 13
Nature Near Home Associated With Well-Being During COVID
Feb 9
Cornell-Led Team Selected For NSF’s Convergence Accelerator
Feb 6
Wild Bumblebee Queens Lured and Killed in Commercial Hives
Feb 3
New Sustainable Tourism Program Charts Course For Travel’s Future
Feb 3
New NY Outcomes Fund Pays Farmers to Adopt Sustainable Practices
Feb 2
Cornell Atkinson Announces 2023 Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Feb 1
Launch of ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute Celebrated
Feb 1
Cross-campus Center Tackles Antimicrobial Resistance
Feb 1
Cornell, EDF Aim to Reduce Methane Output For India’s Dairies
Jan 25
ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute Launches in New York City
Jan 18
Cornell to Help Boost US Supply Of Critical Energy Minerals
Jan 12
AI Improves Detail, Estimate of Urban Air Pollution
Jan 11
Ancient Farming Strategy Holds Promise For Climate Resilience
Jan 5
Electrochemistry Converts Carbon to Useful Molecules

2022 Newsmakers

Dec 26
An Offshore Wind Project Being Built With Union Labor Could Be Exactly What Energy Workers Need
Dec 19
Nearly Every Country Signs On to a Sweeping Deal to Protect Nature
Dec 13
Nuclear-Fusion Lab Achieves ‘Ignition’: What Does it Mean?
Dec 9
The Joy And Sadness of Bird Counting
Dec 7
Weird Weather Hit Cattle Ranchers And Citrus Growers in 2022. Why It Likely Will Get Worse.
Dec 6
Singapore Scientists Develop Technique to Turn Trash Into Battery Parts
Dec 5
Lame-Duck Congress Can Act in Unity to Protect Abundant Wildlife
Dec 1
White House Elevates Indigenous Expertise to Inform Policy
Nov 29
Waste Paper Could Be Given New Life in Batteries For Phones, Electric Vehicles
Nov 29
America’s Catastrophic, Record-Breaking Bird Flu Outbreak, Explained
Nov 29
Bird Declines Boost Case For Transformative Biodiversity Agreement in Montreal
Nov 29
Cities Are Killing Birds. Activists And Architects Have Solutions.
Nov 29
Destined For the Dump, Construction Waste Gets New Life in the Garden
Nov 26
Cornell Climate Expert Says Progress Made at COP27, But Not Enough
Nov 20
New Jersey’s Bear Hunt Is Restored, Reigniting Debate on Curbing Population
Nov 16
Deforestation Brings Bat-Borne Virus Home to Roost
Nov 7
‘Perennial’ Rice Saves Time And Money, But Comes With Risks
Nov 6
Oil Companies Are Eying Federal Climate Funds to Expand Hydrogen Production. Will Their Projects Cut Emissions?
Nov 5
A Climate Reckoning For US Housing: Too Many Homes in Harm’s Way, ‘Too Many Zeros’ in the Costs
Nov 3
The Ancient Superfood That Can Help Ease Hunger in a Parched World
Oct 30
A Decade After Sandy, Manhattan’s Flood Barrier is Finally in Sight — Sort Of
Oct 30
The Party of Food Security vs. the Party of Climate Change
Oct 28
Geothermal 2.0: Why Cornell University Put a 2-Mile Hole in the Earth
Oct 21
Wireless Charging For EVs Requires Efficient Pricing Strategy
Oct 19
New Project Will Reveal True Cost of India’s Food Subsidies
Oct 18
Role of Biodiversity in Ecological Calendars and Its Implications For Food Sovereignty: Empirical Assessment of the Resilience of Indicator Species to Anthropogenic Climate Change
Oct 17
Towards Zero Hunger in Africa: 5 Steps to Achieve Food Security
Oct 16
These US Bird Species Face a ‘Tipping Point’ as Populations Decline Sharply, New Report Finds
Oct 14
Embracing the Audacity of Ambition: Future Planners Explore Challenging Climate Questions Facing the Field
Oct 13
Americans Could Be Surviving on Algae Within Just 30 Years
Oct 13
Extension Cords Across Sidewalks: Charging an Electric Vehicle in Philly is a Challenge
Oct 12
More Than Half of U.S. Bird Populations Are Shrinking
Oct 11
Are Monarch Butterflies Really in Peril?
Oct 10
Polar Bears Lose Up to 2kg Per Day as Climate Crisis Bites
Oct 4
Leopold’s Legacy: Wildlife Health a Key Component to Conservation
Oct 3
Methane Leak in Baltic Sea Highlights Global Problem
Oct 1
There Are ‘No Easy Fixes’ in Florida. But Could Hurricane Ian’s Havoc Bring a Call For Better Planning?
Sep 29
Climate Change Has Come For the World’s Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitter
Sep 29
Hurricane Ian Spares Fertilizer Plants But Sends a Warning to the U.S. Industry
Sep 29
Downpours From Ian Prompt Florida Treatment Plants to Release Waste
Sep 28
Herrero to Bolster Global Dietary Report With Food System Modeling
Sep 22
MTG Is Right—the U.S. Is Not Ready For A Surge in Electric Car Batteries
Sep 19
The Federal Building Electrification Cavalry Is Here: It’s Time For American Cities And states to Act
Sep 17
Privatization Isn’t The Answer To Jackson’s Water Crisis
Sep 14
Extreme Weather Could Push Food Prices Even Higher
Sep 9
Why Higher Food Prices Could Be Here to Stay
Sep 1
How Some Volcanoes Erupt With Little Warning
Aug 31
Food Security Crisis Could Worsen If Greenhouse Gas Emissions Aren’t Reduced, Says Professor
Aug 26
Bald Eagle Goes Through TSA Checkpoint at Charlotte Airport
Aug 25
Facing Closure, Finger Lakes Bitcoin Miners Boost Revenue As They Confront Second Environmental Violation
Aug 22
Why Congestion Pricing Reduces Traffic Better Than New Highway Lanes
Aug 18
One Health, 46 Solutions to Save the Planet
Aug 16
The Costs And Benefits Of Embracing Plant-Based Meat
Aug 13
Global Warming And Dairy Cows: Why Heat is Bad For Milk Production
Aug 11
Seven Stats That Explain the West’s Epic Drought
Aug 4
The US Should Bribe Homeowners to Accept Greater Density
Aug 2
California Not Counting Methane Leaks From Idle Wells
Aug 1
A Global Food Crisis is Unfolding
Aug 1
High Temperatures Linked to Child Malnutrition in West Africa
Jul 28
Debunking Stereotypes About Mobile Homes Could Make Them a New Face Of Affordable Housing
Jul 25
Chasing Carbon From Trees to Soils
Jul 18
Climate Change Will Make Rocky Mountain Water Resources More Volatile: Study
Jul 17
Eye-Popping Price Increases For Staples Like Milk And Eggs Leave Some in the U.S. With Few Options
Jul 14
Consumer Confidence Hits Sustainable Demand
Jul 13
NASA Mission to Monitor Dust in Earth’s Atmosphere Will Blast Off With SpaceX This Week
Jul 13
What Would Happen if All the Bees Died?
Jul 13
America’s Aging Electric Grid Suggests Blackouts Could Spread Nationwide
Jul 11
Cilia Are Minuscule Wonders, and Scientists Are Finally Figuring Out How to Mimic Them
Jul 8
Is There Good News for Monarch Butterflies? Scientists Disagree
Jun 27
Community Solar Programs Gain Popularity Among the Many New Yorkers Who Don’t Own Their Roofs
Jun 27
Filthy Grill? ‘Bears Can Smell That a Mile Away.’
Jun 23
The Ancient Art of Falconry at the Jersey Shore
Jun 22
Biden Officials to Expand Monkeypox Testing Amid Fears of Undercounting
Jun 21
Indoor Farming Is a ‘No-Brainer.’ Except For the Carbon Footprint.
Jun 21
Cargill Global Scholar Promotes Inclusivity, Sustainability in Food Systems
Jun 17
Meet the Peecyclers. Their Idea to Help Farmers Is No. 1.
Jun 15
Five Workable Solutions to Deforestation
Jun 15
How the Earth’s Crust Pumps Power Into These Texas Homes
Jun 15
Dear Graduate, Find Your Gift And Become A Force of Nature on Climate (Guest Opinion By Mike Hoffmann)
Jun 14
Study: Dietary Guidelines Need Revision to Account For Environmental Impact
Jun 13
49 Million People Face Famine As Ukraine War, Climate Disasters Intensify
Jun 11
White House Nationwide Zoning Reform Effort Needs Data
Jun 10
To Get to Net Zero, This City Is Making A Map
Jun 7
How Bad Is the Global Food Crisis Going to Get?
Jun 2
Livestock Methane, Collaboration, Existing Research, And Student Energy With Prof. Joe McFadden
May 31
Qatar’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ World Cup Heavily Criticized By Climate Advocates
May 28
The Hamburger is an American Staple: Climate Change Threatens it in Profound And Subtle Ways
May 25
Hale Ann Tufan: At the Nexus of Gender Equality And Agricultural Research
May 23
Climate And Agriculture Scientists Offer Hope on Climate Change Impacts
May 21
Heatwaves Impact Crops. Food Security Needs Ecosystem-Based Inclusive Steps
May 16
How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes
May 14
President Biden Calls on Farmers to Double Crop in Face of Food Insecurity
May 13
A Powerful ISS Instrument Will Hunt For Minerals in Dusty Lands
May 9
Earth Has Nearly 50 Percent Chance of Hitting Key Warming Threshold in the Next Five Years, Report Says
May 5
Rising Fertilizer Prices Highlight Science of Healthy Soil
May 4
Chemical-Free Strategies For Weed Control
May 3
NASA’s EMIT Will Map Tiny Dust Particles to Study Big Climate Impacts
May 3
As Gas Prices Soar, Nobody Knows How Much Methane Is Leaking
Apr 29
How to Get Rid of Ants
Apr 21
Dozens of Bald Eagles Have Died From Bird Flu
Apr 21
This Earth Day, Cut Through the Corporate Climate Hype
Apr 19
Clean Energy is Buried at the Bottom of Abandoned Oil Wells
Apr 18
An Ancient Protein Could Keep Our Crops Alive During a Searing Future Climate
Apr 18
LNG Exports Will Add to Climate Change
Apr 15
How War in Ukraine is Making People Hungry in the Middle East
Apr 13
Studying the Effects of Dust and Drought on Climate Change
Apr 12
America Created Its Own Booster Problems
Apr 7
NOAA: Potent Heat-Trapping Increases at Record Pace
Mar 28
NBC News: Urgent Action on Climate Action Needed to ‘Secure a Livable Future,” U.N. Report Says
Mar 22
Diplomatic Talks: Perspectives of Russia and Ukraine Seem ‘Pretty Irreconcilable,” Says Professor
Mar 22
The Psychology of “Nudging” During a Global Pandemic
Mar 20
The Solar Farm that Almost Destroyed Copake, N.Y.
Mar 20
Big-box Stores could Help Slash Emissions and Save Millions by Putting Solar Panels on Roofs. Why Aren’t More of Them Doing It?
Mar 18
In a World on Fire, Stop Burning Things
Mar 7
30 Gorgeous Indoor Plants That Are Almost Impossible to Kill
Mar 5
Climate Change Is Taking a Big Bite Out of Our Food Supply
Mar 4
NYC’s First Net Zero Community Brings Housing to Storm-Ravaged Neighborhood
Mar 3
Collective Land Governance for a Changing Climate
Mar 3
Climate Change Will Be a Boon for Invasive Species, and the Midwest Could Be a Hot Spot, Researchers Say
Mar 2
To Address Ukraine’s Humanitarian Needs, Suspend Outdated Food Aid Restrictions
Mar 1
A Hotter Planet Means a Hungrier Planet, Climate Report Warns
Feb 28
Climate Change Threatens Life As We Know It And The Only Way to Minimize The Damage Is To Act Now, Hundreds Of Scientists Warn
Feb 28
Urgent Action Needed to Address Climate Change’s Catastrophic Threats, U.N. Report Warns
Feb 28
Climate Change is Harming the Planet Faster than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns
Feb 24
Scientists are Recruiting Elephant Seals to Eavesdrop on Whales
Feb 18
Can the Sniff Test Really Tell You If Food Is Expired
Feb 18
Fish Make More Noise Than You Think
Feb 17
Experts See Avocado Price Rise, Damage to Mexican Producers
Jan 15
Massive Winter Storm Could Keep Grocery Shelves Empty Even Longer
Jan 11
What Will It Take for Africa’s Agrifood Systems to Thrive?
Jan 10
Deadly Extreme Weather Year for U.S. as Carbon Emissions Soar
Jan 7
Fungi: The Secret Kingdom We Don’t See
Jan 6
Never Wash These Vegetables Before Eating Them, Experts Warn
Jan 5
How Do You Design a Better Hospital? Start with the Light

2022 Cornell News

Dec 16
Cornell Research Informs ‘Nature Finance’ for Biodiversity Negotiators
Dec 15
Biodegradable Medical Gowns May Add to Greenhouse Gas
Dec 15
Cornell Startup Carbon To Stone Enters Carbon Removal Pre-Purchase Agreement With Frontier
Dec 8
Electric Car Sales Drive Toward Cleaner Air, Less Mortality
Dec 8
Cornell Leads $3M Project to Grow Organic Dry Bean Industry
Dec 7
Drew Harvell Named US Science Envoy by State Department
Dec 7
Sustainability Students Bring Dead Solar Panels Back to Life
Dec 6
Warming Climate Prompts Harmful Oxygen Loss in Lakes
Dec 5
MPA Students Find Optimism at Climate Conference
Dec 5
MPA Students Find Optimism at Climate Conference
Dec 1
Small Fish Could Play Big Role in Fight Against Malnutrition
Nov 28
Cornell, Oxford to Lead Grants Aimed at Boosting Iron Nutrition
Nov 22
Town-Gown Awards Honor Food-Related Community Partnerships
Nov 22
ProAgni Awarded $1M Grow-NY Top Prize
Nov 21
Cornell, Global Partners Discuss the Next ‘Grand Challenge’
Nov 17
Student Prods COP27 to Include Youth in Climate Solutions
Nov 16
To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Restore Wildlife Habitats
Nov 15
Innovative Financing Supports Regenerative Agriculture
Nov 14
‘Think Globally, Act Locally’ With New Bird Conservation Tool
Nov 14
Professor Tells COP27 to Move Faster on Energy Transition
Nov 10
Food Pantry Access Worth Billions Nationally, Study Finds
Nov 10
Local Floodplain Home Buyouts Can Inform Federal Plans
Nov 9
Projects to Support NYS Economy, Farms, Communities
Nov 8
Geothermal Experts Say Borehole Data Shows Promise
Oct 27
Conference Features Insightful Advice, Stories From Entrepreneurs
Oct 26
Cornell Joins Schmidt AI in Science Postdoc Research Initiative
Oct 25
Cornell to Co-Lead UN Agency’s New Agrifood Initiative
Oct 20
Words Matter in Food Freshness, Safety Messaging
Oct 17
Cornell, DEC Team Up For Green Hudson Valley Land Planning
Oct 13
Drilling Ends and Data Analysis Begins for Borehole Observatory
Oct 12
Staff Changes Will Support Interdisciplinary Research
Oct 12
Birds Report Finds Losses in All Habitats, Except Wetlands
Oct 7
Environmental DNA Tech Makes Reviews Faster, Cheaper
Oct 6
Onshore Algae Farms Could Feed the World Sustainably
Oct 5
Climate Change Affects Size of Tree Swallows
Sep 27
Book: Policymakers Are Failing ‘Climate Refugees’
Sep 22
$60M USDA Grant Supports NYS Climate-Smart Farms And Forests
Sep 20
An Integrated Framework For Atmospheric And Climate Modeling
Sep 19
Study to Unmask the True Cost of Food For NYS Agencies
Sep 16
Clean Water Act Turns 50: Conference Celebrates Progress, Fosters Connections
Sep 15
Cornell Atkinson and Partners Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture Projects
Sep 14
Industry Incentives Create Greener Crypto Mining
Sep 13
From Methane to Microbes: 2030 Project Conveys First Grants
Sep 6
Droplet-Shaped Sculptures Kick Off Year of Water
Sep 2
Sobhani, Industry Partners Win Grant to 3D Print For Clean Energy Reactors
Aug 31
Sen. Gillibrand Touts Funds For Climate-Smart Farming
Aug 30
State Leaders Seek Farm Bill Feedback During AgriTech Visit
Aug 25
Van Vliet Named Vice President For Research and Innovation
Aug 25
Energy Center Receives $12.6 Million in Renewed Funding
Aug 18
Upon Reflection, Scientists Evaluate Earth-Cooling Strategies
Aug 17
NYC Symposium Addresses Solutions For Inequities
Aug 11
Portable Cancer Testing Expands in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aug 4
Plant-Based ‘Beef’ Reduces CO2 But Threatens Ag Jobs
Aug 2
Earlier Wheat Planting Will Boost Yields in Eastern India
Jul 26
Cornell Partners With NYS to Fight the Spotted Lanternfly
Jul 21
Extreme Heat Exposure Worsens Child Malnutrition
Jul 21
Sustainable Practices Linked to Farm Size In Organic Farming
Jul 20
Research in Focus: Greeshma Gadikota Invents Technologies to Capture And Upcycle carbon Dioxide
Jul 12
Smart Thermostats Inadvertently Strain Electric Power Grids
Jul 5
What Is A Pond? Study Provides First Data-Driven Definition
Jul 1
Smart Cities Workshop Unites Cornell Campuses, Urbanism Community
Jun 30
Cornell Atkinson Awards $1.4 Million to New Sustainability Projects
Jun 29
To Reduce Carbon, Colleges Should Target Purchasing, Travel
Jun 23
New Assessment Maps Emissions in New York Neighborhoods Near Industrial Areas
Jun 22
Curbing Hunger: Students Build Inventive Outdoor Food Pantry
Jun 22
Researchers Consider Invisible Hurdles in Digital Ag Design
Jun 21
2-Mile Borehole to Reveal Viability of Campus’s Geothermal Future
Jun 16
United Airlines, Dimensional Energy Reach Green Fuel Pact
Jun 15
AI Reveals Scale of Eelgrass Vulnerability to Warming, Disease
Jun 9
Study to Focus on Climate Impact of NYS Ponds, Wetlands
Jun 8
Finger Lakes Land Trust, Once A Master’s Project, Conserves 28K Acres
Jun 8
Amazon River Freshwater Fish Show Signs of Overexploitation
Jun 6
Song Lin Wins EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award
Jun 6
Students Help NYS Town Grow Green Economy
Jun 2
Tear Down Academic Silos: Take an ‘Undisciplinary’ Approach
Jun 1
Consumers Embrace Milk Carton QR Codes, May Cut Food Waste
May 31
Higher Dengue Rates Found Near Public Transit in Low-Income Areas
May 23
Spongy Material Captures Carbon Dioxide in Cavities
May 23
Target CO2 and Non-Carbon Pollutants to Slow Climate Change
May 19
June Launch For NASA-Cornell Tool to View Dust From Space
May 17
Vine Removal Technique Foils Devastating Grape Disease
May 16
WHO Collaborating Center Supports Global Nutrition Research
May 12
3D-Printing Robot Enables Sustainable Construction
May 12
The 2030 Project Leverages Cornell’s Experts to Solve Climate Crisis
May 11
Veterinarian Ecologist to Bolster Pandemic Prevention Efforts
May 11
Veterinarian Ecologist to Bolster Pandemic Prevention Efforts
May 4
Book Addresses Future of Local and Global Agri-food Systems
May 3
Dog Coronavirus Jumps to Humans, With a Protein Shift
May 2
Startups Flourish in Cornell’s Clean Energy Ecosystem
Apr 28
Sustainable Business Certificate Tackles Much More than Environmental Issues
Apr 27
Privatization, Poverty Threaten Water Affordability
Apr 26
Veterinary College Sees New Wellspring of Funding from USDA
Apr 21
Awards Bolster Research, Drive New Efforts by Emerging Scholars
Apr 21
In Western Floodplains, Species Cope With Bullfrog, Sunfish Invaders
Apr 19
Major Gift Endows Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities in AAP
Apr 18
Cornell Joins NY-Led Group to Propose Hydrogen Energy Hub
Apr 18
AreaHub Website Shows Local Environmental Dangers
Apr 15
Scientists Resurrect Ancient Enzymes to Improve Photosynthesis
Apr 13
Greening Food Preservation Nourishes the Environment
Mar 24
Radical Collaboration Initiative Adds AI, Quantum, Design Tech
Mar 22
Sperm Research Spawns New Tests to Detect Stroke, Concussion
Mar 16
Collaboration is a Good Fit for Wearable Sensor Startup
Mar 16
Panel to Spotlight Data Science and Environmental Activism
Mar 10
Heat Stress for Cattle May Cost Billions By Century’s End
Jan 13
$10M Project Aims for More Pest-Resilient Food Options in Asia
Jan 13
COVID Variant Siblings Show DifferentLevels of Virulence
Jan 13
Bald Eagle Rebound Stunted by Poisoning from Lead Ammunition
Jan 13
2021 was Northeast’s Third-warmest Year Since 1985
Jan 10
Upstate Residents Skittish on Building Utility-Scale Solar
Jan 5
Cornell Scientists Cooly Recall Fiery Volcano Visit
Jan 3
Five Ways to Make Sustainability a Resolution

2021 Newsmakers

Nov 24
How the $4 Trillion Flood of Covid Relief is Funding the Future
Nov 22
Eugene Won: Improving Sustainability of Farmed Fish
Nov 19
New York’s Infrastructure Jackpot Expected to Fuel Public Works Construction
Nov 10
The Magic 1.5: What’s Behind Climate Talks’ Key Elusive Goal
Nov 7
Countries’ Climate Pledges Built on Flawed Data, Post Investigation Finds
Nov 3
You’re Boosted! Now What?
Oct 31
With No Sign of Eruption’s End, Ash Blankets La Palma Island
Oct 31
Young Voices Must Echo Throughout Glasgow Climate Meeting
Oct 25
US Families Spend Far Less on Food than Those in Europe, But for How Much Longer?
Oct 7
5 Alternative Energy Sources to Speed our Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
Oct 5
We Need a Better Way to Talk About Booster Shots
Oct 5
Pollution Linked to 6 Million Premature Births Each Year
Sep 30
Africa’s Contributions to Global Food Are Rich
Sep 29
US Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct
Sep 23
US North-East Faces Rapid Warming Amid Global Climate Crisis
Sep 21
Paying for Preparedness: Climate Change Role-play is Suddenly Real
Sep 21
NYS Assembly Considers Limiting a Pesticide Linked to Bee Deaths
Sep 21
Climate Change is Killing Trees and Causing Power Outages
Sep 21
Rock Dust Could Put a Drain on Atmospheric Carbon – Will This Technology Work?
Sep 10
Despite the Year’s Turmoil, the Number of Food-insecure Households Remained Steady from 2019 to 2020
Sep 9
Our Food Supply is Under Threat from Climate Extremes: Congress Must Act to Save It
Sep 2
Can Turning CO2 to Stone Help Save the Planet?
Aug 10
What the UN Climate Report Means for Food
Aug 10
US Turns to Social Media Influencers to Boost Vaccine Rates
Aug 8
Invasive Insects and Plants Spread Northward
Aug 1
The Unknown Cost of Invasive Species in The National Park System
Jul 31
Behind the Rise of U.S. Solar Power, a Mountain of Chinese Coal
Jul 22
Battle Against Invasive Species in Finger Lakes
Jul 8
Battle Against Invasive Species in Finger Lakes
Jun 23
Climate engineering research is essential to a just transition and sustainable future
Jun 11
Recovering America through the lens of wildlife
Jun 10
Scientists hail golden age to trace bird migration with tech
Jun 7
Cornell Wildlife Health Center collaborates with international team to study genetic diversity in tigers
Jun 7
Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time
May 20
The Case of Disappearing Cicadas
Apr 16
Restoring Pollinator Habitats is Key to Feeding the Future
Apr 16
Google Earth Adds Time Lapse Video to Depict Climate Change
Apr 13
Leveraging 30×30 Through Partnerships and Co-benefits
Mar 18
We Still Don’t Know for Sure Where the Coronavirus Came From. Here’s Why
Mar 16
One Year Later, We Still Have No Plan to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Mar 15
Is Colorado Underestimating the Oil and Gas Industry?s Impact on Climate Change?
Mar 15
Record-Breaking Wildfires Made North American Air Worse in 2020
Mar 13
Applying Science to New York Weather
Mar 8
Biden Faces ‘Balancing Act’ Advancing Clean Energy Alongside Labor Allies
Mar 5
New Roundtable Of Utilities And Environmental Groups Call For Deep Cuts In Carbon Pollution
Mar 4
17% of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates
Mar 3
Latinx Farmworkers Risk Their Lives During Pandemic. Many Now Struggle to Access Vaccines
Feb 22
One on one with Lynden Archer
Feb 19
Gas, lighting, and the weaponization of climate solutions in the post-truth era
Feb 18
America’s Health Will Soon Be in the Hands of Very Minor Internet Celebrities
Feb 16
4 sustainability experts on how they’d spend Elon Musk’s $100 million climate commitment
Feb 16
High food prices are part of a ‘one-two punch’ for struggling Americans
Feb 3
Climate change is a crisis. But should President Biden declare a national emergency?
Feb 1
Incarcerated and at COVID’s mercy: New York must do more for elderly imprisoned people
Jan 30
The snowy owl spotted in Central Park is an at-risk species thanks to climate change
Jan 26
Something was killing baby salmon. Scientists traced it to a food-web mystery
Jan 12
Disposable helmet retains cough droplets, minimizes transmission to dentists
Jan 11
Why some brands are betting on mushroom-based fabrics
Jan 11
A New Study Finds That Improved Air Quality Has Saved the Lives of 1.5 Billion Birds
Jan 8
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/are-monarchs-endangered-scientists-debate-united-states-mulls-protection
Jan 8
Why Collaboration is the Missing Ingredient in Food System Reform
Jan 7
Warming Oceans May Be Choking Off Oxygen to Starfish, Causing Them to “Drown”
Jan 4
The Trump Administration Misses an Opportunity to Protect the Air

2021 Cornell News

Dec 16
Shifting Meetings, Conventions Online Curbs Climate Change
Dec 6
Climate Scientist Ram Ramanathan Joins Cornell
Nov 29
Recycling of Tectonic Plates a Key Driver of Earth’s Oxygen Budget
Nov 22
Revealing Climate Change Inequities, Redress, and Environmental Justice
Nov 19
900-mile Mantle Pipeline Connects Galápagos to Panama
Nov 17
Food Scientists Create Zinc Index for Human Body
Nov 8
Study Provides Keys to Managing Influx of EV Batteries
Oct 28
Scientists Bring Efficiency to Expanding Offshore Wind Energy
Oct 26
Cornel Experts to Discuss Food, Ag Trends at Grow-NY Summit
Oct 25
New Department Unites Veterinary Medicine and Public Health
Oct 25
Scientists, Economists Aim to Make China Ag Self-Sustaining
Oct 14
Electric Sheep: Grazing in Arrays Supports Economy, Climate
Oct 8
Climate Change Adaptation Requires Indigenous Knowledge
Oct 5
Grants Fund Cornell AES Work to Improve Lives in NYS
Oct 5
Postdoctoral Fellow Works to Save Endangered Hawaiian Birds from Mosquito Menace
Sep 30
Collaboration Plants Seeds for Cultural, Biological Conservation
Sep 30
Cornell Outreach Educators Combat Pests, Support Pollinators
Sep 29
Tying Quantum Computing to AI Prompts a Smarter Power Grid
Sep 28
In Wake of UN Climate Report, Students Promote Resilience
Sep 28
New Bacteria ID Will Help Apple Juice Producers Avoid Spoilage
Sep 27
eBird Data Can Help Track Bee Health
Sep 24
Bird Reports Rose During Lockdown
Sep 22
Wind Energy Can Help Earth Blow Back Climate Calamity
Sep 22
States That Prioritized Access to Water at Height of Pandemic Saved Lives
Sep 21
Project Celebrates the Beauty of Humpback Whale Songs
Sep 20
Research Guides Future of Plastic Waste Chemical Recycling
Sep 20
Research Guides Future of Plastic Waste Chemical Recycling
Sep 13
Elephant Project Recordings Evoke the Rainforest
Sep 13
NSF Grants $2.5M for Seagrass, Marine Ecosystem Research
Sep 13
Elephant Project Recordings Evoke the Rainforest
Sep 13
NSF Grants $2.5M for Seagrass, Marine Ecosystem Research
Sep 9
$25M Center Will Use Digital Tools to ‘Communicate’ with Plants
Sep 7
Coyotes Studied as Stand-ins for Endangered Ferrets
Sep 2
Long Commutes, Home Crowding Tied to COVID Transmission
Aug 30
Undergrad’s Blogs, Tweets Stay Ahead of Storms
Aug 12
Touted as Clean, ‘Blue’ Hydrogen May Be Worse Than Gas or Coal
Aug 6
Food Scientists Create National Atlas for Deadly Listeria
Aug 5
Family values outweigh politics in U.S. Latinos’ climate beliefs
Jul 8
To better protect food, place rodent traps near warmth, shelter
Jun 24
Recycling next-generation solar panels fosters green planet
Jun 23
Cooperative Extension grant aims to vaccinate NYS’ vulnerable
Jun 16
Cornell researchers spur scientists to play bigger role in future Clean-Water policy
Jun 14
Turbulence gets eagles up to speed
Jun 10
Cornell AgriTech launches hops breeding program
Jun 7
Study tracks food’s value from farm to plate globally
May 28
Declining fish biodiversity poses risks for human nutrition
May 26
People prefer ‘natural’ strategies to reduce atmospheric carbon
May 20
Virtual Portal Create Access to Food Security Solutions
May 18
All in the Family: Cornell Adds Five Species to Listeria Genus
May 13
Cornell Joins Global Wind Energy Council
May 12
Startup’s Sustainable Tech Takes Food Farther
May 11
Parfait Eoundou-Enyegue: Leading the Global Conservation on Population and Development
May 11
Tanzanian Farmers Boost Diets with Sustainable Methods
May 6
Swiping, Swabbing Elevates Processing Plant Food Safety
May 4
Engage Public, Explore Methods to Secure NYS Green Energy
Apr 30
Human Behavior Must Be Factored into Climate Change Analyses
Apr 28
Research Paves Way for Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles
Apr 22
Global Food Systems Expert Joins Cornell
Apr 22
Earth Day Forum: Barrett Maps Food Systems Past Mid-Century
Apr 20
Bailey ’74 Strengthens Cornell Atkinson Leadership and Extends Sustainability Collaboration Beyond Campus
Apr 15
Eleven Assistant Professors Win NSF Early-Career Awards
Apr 14
A Farmer-led Approach to Food Justice
Apr 13
‘Our Changing Menu’: Warming climate serves up meal remake
Apr 12
Atmospheric Travel: Scientists Find Microplastic Everywhere
Mar 26
Study Exposes Global Ripple Effects of Regional Water Scarcity
Mar 25
Cornell Experts Working to Increase Vaccine Acceptance
Mar 25
Novel Approach to Udder Infection is Target of New Project
Mar 25
New Bird Emerged from Genetic Shuffling
Mar 25
Program Offers Experiential Learning on NYS Farms
Mar 24
Drinkwater Establishes Endowed Faculty Director Position
Mar 24
Three Emerging Scholars to Lead New Research Partnerships
Mar 11
Green Hydrogen Filling Station Fueled by Cornell
Mar 11
Shade-Grown Coffee Could Save Birds, if People Drank It
Mar 10
Going Underground: Grant Roots Out Rapid Apple Decline Culprit
Mar 10
Mary Nichols ’66 Brings a Fresh Air to Cornell Atkinson
Mar 8
Atkinsons’ $30M Gift to Name Multidisciplinary Building
Mar 3
Jenny Goldstein Explores Indonesia’s Environmental Crisis
Mar 3
New Grants Spark Food Security Research in Africa
Feb 25
Environmental Policies Not Always Bad for Business, Study Finds
Feb 25
Reed Awarded $1.4M Grant to Advance Human-Natural System Modeling
Feb 25
NSF Challenges Cornell to Tame Winter, Natural Disasters
Feb 25
AAP Team Develops Sustainable Building Simulation Method
Feb 24
Bearded seals are loud – but not loud enough
Feb 24
Wildlife Regulation, ‘One Health’ Keys to Avert More Pandemics
Feb 19
Researchers create ‘beautiful marriage’ of quantum enemies
Feb 18
Jenny Goldstein named Faculty Fellow at Cornell Center for Social Sciences
Feb 17
How Human Behavior is Reshaping the World
Feb 2
Migration not seen as solution by those in flood zones
Feb 2
Dimensional Energy emerges as $20M Carbon X Prize finalist
Feb 2
Global ‘wind atlas’ propels sustainable energy
Feb 1
Upside down can be right way for rhino transport
Jan 27
Hochul sees brighter days ahead for upstate economy
Jan 26
Helmet Design Protects Dentists, Doctors From COVID-19
Jan 21
Borehole to Reveal Potential of Geothermal Heating
Jan 20
Early Breeding Reduced Harmful Mutations in Sorghum
Jan 19
Ultrawide Bandgap Gives Material High-Power Potential
Jan 15
New Committee Drives Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cornell AgriTech
Jan 12
DNA in water used to uncover genes of invasive fish
Jan 11
Forum to provide update on Earth Source Heat project
Jan 6
Organic Matter, Bacteria Doom Sea Stars to Oxygen Depletion

2020 Newsmakers

Dec 9
What Will the Food Industry Look Like in 20 Years?
Dec 7
Nestlé’s Carbon-Neutral Sustainability Plan
Dec 7
Can You Dig It? What The Problem of Soil Insecurity Can Teach Us About Corporate Innovation
Dec 7
Are Cities A Safe Place to Live During a Pandemic?
Dec 4
Grant to Fund Study of Acoustics in Turfgrass Pest Control
Dec 2
Sunflower Sea Star Deemed ‘Critically Endangered’ After Disease Claims 90% of the Population
Dec 2
Do Canada geese still fly south for winter? Yes, but it’s complicated
Dec 2
UN Calls on Humanity to End ‘War on Nature,’ Go Carbon-Free
Dec 2
Study Estimates Clean Air Act Has Saved 1.5 Billion Birds
Dec 1
Report Assesses Promises and Pitfalls of Private Investment in Conservation
Nov 20
Biden Will Rejoin the Paris Climate Accord: Here’s What Happens Next
Nov 16
Artificially Cooling the Earth Would Not Provide ‘Get-Out-of-Jail-Free-Card’ From Climate Crisis
Nov 9
We May Soon Have a COVID-19 Vaccine. But Will Enough People Take It?
Nov 4
US Formally Exits Paris Pact Aiming to Curb Climate Change
Nov 4
Balancing Nitrogen Between Food Production and Climate Change
Nov 2
It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn. Which Could be True for Climate Change, Too.
Oct 27
Ithaca Children’s Garden, Schools, Toolkit SHow How To Get Kids Outdoors for ‘Happiness And Joy’
Oct 6
The Farm Of The Future Might Be In Compton. Inside A Warehouse. And Run Partly By Robots
Oct 6
Birds Risk Starvation Trying to “Keep Pace” With Climate Change
Oct 5
Hunting Eelgrass Disease in the San Juan Islands
Oct 3
Outright Bans Can Sometimes Be a Good Way to Fight Climate Change
Oct 1
How to Stop Global Warming? The Most Controversial Solutions Explained
Sep 30
Growing Rice, Healing the Soil: Project Tests New Method in Southern US
Sep 30
Businesses Could Pay $1 Trillion Biodiversity Bill
Sep 29
Which Face Masks Actually Work AgainstCOVID-19?
Sep 29
Pavilions Inhabit the Space Between Art and Architecture
Sep 22
What Does a Vertical Farm Taste Like?
Sep 17
Could Marine Mammals Contract COVID-19?
Sep 17
US Virologists Disagree with Li-Meng Yan’s Report on Coronavirus Origin in Wuhan Lab
Sep 16
Will It Work to Fine People Who Refuse to Wear a Mask?
Sep 16
Fall Foliage Forecast for 2020: How Will Leaf Peeping Look This Year?
Sep 16
This Type of Lettuce Has Been Linked to More Outbreaks of a Deadly Bacteria Than Any Other Leafy Green
Sep 14
Why Coming Up With Effective Interventions To Address COVID-19 Is So Hard
Sep 14
Noise Pollution Is Affecting Whale Songs, Preventing Them from Contacting Each Other
Sep 14
Scientists Outraged by White House Appointees’ Meddling with Coronavirus Information: ‘Outright Egregious’
Sep 10
How Does a Crop’s Environment Shape a Food’s Smell and Taste?
Sep 9
How to Keep Attending Virtual Classes From Being a Real Pain in the Neck
Sep 2
How Finland Got 20% of Its Population to Download a Contact Tracing App in One Day
Aug 31
Trump’s Deregulatory Disregard for Law and Science
Aug 29
Older Adults Are Feeling the Heat, Literally
Aug 28
Fiorella, Hanson Receive Cornell Atkinson Awards for COVID Research
Aug 25
The Concept and Future Prospects of Soil Health
Aug 13
A Watershed Moment for U.S. Water Quality
Aug 10
Leading the Soil Carbon Revolution
Aug 10
Demographics Data Helps Predict NY flood Insurance Claims
Aug 4
Social Norms More Effective to Change Behavior than Rules and Regulations
Jul 31
Changing How We Make Solar Panels Could Reduce Their Carbon Emissions
Jul 27
Persistence of Soil Organic Carbon Caused by Functional Complexity
Jul 25
A Smart Guide to Food Shopping and Outdoor Dining During Coronavirus
Jul 24
What Modern Sustainability Could Learn from a 200-Year-Old American Tradition
Jul 24
Sultry Night and Magnolia Trees: New York City is Now Subtropical
Jul 22
How Viruses Evolve
Jul 21
Kids are Abuzz with Activities to Help Save Bees
Jul 14
Act Now to Protect Our Nation’s Birds
Jul 8
Spreading Rock Dust on Fields Could Remove Vast Amounts of CO2 from air
Jul 8
Resuming Research During the Pandemic
Jul 2
No Eateries Are a Boon for Apollo’s Fresh Market and Bondholders
Jun 30
Dem Climate Plan Would End Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
Jun 26
What are the Health Impacts of the Sahara Dust Storm?
May 30
It’s Tick Season, and They Don’t Social Distance
May 24
Emerging ‘Dis-ease’: US Foreign Assistance Needs to Focus on the Root Causes of Pandemics
May 23
COVID-19 Causes Supply Chain Headaches for Coffee Growers
May 21
TODAY: Self-serve Soda Machines Will Be Increasingly Harder to Find Due to COVID-19, Experts Say
Apr 24
College Researchers Collaborate and Navigate Uncertainty During COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 22
One World, One Health: A Critical Reminder for Earth Day
Apr 22
New Cornell research offers potential breakthrough in war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Apr 19
USDA Under Pressure as Food Safety Concerns Grow
Apr 17
How Starfish, Snails, and Salmon Fight Pandemics
Apr 16
Ecological Society of America Recognizes Drew Harvell for Book on Ocean Conservation
Apr 13
Weakening Air Quality Standards Threatens to Exacerbate COVID-19
Apr 8
China’s Global Reach: Urban Social Lives of the More-than-Human
Apr 8
COVID-19 Is Not the Great Equalizer; It’s Hitting Black Communities Hardest
Apr 4
Preventing the Next Pandemic: We Can Make This a ‘Never Again’ Moment
Apr 1
Potential Rule Could Kill “Billions of Birds” and Devastate Endangered Species, Former Wildlife Chief Says
Mar 31
Architects and Engineers Are 3D Printing Medical Gear During Pandemic
Mar 28
How Nature Has Become America’s Saving Grace As We Shelter In Place
Mar 27
Safety Advice If You Must Visit the Grocery Store
Mar 26
Veterinarians Donate Vital Supplies to Coronavirus Fight
Mar 25
Natalie Mahowald Shares Expertise on Geoengineering
Mar 24
When Coronavirus Closes Your Lab, Can Science Go On?
Mar 19
Scientists Explain Why Coronavirus Isn’t Good for the Climate
Mar 16
Is Food Delivery Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Mar 12
Biochar and the Mechanisms of Nutrient Retention and Exchange in the Soil
Mar 10
Artificial Intelligence Helping to Protect African Elephants
Mar 10
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Launched: Because We Need Nature, and Now Nature Needs Us
Mar 9
The Effort to Fight Emerging Infectious Diseases Must Be Holistic
Mar 6
Why Does the Coronavirus Spread So Easily Between People?
Mar 5
The Fiscal Challenges of Climate Change
Mar 3
The Incredibly Simple Way to Get People to Care About the Environment
Feb 27
The Artist Who Co-authored a Paper and Expanded My Professional Network
Feb 22
A Climate-Sensitive Bird Hints at Global Warming’s Lasting Impact
Feb 19
Cornell University Research Focuses on Textile Fiber Re-use
Feb 19
Oil and Gas May Be a Far Bigger Climate Threat Than We Knew
Feb 18
Science vs Politics: Did the US Overreact to the Coronavirus Outbreak in China?
Feb 13
A Growing Presence on the Farm: Robots
Feb 10
Good Role Models Can Help Dairy Farmers Reduce Antibiotic Use
Feb 7
Coronavirus Came From Bats or Possibly Pangolins Amid ‘Acceleration’ of New Zoonotic Infections
Feb 7
We Can Harness Peer Pressure to Uphold Social Values
Feb 3
Gibbons, Bioacoustics, and Durian, Oh My!
Feb 2
The Approaching Debt Wave
Feb 1
Esselen Award to Geoffrey Coates
Jan 22
Fashion’s Latest Trend? Why H&M, Other Big Brands Are Investing in Garment Recycling
Jan 17
Innovating the Food Value Chain
Jan 17
Why Should HR Consider ‘Going Green’?
Jan 17
Checking out a bike via cellphone Innovating the Food Value Chain
Jan 14
Are Sprouted Grains Better For You Than Regular Whole Grains?
Jan 14
Forum Takes Pulse of NY Agriculture
Jan 13
TSC and Cornell University Join Forces on Research and Innovation for a More Sustainable Future
Jan 11
The Merchants of Thirst
Jan 11
A Space-age Breakthrough Could Make Satellite Coverage Cheaper Than Ever
Jan 8
What Is Honeynut Squash, and Why Is It So Popular?
Jan 3
New Planning Resource for Waterfront Communities

2020 Cornell News

Dec 22
Cornell removing ash trees, as replanting effort launches
Dec 22
CALS dean advises on carbon removal strategies
Dec 21
New imaging method views soil carbon at near-atomic scales
Dec 17
NYS can achieve 2050 carbon goals with Earth’s help
Dec 14
Engineers Go Microbial to Store Energy, Sequester CO2
Dec 11
Biologist Helps Place Starfish on Critically Endangered List
Dec 10
Food Scientists Mentor International COVID-19 Task Force
Dec 10
Cornell-led Panel Releases Report on Agri-food Innovation
Dec 9
NYPA to Get Climate Change Science Lessons from Cornell
Dec 9
Cornell Atkinson Seeks Nominations for Earthshot Prize
Dec 1
Scientists Map Soils’ Potential to Combat Climate Change
Nov 25
Community Conservation Reserves Protect Fish Diversity in Tropical Rivers
Nov 24
Five Faculty Members Elected AAAS Fellows
Nov 24
Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to measure crop underworld
Nov 24
Study: Air Pollution Laws Aimed at Human Health Also Help Birds
Nov 23
Hold Still, Big Cat: Vaccination Could Save Siberian Tigers
Nov 19
Cornell Tool Connects Farmers to Walmart Climate Goals
Nov 18
Doctoral student contributes to global ocean-predator study
Nov 18
Biomolecular Weapons for Fighting COVID-19
Nov 12
Gut check: Teff grain boosts stomach microbiome health
Nov 11
When developers seem fair, new tech looks less risky
Nov 10
Researchers 3D Print Biomedical Parts with Supersonic Speed
Nov 10
One Health a Key Focus of COVID-19 Summit
Nov 10
Engineer to Model Sunshine Deflection for Cooling Planet
Nov 6
Cornell Atkinson: A Decade of Collaborative Sustainability
Nov 5
Policy, Not Tech, Spurred Danish Dominance in Wind Energy
Nov 5
$2M Grant Supports More Sustainable Path for Organic Farmers
Oct 26
Authors Break Down History of ‘Envirotech’ in New Book
Oct 26
Project to Optimize Food Plant Worker Safety, Product Supply
Oct 22
Cornell startup Combplex Wins $500K in 76West Competition
Oct 20
Efficacy, Politics Influence Public Trust in COVID-19 Vaccine
Oct 19
Using Microbes, Scientists Aim to Extract Rare-Earth Elements
Oct 15
Zhang Helps NYS to Go Solar, Avoid Land-Use Conflicts
Oct 13
Grant Supports Development of Efficient Offshore Wind Farms
Oct 12
Scientists Aim to Broaden Knowledge of Volcanoes
Oct 7
NSF Grant to Fund Research Into ‘Microcleaners’ for Waterways
Oct 5
Grant to Help Prevent U.S. Apple Fire Blight
Oct 1
Subsidized Cars Help Low-Income Families Economically, Socially
Sep 29
Experts: Acknowledge Uncertainty in COVID Communication
Sep 28
Braudy Foundation funds Phase II of dust and drought research
Sep 28
Foundation Funds Further Dust and Drought Research
Sep 28
Skinner, Woodbury, Howarth Tapped for NYS Climate Advisory Panels
Sep 28
Ladybugs Love Their Leafy Greens
Sep 25
Dyson Student Tells Assembly How to Fix NYS Food Insecurity
Sep 24
Striking Pay Dirt: Cornell Soil Soars to the Space Station
Sep 24
Migrations Research Highlights Human Impacts on Environment
Sep 22
Report: Plant science must innovate over next 10 years
Sep 21
$2M USDA grant funds value-added grains project
Sep 21
Centers of Innovation will spur global crop development
Sep 21
E. Coli Bacteria Offer Path to Improving Photosynthesis
Sep 18
NSF to Fund Study on Far-Reaching Algal Bloom Impacts
Sep 17
AAP faculty explore design innovation, resilience
Sep 16
Algorithm boosts efficiency, nutrition for food bank ops
Sep 15
Project Examines Digital Agriculture From Many Angles
Sep 10
Mobile Phone-Based Saliva Test Wins NIH Prize
Sep 10
NSF Funding to Help Erase Upstate NY’s Digital Divide
Sep 8
Lost Frogs Rediscovered with Environmental DNA
Sep 4
USDA Grants to Fund Studies of Plant Viruses, Insecticides
Sep 4
Massive, Indeed: Shark MOOC Has Attracted Thousands
Sep 3
‘Adaptive Testing’ Quickly IDs Infections Within Social Circles
Sep 2
NSF Funds Efforts to Support Home Health Aides Through Tech
Aug 31
China’s Green Plan Displaces Villagers, Forces Inequity
Aug 27
Alumni-Fueled Startups Pitch Clean-Energy Solutions
Aug 26
New Research May Help Revive New York’s Fall Berry Industry
Aug 18
Cornell Atkinson Awards $250K in COVID Research Grants
Aug 17
Exclusive Group Mating Found For First Time in Brazilian Frogs
Aug 13
Green Practices Can Engage Climate Emissions on NY Farms
Aug 11
Boor Tours Dairy Farm with Rep. Brindisi, Touts Ag Research
Aug 6
$7.2M Grant Funds Exploratory Research Into Earth Source Heat
Aug 4
Pandemic Increased Risks to NYC Home Health Workers
Aug 4
Outgoing CALS Dean Reflects, Ponders Trends
Aug 3
Baltimore, Bullock’s Orioles Will Retain Separate Identities
Aug 3
Report Fosters Ag Industry Climate Change Tracking
Jul 31
Perovskite Mineral Supports Solar-Energy Sustainability
Jul 30
Rural Humanities Initiative to Focus on Black Lives
Jul 27
New Soil Models May Ease Atmospheric CO2, Climate Change
Jul 23
Small-farm tech reduces deforestation, climate change
Jul 23
Small-Farm Reduces Deforestation, Climate Change
Jul 22
In Peruvian Amazon, a celebration of birds takes flight
Jul 21
NYS sanitizer, Cornell’s U-pick guide boost farm success
Jul 20
Study identifies spread of bee disease via flowers
Jul 20
Scientists Track Plant Diseases Riding Across Globe with Dust
Jul 17
USDA funds study of dairy cattle’s environmental footprint
Jul 17
COVID-19 Exacerbates Malnutrition in India, Study Finds
Jul 16
Project to Investigate Digital Ag’s Impacts on Rural America
Jul 15
Zero Hunger in India is Possible with Diverse Food System
Jul 15
Chow Hounds: Dog Food Trails Soothe Gastrointestinal Illness
Jul 14
Cornell Launches New York Solar Farm Study
Jul 14
$10B needed to avert COVID-19 hunger crisis, experts say
Jul 13
Listeria protein provides a CRISPR ‘kill switch’
Jul 13
Listeria Protein Provides a CRISPR ‘Kill Switch’
Jul 10
Climate Change Forces Farmers to Pick Low Yields for Instability
Jul 2
Cornell Atkinson Awards $1.1M to Innovative Projects
Jul 1
Coffman Highlights Cornell Efforts to Protect Wheat Worldwide
Jul 1
Gender Gaps in STEM College Majors Emerge in High School
Jun 25
Cornell Earns STARS Platinum Sustainability Rating
Jun 24
Gerlinde Van de Walle: ‘There’s So Much to Investigate’
Jun 23
Cornell Social Scientists Honored for Rural Community Impact
Jun 22
Steep NYC Traffic Toll Would Reduce Gridlock, Pollution
Jun 22
Evergreen Idea Turns Biomass DNA into Degradable Materials
Jun 17
National Tick Surveillance Survey Identifies Gaps to be Filled
Jun 17
Big Red Data: Crunching Numbers to Fight COVID-19 and More
Jun 17
Atkinson, EDF to Fund Cornell-led Sustainability Projects
Jun 15
Smart Parking Software Could Ease Congestion, Save Time
Jun 12
NYC Mayor Appoints McComas to Climate Change Panel
Jun 8
Lynden Archer Named Dean of College of Engineering
Jun 8
Opinion: COVID-19 Models Must Factor in Nursing Home Spread
Jun 3
Students Seize Sun’s Blaze to Wring Out Its Power in Contest
Jun 3
From Seed to Supermarket: What Does It Take to Put Produce on Your Plate?
May 29
Bangladeshi Eggplant Farmers Reap Rewards via Genetics
May 28
Food Science Professor’s ‘Instant Ice Cream’ Gains Patent
May 28
Two Bacteria Allow Spittlebugs to Thrive on Low-Nutrient Meals
May 28
Social Sciences Center Awards COVID-19 Grants
May 27
Saving the Planet, One Shade-Grown Cup at a Time
May 26
NSF-Funded Antimicrobial Technology Targets COVID-19
May 22
Pepinsky Honored with Tisch Professorships
May 21
Cornell Farm Tractor Gets Clean, Green Biodiesel Makeover
May 19
Algal Genome Provides Insights into First Land Plants
May 15
Cornell Atkinson Awards Five More COVID-19 Rapid Grants
May 15
In the Fog of Pandemic, Opportunities to Improve Risk Communication
May 14
COVID-19 Impact: Rick Geddes on Health Infrastructure
May 14
Study Traces How Farmlands Affect Bee Disease Spread
May 8
A Simple Twist Could Sink Cornstarch Walkers
May 7
Cabin Project Upcycles Ash Trees for Sustainable Architecture
May 6
Crossing Boundaries: Cornell’s Thriving Research Ecosystem
Apr 30
COVID-19 Impact: Miguel Gomez On Food Supply Chains
Apr 30
Cornell Atkinson COVID-19 Grants Could Inform Policy Decisions
Apr 28
Program Delivers Masks, COVID-19 Info for NY Farmworkers
Apr 27
Professor Helps Organize County Food Task Force
Apr 22
Website Charts COVID-19 Spread Across NY State
Apr 21
COVID-19 Impact: Juan Hinestroza on Fiber Science and PPE
Apr 20
Wallflowers Could Lead to New Cancer, Heart Drugs
Apr 20
Ault: Future Droughts May ‘Eclipse’ Those of the Past
Apr 17
COVID-19: Tom Pepinsky on the Partisan Divide
Apr 16
Cornell Helps Forge a New Field: Finance Sustainability
Apr 16
COVID-19 Impact: Robert H. Frank on Economic Policy
Apr 16
Chemists Create Faster-Degrading Plastic for Marine Uses
Apr 9
Seeking COVID-19 Rapid-Response Research Proposals
Apr 8
Journaling Project Welcomes COVID-19 Stories
Apr 8
Cornell Joins Global Research University Climate Alliance
Apr 7
Researchers Seek Universal Treatments to Impede Coronavirus
Apr 1
Human Ecology Researchers Work to Improve Protective Gear
Mar 31
Cornell Experts Discuss State of Pandemic
Mar 26
With New Barley Variety, Cornell Leads Way for Brewers
Mar 24
Students Sketch Ossining’s Budding Waterfront Ideas
Mar 19
COVID-19 Working Group Gears Up
Mar 18
CCE Podcast Helps NYS Communities Meet Challenges
Mar 12
Faculty Debate Role of Business in Climate Change
Mar 12
Minorities Have Broader View of Environmental Issues
Mar 12
Cornell Experts View Coronavirus Via Multidisciplinary Lenses
Mar 10
Getting Climate Smart in Armenia
Mar 9
Bumblebees Hate Pumpkin Pollen, Which May Help Pumpkins
Mar 5
Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’ Legacy Lives on in New Series
Mar 5
Small Grants Program Funds Bioengineering Projects to Turn Rare Earth Metals into Sustainable Energy
Mar 5
NYSERDA Grants $1.65M for Carbon Footprint, Energy Reductions
Mar 4
Lehmann, Alum Artificially Age Tech Waste for New Exhibit
Mar 4
Study Explores Micromobility, Improper Parking in 5 Cities
Mar 3
Ornithology Lab Releases High-Resolution Migration Maps
Mar 3
Einaudi Center Awards Eight Faculty Grants
Mar 2
Center for Social Sciences Names 2020-21 Faculty Fellows
Feb 28
Migrations Initiative Announces Cross-Campus Awards
Feb 27
NYC Visioning Project Hosts Cross-Campus Events
Feb 25
Cornell Graduate Students Captivate Kids with Food Science
Feb 25
Spending Time in Nature Reduces Stress, Research Finds
Feb 21
Quadrupling Turbines, U.S. Can Meet 2030 Wind-Energy Goals
Feb 20
Newly Found Bacteria Fights Climate Change, Soil Pollutants
Feb 20
Physics Tool Helps Cancer Cell Diversity
Feb 20
Cornell Scientists Amplify ‘Green’ Research at AAAS
Feb 13
Panel Discusses Global Uncertainties Surrounding Coronavirus
Feb 11
Two Life Scientists Win 2020 Schwartz Awards
Feb 11
Study Measures Consumers’ Demands for Cassava
Feb 11
New Variety Challenges ‘Jaded’ Attitudes to Green Tomatoes
Feb 10
Around the World, Cornell Fellows Guide Climate Action
Feb 5
Coates honored by American Chemical Society
Jan 31
Better Access to Groceries Could Reduce Food Waste, Emissions
Jan 30
Cornell co-leads effort to use big data to combat catastrophes
Jan 29
Genetics, Not Field Conditions, Makes Hemp ‘Go Hot’
Jan 29
Lost in translation: Organic matter cuts plant-microbe links
Jan 21
Study Takes on E-cigarette Warning ‘Paradox’
Jan 16
Ziewitz Wins NSF Early Career Award
Jan 15
Cornell, Nature Conservancy to Study Key Climate Projects
Jan 14
Howarth Appointed to NY’s New Climate Action Council
Jan 13
Cornell Joins Consortium to ‘Green’ Business Supply Chains
Jan 10
Satellite Constellations Harvest Energy for Near-Total Global Coverage
Jan 10
Plants Speak ‘Roundworm’ for Self-Defense, Study Shows
Jan 2
Vice Provost Illuminates Cornell’s Global Role and Impact

2019 Newsmakers

Dec 31
Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected
Dec 31
Researchers Bringing Rice Ancestors Back for New Variety Development
Dec 27
When It Comes to Broccoli, Consumers Prefer Local
Dec 24
Cornell Researchers Develop Listeria Risk Assessment Tool
Dec 18
Mysterious Monarch Migrations May Be Triggered by the Angle of the Sun
Dec 18
It’s a Vast, Invisible Climate Menace. We Made It Visible.
Dec 18
Boulders Don’t Just Roll. They Bounce.
Dec 17
Bird Migratory Patterns Changing With the Climate
Dec 17
Zip Codes Matter
Dec 12
Study Finds Differences in Energy Use by Immune Cells in ME/CFS
Dec 12
Not All Mold Is Bad
Dec 11
Heirloom Rye Seeds American Inspiration
Dec 9
Breaking Down Barriers: Cattle and Wildlife Compete in Southern Africa
Dec 4
Global Carbon Pollution Continues to Rise, but More Slowly
Dec 3
Say Hello to the Honeynut Squash, the Cutest Winter Squash Ever
Dec 3
Global Carbon Emissions Have Slowed – but Still Hit Record High in 2019
Dec 2
Check Excess Nutrients at the Door by Testing Your Soils
Dec 2
Sea Fan Corals Face New Threat in Warming Ocean: Copper
Nov 30
Time to Move Away From Staple Grain Fundamentalism to Diversified Crop System?
Nov 29
These Vertical Hydroponics Systems Are Growing Fresh Lettuce Anywhere With an Outlet
Nov 26
How Food Systems Can Tackle Malnutrition While Healing the Planet
Nov 26
New Tools Help Farms Manage New Overtime Regulations
Nov 21
Researchers ID an Accomplice to Late Blight
Nov 19
It’s Not Just Venice. Climate Change Imperils Ancient Treasures Everywhere.
Nov 18
What We Can Learn From the Near-Death of the Banana
Nov 18
The Dairy Farmer Who Wants to Make Milk for Vegans
Nov 14
New Free Software Helps Create Walkable Cities of the Future
Nov 14
A Love of Insects and Their Microbial Partners Helped This Biologist Reveal Secrets of Symbiosis
Nov 11
The High-Stakes Race to Breed Cannabis With 0% THC
Nov 9
US Apple Farmers Endure Major Crop and Profit Losses As Climate Changes
Nov 7
Arctic Critters Are Sneezing on Each Other Like Never Before
Nov 6
Flexibility and Risk Taking Are Critical to Starting a Business
Nov 5
Looking to Trees to Ease Highway Air Pollution
Nov 1
Watcher of Whales
Nov 1
Eavesdropping on Soil Insects Could Aid Pest Management
Oct 31
Six Myths About Rattlesnakes, Busted
Oct 30
Canine Flu Can Spread Like Wildfire in Chicago Dog Parks and Condo Elevators
Oct 25
Elephants Under Attack Have An Unlikely Ally: Artificial Intelligence
Oct 23
U.S. Air Quality Is Getting Worse. Here Are the Costs
Oct 15
Twitter’s Gender Imbalance
Oct 12
NY Assembly Agriculture Chair Tours Cayuga County Farms
Oct 11
Hollywood and Silicon Valley Can No Longer Silence Women With This Contract Clause
Oct 10
Why Political Turmoil Is Erupting Across Latin America
Oct 8
Conservation Finance: Can Banks Embrace Natural Capital?
Oct 4
Fun on the Farm Brings Ag to the Public
Oct 2
Toyota’s ‘Impossible’ Takes Root at Philippines Coastline
Sep 30
Montana, Adirondack Park Officials: Mandatory Boat Inspections Have Challenges
Sep 30
Energy and the Environment, Inextricable
Sep 29
Air Quality Benefits From Electric Vehicles Could Save Thousands of Lives
Sep 26
Cornell Researchers Look to Turn Apple Waste Into Good Tasting, Nutrition Packed Products
Sep 26
Income Inequality in America Is at Its Highest Level in More Than 50 Years
Sep 24
The Advance of Designer Viruses in Agriculture
Sep 23
Since 1970, We’ve Lost Nearly One-third of North American Birds
Sep 23
World Leaders Feel Heat in UN Climate Summit
Sep 20
Of Animal Germs and Pachyderms
Sep 15
Cornell Atkinson Hosts Climate Week Event
Aug 25
Polluting Farmers Should Pay
Aug 22
CRISPR Cuts Turn Gels Into Biological Watchdogs
Aug 19
Here’s How the National Park Service is Saving D.C.’s Trees from Dutch Elm Disease
Aug 15
Fracking Boom Tied to Methane Spike in Earth’s Atmosphere
Aug 15
New York State Acts to Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
Aug 14
A Tax Credit Fueled the Solar Energy Boom. Now It’s in Limbo
Aug 13
The Rise of Thirsty Cities
Aug 13
Investors Smell an Opportunity in Ripe Waste Market
Aug 13
On Your Next Summer Vacation, Look for Berried Treasure
Aug 9
9 Things You Think Are Environmentally Friendly – But Aren’t
Aug 8
IPCC on Diets, Land Use and Climate Change: The Green Economy Reacts
Aug 8
Studying the Societal Dimensions of Atmospheric Carbon Removal
Aug 1
As Herman Melville turns 200, His Works Have Never Been More Relevant
Jul 31
Microscopic Changes Could Mean Big Things for Great Lakes
Jul 26
Listeria Found on Leafy Greens at Major Grocery Stores Including Costco, Whole Foods
Jul 24
Decades Without Rain: America Set for ‘Megadroughts’ Not Seen Since Medieval Times
Jul 17
Precision or Persuasion? The Science of Communicating Environmental Crises
Jul 15
Macroeconomics Workshop Examines Lessons from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
Jul 1
Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’
Jun 26
Are Commercial Honeybees Making Wild Bees Sick?
Jun 25
Craft Cider Breweries Flourish Upstate, as Finger Lakes Apple Industry Grows
Jun 24
Monarch Butterflies Reared in Captivity Lack a Crucial Ability
Jun 22
Lansing Power Plant to Be Revived as a Data Center
Jun 19
Can President Trump Demote or Fire Fed Chair Powell?
Jun 18
America Has Never Gone This Long Without Hiking the Federal Minimum Wage
Jun 16
What the Woods Do for Stressed Students
Jun 14
A Deadly Deer Disease is Spreading. Could It Strike People, Too?
Jun 12
Scientists Are Putting Antibiotics into the Ocean–on Purpose. And It’s Our Only Hope.
Jun 10
Work Has Changed: The Impact on Women
Jun 6
Spotted: A Swarm of Ladybugs So Huge, It Showed Up on National Weather Service Radar
Jun 6
What If We Gave Up on the Stars?
Jun 5
Food Banks Are Winning in Trump’s Trade War With China
Jun 4
Communing With Nature
May 28
Tackling Climate Change: How Lawmakers are Facing Environmental Injustice
May 24
Bernett and Dogan Receive Grant for Sustainable Design Simulation Framework
May 24
Older People Are Contributing to Climate Change, and Suffering From It
May 22
Newfield Solar Farm Using Eco-Friendly Sheep to Clear Vegetation
May 22
Daryl Nydam Named Atkinson Center Faculty Director
May 17
The Volcano that Built Bermuda is Unlike Any Other on Earth
May 14
So 1 Million Species Are at Risk of Extinction. Now What?
May 6
1 Million Animal and Plant Species Are at Risk of Extinction, U.N. Report Says
Apr 29
The Growing Peril of Biological Invasions
Apr 25
River Sanctuaries Help Giant Fish Recover in Southeast Asia
Apr 9
Climate Change: A Place for Individual Actions?
Apr 9
Tiny Monsters in the Sea
Apr 1
Spiders and Squid Could Help Solve Our Global Plastic Problem
Mar 28
Invasive Rusty Crayfish May Be Responsible for Their Own Demise
Mar 22
An Elusive Whale Is Found All Around the World
Mar 14
A Plea to Botswana: Please Rethink a “Not Enough Fences” Approach
Mar 11
The Risks, Rewards, and Possible Ramifications of Geoengineering Earth’s Climate
Mar 5
How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
Feb 25
National Security and the Nexus of Climate, Conflict and Migration
Feb 24
The Glowing Squid That Illuminates the Strangeness of Nature
Feb 21
Challenges, Opportunities of Climate Solutions
Feb 18
A Real Tube Carrying Dreams of 600-M.P.H. Transit
Feb 5
Which One is It? ‘Global Warming’ or ‘Climate Change’
Jan 31
How Eavesdropping on Elephants is Keeping Them Safe
Jan 30
An Undersea Plague is Obliterating a Key Ocean Species
Jan 30
Star Pupils: Students Inspire Key Study on Alarming Starfish Decline
Jan 17
Why Our New Plan for Repairing the L-Train Tunnel Is Best
Jan 16
For Geoengineers, a Scientific Existential Crisis
Jan 15
’30 Under 30′ Doctoral Student Fights Climate Change by Converting Carbon Dioxide into Clean Fuel
Jan 15
CRP Professor’s Research on Resilience Receives Funding
Jan 14
Solar Farms Shine a Ray of Hope on Bees and Butterflies
Jan 11
Bud Light Debuts Bigger Nutrition Labels
Jan 11
Transportation Experts See Uber and Lyft as the Future. But Rural Communities Still Don’t Use Them.
Jan 11
Midwesterners are Being Forced to Face Up to Climate Change
Jan 3
Most Americans Want Climate Action, Even If China Doesn’t Do Its Part

2019 Cornell News

Dec 23
New Material Answers Call for High-Frequency Electronics
Dec 23
Methane Emissions Story Tops Cornell News in 2019
Dec 20
Sustainability Summit Radiates Campus Climate Progress
Dec 18
In Global South, Building Sewers May Spur Health, Economy
Dec 17
Good Role Models Can Help Dairy Farmers Reduce Antibiotic Use
Dec 17
Organic Crop Practices Affect Long-term Soil Health
Dec 17
Cornell Geologists Detect Rapid ‘Ice Stream’ at Arctic Glacier
Dec 16
Smart Intersections Could Reduce Autonomous Car Congestion
Dec 16
Astronaut Conducts Cornell Experiment on Space Station
Dec 16
Collaboration Yields Insights Into Mosquito Reproduction
Dec 10
Project Adapts Basic Tech to Give Voice to Patients in Africa
Dec 4
Pelosi Meets Cornell Students at UN Climate Change Meeting
Nov 26
Cornell Research Drives NYSEG Electric Car Charging Pilot
Nov 26
Fellows Kling and Coffman Elected AAAS Fellows
Nov 26
Cornell Nutrition Research to Inform WHO Policy
Nov 22
Student Engineers to Ply Their Green Skills in NYC
Nov 22
Self-assembling Magnets Mimic DNA Binding
Nov 21
Bee Exhibit Creates Buzz at Museum of the Earth
Nov 19
Endangered Right Whales Act as Environmental Barometers
Nov 19
Sea Fan Corals Face New Threat in Warming Ocean: Copper
Nov 14
10-year Study Provides Model for Deer Management Strategies
Nov 14
CombPlex Wins $250K in Grow-NY Competition
Nov 13
Software Helps Planners Design Walkable Cities
Nov 11
Cornell Support for NY Farmworkers Wins National Recognition
Nov 7
Study Finds Sex Bias in Bird Conservation Plans
Nov 7
Sled Dogs Lead the Way in Quest to Slow Aging
Nov 6
Cornell Partners in $10M Poultry Science Grant
Nov 5
Moonbeam Adds a Big Bang of Flavor to Galaxy Tomatoes
Nov 5
Grow-NY Finalists for Food and Ag Economy
Nov 1
Zinc-anode Batteries Prove Their Mettle
Oct 31
Fresh Produce Earns ‘Halo Effect’ Under New GMO-labeling Laws
Oct 28
Project Partners Researchers, Librarians and AI to Fight Hunger
Oct 24
Art and Science Provide Fertile Ground for Research, Teaching
Oct 23
New Global Development Unit Calls for ‘Education With Impact’
Oct 23
Researchers Describe Gut Health’s Influence on Brain Health
Oct 21
Discovery Opens Door for Novel Thermoelectric Materials
Oct 18
Cornell Day of Data Shares Challenges, Tools, Collaboration
Oct 18
Faculty Fellows Among Weiss Teaching Award Recipients
Oct 17
Eastern Broccoli Project on Track to Meet $100M Goal
Oct 16
Crop-Improvement Lab Established with $25M USAID Grant
Oct 14
Ag-to-Energy Farmland Use Is Focus of New $2.4M Grant
Oct 10
New Cayuga Language Class Focuses on Nature, Culture
Oct 10
Grow-NY Summit to Feature Food, Ag Innovations
Oct 9
African Rice Farmers Test Traditions Against NY Climate
Oct 9
Disease Trends in Sea Creatures Herald Oceanic Changes
Oct 9
Walmart Foundation to Fund Tata-Cornell Ag Study
Oct 9
Cornell Student Finds Invasive Water Flea in Oneida Lake
Oct 4
Students Have ‘Eye-opening’ Experiences at Climate Week NYC
Oct 3
Cornell Tackles ‘Migrations’ Global Challenge
Oct 3
Zombies Breathe Life Into Sustainable Housing Summit
Oct 2
Plants Use a Common ‘Language’ for Emergency Alerts
Oct 2
Scientists Retrace Monarch’s Toxin-immunity Evolution
Oct 2
Cornell Expert Urges Congress to Reform Infrastructure Policies
Oct 2
AAP-Cornell Tech Partnership Crosses Disciplinary Boundaries
Oct 2
Online Tool Helps Guide Wildlife Repopulation Efforts
Sep 27
Curbing Diesel Emission Could Reduce Big City Mortality
Sep 26
‘Migrations’ Is Theme of Cornell’s First Global Grand Challenge
Sep 18
Nearly 30% of Birds in U.S., Canada Have Vanished Since 1970
Sep 17
Fellow Delivers Sustainability Report to UN Secretary-General
Sep 9
New Council to Guide Campus Sustainability, Climate Efforts
Sep 5
Vice Provost Is Building Culture of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Sep 5
Interdisciplinary Team Gets $2M Grant for Bioenergy Conversion
Sep 4
Deployment of Plant Genes Critical to Safeguarding Wheat
Aug 29
Cell-free DNA Detects Pathogens and Quantifies Damage
Aug 22
Students Hunt for Maple Seedlings in the Name of Science
Aug 22
Sustainable Polymers Center Gets NSF Renewal Grant
Aug 21
Global Partnership Plots Path Forward for Egyptian Agriculture
Aug 21
Atmospheric Winds Carry Nutrients from Africa to Amazon
Aug 21
Compound Hastens Sexual Maturity, and Death, in Worms
Aug 20
Gender-equality Champion Wins Borlaug Award for Ag Research
Aug 15
Cornell Partners with Purdue on Global Food Safety
Aug 14
Global Urban Water Scarcity Endures as a ‘Daily Reality’
Aug 14
Fracking Prompts Global Spike in Atmospheric Methane
Aug 8
Cornell Team Fights Invasive Pest, Supports NY Berry Industry
Aug 8
Grant to Help Warner Study Public Health in Rural Planning
Aug 6
Knowing Berry Pests’ Varied Diets May Help Control Them
Aug 6
Partnership Will Advance Food Safety Research in China
Aug 5
Water Quality Projects Receive $1M in USDA Grants
Aug 1
Genomic Data Show How Fish Fare in Evolutionary Rapids
Jul 29
Groundwater Policies Fire up Air Pollution in Northwest India
Jul 25
Street Smarts: Cornell Paves the Way for Safer Roads in NYS
Jul 24
Innovative AI System Could Help Make Fuel Cells More Efficient
Jul 23
Howarth Advised on Methane Portions of NY’s New Climate Law
Jul 22
Workshop Fuels Discussion About Biochar, NYS Climate Goals
Jul 19
By Land and Air, Students to Detect Crop Diseases with Tech
Jul 19
New Software Helps Plant Breeders Bring Out Their Best
Jul 17
Smart Irrigation Model Predicts Rainfall to Conserve Water
Jul 8
Designer Plants One Step Closer to Growing Low-Cost Medical, Industrial Proteins
Jul 1
Expert Testifies on Deadly Deer Disease to House Committee
Jun 26
USDA Awards $1.8M to Cornell for Packaging, Beverage Concentrate Research
Jun 20
Alexander Colvin Named Dean of ILR
Jun 19
Robot Circulatory System Powers Possibilities
Jun 18
Gender-sensitive Farmer Training Program Transforms Kenya’s Rural Households
Jun 18
Collaboration Showcases Creativity of Whale Songs
Jun 17
Cross-Class Collaboration Combines Cloud Computing With Ag
Jun 17
Do More for Birds, Not Less, Rodewald Tells Congress
Jun 14
Awards Fund Innovations in Digital Agriculture
Jun 14
Scientists Unearth Green Treasure in the Soil
Jun 14
Wolfe Offers Ag Fixes to ‘Complex, Severe’ Climate Change
Jun 10
Electric Vehicles Would Be a Breath of Fresh Air for Houston
Jun 6
Cornell Funds Projects in NYC Visioning Initiative
Jun 6
Industrial Methane Emissions Are Underreported, Study Finds
Jun 3
Alum Who Sounded Climate Change Alarm Featured at Reunion
May 31
Atkinson Academic Venture Fund Awards $1.3M to 10 Projects
May 30
Cornell Team, EPA to Partner on Emissions Big Data Project
May 28
Heat, Not Drought, Will Drive Lower Crop Yields, Researchers Say
May 25
Winter Could Pose Solar Farm ‘Ramping’ Snag for Power Grid
May 21
Engineered Bacteria Could Be Missing Link in Energy Storage
May 21
Engineered Bacteria Could be Missing Link in Energy Storage
May 20
‘Ocean Outbreak’ Tells Tales of a Rising Tide in Trouble
May 15
From Earth’s Deep Mantle, Scientists Discover a New Way Volcanoes Form
May 10
Future Cartons Will Track Milk From Farm to Fridge
May 8
Podcast Shows How Piped-In Water Changes Lives
May 7
Cornell Scientists Discover New Antibiotic Resistance Gene
Apr 29
Polson Institute to Host Food Waste-Reduction Workshop
Apr 29
Study Shows Invasive Rusty Crayfish Sabotage Own Habitat
Apr 25
Africana Hosts Talk on Climate Change Impact in Africa
Apr 23
Cornell, Tamil Nadu to Collaborate on Climate-Smart Agriculture
Apr 17
Trailblazing Lymphoma Researcher Kristy Richards ’90 Dies
Apr 16
Photographer Balog to Highlight Human Element Amid Climate Change April 22
Apr 15
Scientists Propose Bird Conservation Plan Based on eBird Data
Apr 10
Engineers Create ‘Lifelike’ Material With Artificial Metabolism
Apr 10
Barrett: Food Security is ‘Challenge of the Century’
Apr 9
Social Scientists Analyze the Dynamics Shaping China’s Cities
Apr 8
New Book Explores the Meaning of Being a Human Animal
Apr 1
Chicago Tops List of Most Dangerous Cities for Migrating Birds
Mar 28
Study: Fungal Disease Decimates Amphibians Worldwide
Mar 27
Eight Grants Focus on Innovation in China
Mar 26
LeafByte App Measures Damage from Chomping Insects
Mar 26
Living in an Age of Inequality: Perspectives from the Business World
Mar 26
Podcast explores ‘What Does Water Mean for Us Humans?’
Mar 21
AgriTech Releases Galaxy Suite Grape Tomato Varieties
Mar 20
Cornell Students Decry Warming World at Global Climate Strike
Mar 20
Girls Get Glimpse of Their Future in Science
Mar 19
Cornell Model Helps Dairy Farms Reduce Nitrogen, Save Money
Mar 14
Digital Ag Hackathon Tackles Pressing Agricultural Problems
Mar 13
D.C. Workshop Explores Dimensions of New Carbon Economy
Mar 6
Ripple Effect: Study Reveals NYS Apple Industry’s True Economic Impact
Mar 4
Curriculum Allows Farmers to Lead Climate Change Education
Mar 4
Biochar Soaks up Ammonia Pollution, Study Shows
Feb 28
Roadmap Points Way to Better Soil Health in New York
Feb 26
Schumer Announces $68.9 Million for USDA Grape Lab at Cornell AgriTech
Feb 25
Mahowald to Lead Conference on Atmospheric CO2 Removal
Feb 20
Atkinson Center Postdoc Fellows Address Global Sustainability
Feb 14
Mahowald to Congress: Act Now to Arrest Climate Change
Feb 14
New Grant Program Funds Novel Conservation Collaborations
Feb 12
NY’s Ag Economy Faces Low Profits, Big Risks
Feb 7
Cornell Partners in Center to Tackle Rural Schools’ Challenges
Feb 4
To Conserve Energy, AI Clears up Cloudy Forecasts
Feb 4
Mellon-Funded Rural Humanities Initiative Launches
Jan 31
‘Deep Tech’ Innovations Require Industry Partnerships
Jan 30
Once-Abundant Sea Stars Imperiled by Disease Along West Coast
Jan 28
Book Offers Hope to Parents of Children Who Self-Injure
Jan 25
AI Adjusts for Gaps in Citizen Science Data
Jan 24
Cooperative Extension Takes its Message to Albany
Jan 24
Computer Program Aids Food Safety Experts with Pathogen Testing
Jan 22
U.S. Economy’s Current Growth Will Peak in 2019
Jan 17
Engineers’ Plan Would Avert NYC’s Dreaded L Train Shutdown
Jan 17
Natural Habitats, Bee Diversity Key to Better Apple Production
Jan 14
Students, Faculty Shape Global Effort to Cool a Warming World
Jan 8
The Shape of Water: When Ag Water Management Pays Off
Jan 7
Study Creates Roadmap for Responsible Geoengineering Research
Jan 2
Using Vibration to Curb Digital Addiction

2018 Newsmakers

Dec 19
Low Coffee-Bean Prices Brew Trouble for Farmers
Dec 18
Watering Down Water Protection
Dec 13
Cornell University Research Could Help Hemp Entrepreneurs (And Make Dogs Feel Better)
Dec 8
A Troubling Trend Sees a 97% Decline in Monarch Butterflies
Dec 6
Trump Drilling Plan Threatens 9 Million Acres of Sage Grouse Habitat
Dec 5
How Much Do Hot Drinks Help on a Cold Day?
Dec 3
Science and Policy Must Come Together to Successfully Implement Countries’ NDCs
Dec 3
What Our Science Fiction Says About Us
Nov 26
Thanks To Science, You Can Eat An Apple Every Day
Nov 25
What If There’s No Climate Change ‘Pill’ to Save Us?
Nov 21
The Microscope Revolution That’s Sweeping Through Materials Science
Nov 16
California’s Wildfires Are Exposing the Rotten Core of Capitalism
Nov 13
Empowerment Key to HIV Health Worker Retention in Mozambique
Nov 12
Infrastructure is the Road to New York’s Carbon-Free Future
Nov 6
Why Trump’s Immigration Rhetoric May Not Help Republicans at the Polls
Nov 5
Here’s Why Fancy Coffee Costs So Much More
Oct 27
Why Fall Foliage Has Gone Missing in New York This Year
Oct 26
The Power of Agricultural Data
Oct 24
Environmental Science Courses Must be More Practical
Oct 23
Dolphins Can’t Talk to Each Other Properly Because Humans are Making Too Much Noise
Oct 19
Beer May Be Yet Another Victim of Climate Change
Oct 12
As Climate Worsens, Wealth Inequality Will, Too
Oct 8
Grim Forecast From U.N. on Global Climate Change
Sep 21
Where are the Best Spots for Spectacular Fall Foliage in New York in 2018?
Sep 19
Trump and the Deep Divide on Environmental Quality
Sep 19
Improving ‘Silvopastures’ For Bird Conservation
Sep 13
Faculty Strengthen Organizational Ties, Work on Food Sustainability at EAT Forum
Sep 11
These 3 Hurricane Misconceptions Can Be Dangerous. Scientists Want to Clear Them Up.
Sep 10
The Deadly Lure of City Lights
Sep 3
AI is Helping Humans Do a Better Job Bringing Poachers to Justice
Aug 30
The Bugs Are Coming, and They’ll Want More of Our Food
Aug 22
Blame Trump’s Tariffs and the Weather. New York’s Farmers Do.
Aug 21
Trump Rolls Back Obama-Era Guidelines on Coal
Aug 20
The White House is Working to Undermine the Endangered Species Act — Here’s How
Aug 8
Yellowstone Supervolcano Could Be an Energy Source. But Should It?
Aug 8
Cornell Expert: Climate Change, Global Travel Key to Tick, Mosquito Diseases in New York
Aug 7
Trump’s Political Base is Weaker than it Seems, Our New Study Finds
Aug 2
Minimum Wages are Rising. Pay for Experienced Retail Workers is Not.
Aug 1
A Few More Bad Apples: As The Climate Changes, Fruit Growing Does, Too
Jul 31
Soil Health Lab Offers Comprehensive Check-Ups for Essential Resource
Jul 31
Three Ithaca Firms Among Finalists in Clean Energy Competition
Jul 15
Soil Health Experts at Empire Farm Days
Jul 11
What Did Baby Jessica Think of the Thai Cave Rescue? She Had No Idea It Happened
Jul 11
Thought Plastic was Bad Enough? Here’s Another Reason to Worry
Jul 6
Continue to Transform Dairy Field
Jul 5
Did a Python Swallow a Woman in Indonesia?
Jul 5
Produce is Less Healthy than It was 70 Years Ago. These Farmers are Trying to Change That
Jul 4
Glimpses of a Mass Extinction in Modern-Day Western New York
Jul 2
Lawmakers Rally to Keep Pruitt from Transparently Restricting Science
Jul 2
Can Vertical Farms Reap Their Harvest? It’s Anyone’s Bet
Jun 25
These U.S. Industries Can’t Work Without Illegal Immigrants
Jun 24
As New York Warms, Less Snow, More Rain, Floods, Higher Lakes and Seas
Jun 21
Monarch Butterflies’ Migration is Part Relay Race, Part Obstacle Course — and Full of Danger
Jun 20
This Bird Has Been Singing the Same Song for 1,000 Years
Jun 15
See How Algae Could Change Our World
Jun 15
Replacing the NYC Subway System With Autonomous Cars Is a Terrible Idea
Jun 14
Judges Wouldn’t Consider Forgiving Crippling Student Loans–Until Now
Jun 11
SeaWorld, Ikea and Royal Caribbean are Getting Rid of Plastic Straws and Bags
Jun 7
Man Kills Snake; Snake Tries To Kill Him Back
Jun 5
Wildlife Watchers: How CVM Research and Surveillance Protects Nature in New York State
May 30
Grant Programs Aim to Reduce Impact of Climate Change on Farming
May 29
What Glass Figurines are Teaching Us About the Ocean
May 29
A Fish Called Rockweed
May 29
Pretty or Poisonous? In Plant World, the Answer can be Both
May 29
This is the Future of Fishing
May 25
It’s 2050. Can Farmers Still Feed Us?
May 14
Seneca White Deer Find Their Forever Home (in Front of Tourists) at Deer Haven Park
May 7
Bird Migration Explained at Last: It’s All About Energy Efficiency
Apr 29
Do You Know These Rabies Warning Signs?
Apr 24
The Quest to Solve the Mystery of Carbon Recycling
Apr 16
Undermining Protection for Migratory Birds
Apr 5
Study Shows Long-Term Monitoring Essential to Effective Environmental Policy
Mar 28
Toxic Smog in China Created by Air Pollution and Sandstorms
Mar 16
Overdue Food Aid Reforms Would Save Money and Lives
Mar 2
A Higher Gas Tax Won’t Fix America’s Highways
Feb 27
Seeds Only a Plant Breeder Could Love, Until Now
Feb 27
College Hosts Symposium on Sustainability in the Dairy Industry
Feb 27
A Seed Company That Puts Flavor First
Feb 26
How Microbes Benefit Human Health
Feb 20
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Builds Barriers to Public Engagement
Feb 12
The Promise of Indoor, Hurricane-Proof ‘Vertical’ Farms
Jan 26
Online Vendors Try to Make a Quick Buck as Cape Town Runs Out of Water
Jan 26
Billions of Pieces of Plastic Spread Disease in Coral Reefs
Jan 26
Billions of Plastic Pieces are Infecting Coral Reefs with Diseases, Study Shows
Jan 26
A Third of Coral Reefs ‘Entangled with Plastic’
Jan 25
11 Billion Pieces of Plastic Are Riddling Corals With Disease
Jan 25
Billions of Plastic Pieces Litter Coral in Asia and Australia
Jan 25
11 Billion Pieces of Plastic are Spreading Disease Across the World’s Coral Reefs
Jan 25
Plastic Pollution Is Killing Coral Reefs, 4-Year Study Finds
Jan 25
Disease-Carrying Microbes Using Plastic to Colonise and Kill Coral Reefs
Jan 25
Study Shows Coral Reefs Get Sick from Plastic Waste
Jan 25
Plastic Waste in the Ocean Could Be Infecting Coral Reefs with Disease
Jan 25
Billions of Pieces of Plastic on Coral Reefs Send Disease Soaring, Research Reveals
Jan 25
Coral Reefs Endangered by Massive Plastic Pollution
Jan 25
Plastic in Oceans Causing Coral Reefs to Get Sick, Study Says
Jan 16
Growing California Almonds Takes More than Half of US Honeybees
Jan 11
How Animals Adapt (and Maybe Even Evolve) to Live in Cities
Jan 8
Ecological Calendars for the 21st Century
Jan 8
CFIUS Scrutiny on Chinese Investment
Jan 5
Shape-Shifting Robot Exoskeleton Could Power Computers the Size of a Human Cell
Jan 3
Spiders Show Scientists a Way to Control Type 1 Diabetes
Jan 3
Mosquitoes-the Sex of the Matter

2018 Cornell News

Dec 20
Kent Kleinman Named Provost at Rhode Island School of Design
Dec 19
Elegant Trick Improves Single-Cell RNA Sequencing
Dec 19
History of Capitalism Initiative Takes Big-Picture Approach
Dec 13
Undergrad’s Project Part of Effort to Save Javan Rhinos
Dec 12
Summit Keynote Outlines Peril Climate Change Poses for Indigenous Peoples
Dec 12
Big Picture Look at Climate Change Impact on U.S. Agriculture: Midwest at Risk
Dec 10
Kling Explores Social Cost of Water Pollution at D.C. Event
Dec 10
Researchers Seek Alternatives to Mekong River Hydropower Dam
Dec 7
Cancer’s Metabolism Subject of Trailblazing Study
Dec 4
Book Investigates Resilience in the Face of Chronic Poverty
Dec 4
Documentarian: Take Down Paywalls, Open Access to Scholarship
Dec 4
Cornell-Led Workshop Dec. 11 Strives to Transcend Borders with Science
Nov 30
Ecolectro Receives $1.7M from DOE to Accelerate Hydrogen Fuel Development
Nov 30
Forum Highlights the Connections Between Humans and Apes
Nov 29
Graphic Warnings Snuff Out Cigarettes’ Appeal to Kids
Nov 28
Mollusk Collection Moves to PRI, Internet
Nov 27
Nine Faculty Members Elected AAAS Fellows
Nov 27
Cornell Expertise Helps Deliver Clean, Safe Water to NYC
Nov 19
Cornell-EDF Team Looks to Iceland Fisheries for Sustainable Insights
Nov 16
Aquatic Insects Linked to Migratory Bird Breeding Success
Nov 15
Study Challenges Widely Held Assumption of Bee Evolution
Nov 15
With Cornell Grants, Faculty Launch Social Sciences Research
Nov 15
Study Examines Costs, Benefits of Clean Water Measures
Nov 14
Study Reveals Natural Solutions to Combat Climate Change
Nov 14
Three New Tisch University Professors Named
Nov 8
Forum to Examine Sustainability and Nonhuman Primates
Nov 5
Study Reveals Why Tropical Mountains Are So Biodiverse
Nov 5
Severe Caribbean Droughts May Magnify Food Insecurity
Nov 2
Eight Faculty Honored With Weiss Teaching Awards
Oct 31
Plant Breeder Taps Latest Technology to Feed the World
Oct 30
Survey: Mountain Birds on an ‘Escalator to Extinction’
Oct 29
‘F Word’ Event to Explore Fracking, Environment, Citizen Impact
Oct 29
Most Underestimate Minorities’ Environmental Concerns — Even Minorities
Oct 24
New Online Tool Shows Climate Change in Your Backyard
Oct 23
Cornell Joins Battery Research Partnership
Oct 22
Harnessing Machine Learning and Big Data to Fight Hunger
Oct 18
Faculty Receive Funding to Study Organic Foods
Oct 18
Mobile Communication Lab Lets Any Person Participate in Any Study
Oct 18
UN Climate Report Author: Ambitious Actions Needed to Slow Global Warming
Oct 11
Educational Fun with Insects at Insectapalooza Oct. 20
Oct 2
Researchers Energize Effort for Energy-Smart Solutions
Oct 2
‘Sioux Chef’ on Restoring Indigenous Foods, Bridging Cultures
Oct 1
Cooling Effect of Preindustrial Fires on Climate Underestimated
Oct 1
Study Finds Glyphosate in Cat and Dog Food
Sep 26
Tech Companies Favor Social Scientists
Sep 25
New Test Measures Men’s Fertility
Sep 20
More than 4 Billion Birds Stream Overhead During Fall Migration
Sep 19
Study Reveals Best Use of Wildflowers to Benefit Crops on Farms
Sep 12
Dance, Multimedia Performance to Open 2018 CCA Biennial
Sep 6
Economist, UN Adviser Jeffrey Sachs to Speak on Democracy Sept. 12
Aug 30
Physics Theory Used to Predict Crowd Behavior
Aug 29
Atkinson Center Offers Leadership Program for Real-World Impact
Aug 28
Just Add Sun: Startup Converts CO2 Into Fuel
Aug 28
Just Add Sun: McGovern Startup Converts CO2 into Fuel
Aug 27
AI Speeds Effort to Protect Endangered Elephants
Aug 27
New Book Analyzes Poetry Across the World
Aug 21
New Course Trains Veterinary Students to Protect Pollinators
Aug 21
Cross-College Program in Environment and Sustainability Launches
Aug 20
Trace Metals Make a Big Splash with Marine Microorganisms
Aug 17
American Literature Scholar Kicks Off Botanic Gardens’ Lecture Series Aug. 29
Aug 9
Nonnative Zooplankton Species Found in Lake Erie
Aug 8
Cornellians Vie for $2.5M in Clean-Energy Competition
Aug 6
NY’s Master Gardeners Take Master Class at Cornell
Aug 3
‘Toolkit’ Aids Sustainable Manufacture of Medicines
Jul 27
Lehmann Elected to Germany’s National Academy of Sciences
Jul 27
First New York Soil Health Summit Harvests Collaboration
Jul 25
Guinness World Record for Micro View into Hidden Worlds
Jul 24
Atkinson Center Names 2018-19 SSHA Faculty Fellows
Jul 24
Awards Promote Life Sciences Research and Industry Partnerships in NY
Jul 20
Scientists Seek to Untangle Ecological Effects of Water Management
Jul 18
$10.75M Grant Aids Next-Gen Fuel Cell Development
Jul 18
Electron Microscope Detector Achieves Record Resolution
Jul 16
NYS Cherry Growers Could Harvest Sweet Profits with Tall Greenhouses
Jul 16
Cornell Professors Contribute to Winning Offshore Wind Energy Alliance
Jul 9
Partnership to Assess Pollinator-Friendly Solar Farms
Jul 6
Atkinson’s Academic Venture Fund Awards $1.5M to 12 projects
Jul 5
New Test Could Get NYS Park Swimmers Back in Water Much Quicker
Jun 29
Sustainable Economic Strategies Spur Engaged Research Interest
Jun 28
‘Oculi’ Pavilion Opens to Public at NYC Arts Festival
Jun 28
Altruistic Behavioral Economists Put Ideas into Action
Jun 19
Center for Conservation Social Sciences Looks at Human Role in Nature
Jun 15
‘Collaboratory’ Shares Ideas on Food, Healing, Justice
Jun 14
Future of Right Whales Depends on Adaptive Conservation Policies
Jun 11
Opening Pyrolysis Kiln Offers Waste-to-Reward Reality
Jun 5
Podcast Looks at Planning for Climate Change
Jun 5
Colleagues Collaborate to Finish Late Geologist’s Book
May 31
Executives Explore Sustainable Tourism at Pillsbury Forum
May 29
Podcast Looks at Urban Impact on Environmental Problems
May 24
Cornell Center of Excellence to Grow State’s Good and Ag Economy
May 24
Cornell Experts Aim for Carbon Neutrality via Earth Source Heat
May 22
The Environmental Impact of Used Clothing
May 17
2018 Biennial on ‘Duration’ to Feature Major Artists
May 17
Trash to Treasure: Cornell’s Pyrolysis Kiln Opens May 24
May 16
Atkinson Center Brainstorms Solutions for Carbon Removal
May 15
Cornell Research is Growing the Hard Cider Industry in New York
May 15
Podcast: The Unintended Consequences of Human Action
May 15
Atkinson Fellow Talks Conservation, Farm Bill in D.C.
May 10
Cornellians Pitch in to Update Federal Flood Guide
May 9
Two Cornell-Related Teams Chosen as ‘Reimagine the Canals’ Finalists
May 9
Forum on Geothermal Energy Project Set for May 17
May 8
Podcast Explores Human Health, the Environment
May 8
How Will New Yorkers Power Through Future Hurricanes?
May 3
Tata-Cornell Celebrates 5 Years of Fighting Hunger in India
May 1
Campus Sustainability Awards Reflect a Green Groove
May 1
Climate-Smart Production Boosts West African Rice Self-Sufficiency
Apr 30
Seniors Aim to Artfully Dodge Texas Storm Swells
Apr 24
From Ideas to Impact: Atkinson Center Charts a Path to a Sustainable Future
Apr 24
Recent Russian Arctic Glacier Loss Doubles From the Previous 60 Years
Apr 24
Podcast Explores Human Health, the Environment
Apr 24
Researchers Design Software for Rural Peruvian Coffee Growers
Apr 23
UN Expert Panel at Cornell for Science, Policy Symposium
Apr 19
Radcliffe Honored for Wildlife Preservation Community Partnerships
Apr 18
Small Grants Fire up New Research in the Social Sciences
Apr 18
Landscapes Surroundng Farms Affect Insect Pests, Crop Yields
Apr 18
Cornell Students Paint a Fashion Runway Green
Apr 17
Where Is the Human in Climate Change?
Apr 17
Researchers Weigh the Trade-Offs of Antimicrobial Policies in Dairy Production
Apr 10
Algae-Forestry, Bioenergy Mix May Help Make CO2 Vanish from Thin Air
Apr 5
Atkinson Center Postdoc Fellows Address Global Needs
Apr 4
Town-Gown Efforts Smooth Bumpy Road to Sustainability
Apr 4
Smart Meter Project Puts Power in the Hands of People
Apr 3
Spring Environmental Humanities Lecture Series Begins April 12
Mar 29
New Apple Disease Spoils Even Pasteurized Foods
Mar 29
Cornell Touts Sustainability Month with Over 80 Events
Mar 26
Study Offers Pearl of Wisdom on Contested Oyster Restoration in NYC Waters
Mar 26
First Proof of Hydrogen-Bonded Water Wires Could Lead to Better Desalination
Mar 21
Farmers Get Guidance on Growing New Perennial Grains
Mar 19
Making Climate Impacts Feel Close By May Not Inspire Action
Mar 15
$1.6M Grant May Turn Sediment into Port City Pay Dirt
Mar 13
Sustainability sows a healthy business climate
Mar 8
Scientists Unravel Complex Factors of Starfish Diseases
Mar 8
Dire Levels of CO2 Will Decimate Oceans in 200 Years
Mar 5
Cornell Scientists Size up Quality Wastewater Treatment
Mar 1
Professor Explores Complexities of Communicating the ‘Norms of Science’
Mar 1
Humor, Fear Inspire Young to Engage in Climate Activism
Feb 28
NASA-Cornell Collaboration will Study Desert Dust’s Impact on Climate from Space
Feb 23
Local and Global Efforts Keep Climate Change Fight Alive
Feb 22
Cornell-CARE Team to Advance Gender Equity, Climate Resilience in Niger
Feb 20
Wendy Wolford Appointed Vice Provost for International Affairs
Feb 16
Prince Charles Gives Cornell Reef Research a Royal Shout-Out
Feb 15
New Funding Supports Cassava Development in Africa
Feb 15
Chemist Coates Wins Prize for Best Science Paper
Feb 8
New Grad Housing is Living Lab for Heat Pump Study
Feb 7
Snakes Act as ‘Ecosystem Engineers’ in Seed Dispersal
Feb 6
Restoration Ecology Class Surveys Lake Treman
Feb 5
New ‘Tomato Expression Atlas’ Dives Deep Into the Fruit’s Flesh
Jan 30
New Tool Forecasts Spring’s Arrival Months in Advance
Jan 30
An Outdoor Cat Can Damage Your Sustainability Cred
Jan 25
Oceanic Plastic Trash Conveys Disease to Coral Reefs
Jan 23
Life Tag Solar Bird Tracker Goes Commercial
Jan 17
CORALS Scholars to Explore Health of Pacific Waters
Jan 16
Christopher Dunn to Chair New National Conservation Group
Jan 11
ISS Grants Jump Start New Social Science Research
Jan 10
When Pests Graze Certain Potatoes, Yields Double
Jan 9
French President Taps Climate Scientist to ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’
Jan 2
Removable Implant May Control Type 1 Diabetes
Jan 2
Physicists Take First Step Toward Cell-Sized Robots

2017 Newsmakers

Dec 31
Low-Tech Innovations Help African Farmers
Dec 29
Alarming Link Between Fungicides and Bee Declines Revealed
Dec 21
How a Changing Climate Will Change Life in the Finger Lakes
Dec 21
Coral Biodiversity is as Fragile as Glass
Dec 15
Is the U.S. Heading for a Giant Drought? Climate History Offers Vital Clues
Dec 11
Climate Scientists See Silver Lining in Bali Volcano’s Ash Cloud
Dec 11
French President’s Climate Talent Search Nabs 18 Foreign Scientists
Dec 11
Macron Lures 13 U.S. Climate Scientists to France
Dec 10
Active Resistance: SubSurface Episode 4
Dec 6
Herbs From the Underground
Dec 6
Rapid, Low-Cost Test to Detect Vitamin A, Iron Deficiency
Dec 1
Should I Stay or Should I Go: Cornell Students Pose Question of Lake Treman’s Marsh
Dec 1
Great Lakes, Great Stakes: A Hostile EPA Threatens to Undo Past Progress
Nov 21
Poor Nations Need Say in Use of Climate Geoengineering
Nov 18
“Star Trek: Discovery” and the Dream of Future Fuels
Nov 17
Could Tweaking the Atmosphere Help Us Fight Climate Change?
Nov 13
Agrawal’s “Monarchs and Milkweed” Wins National Outdoor Book Award
Nov 7
Cornell Students, Professors Participate in UN Climate Conference
Oct 27
Tesla’s Tiered Pricing Is a Hurdle, but a Fair One
Oct 18
Flying Insects Vanish from Nature Preserves
Oct 17
Urban Lights Are Confusing Birds to Death
Oct 14
Zinke Wants to Break Many Conservation Efforts
Oct 8
Federal Food Safety Funding Cuts Risk Public Health
Oct 6
These Giant Invasive Beasts May Actually Be Good for the Planet
Oct 6
Cemeteries Can Serve as Lifeboats That Protect Biodiversity
Oct 4
Cattle, Conservation, and Collaboration
Oct 4
Developing Layer-by-layer Assembly of 2D Materials into Wafer-scale Heterostructures
Oct 4
Grant to Help Beef up Biofuels Using Evolutionary Approaches
Oct 2
Yearly 9/11 Tribute Shows Light Pollution’s Effects on Birds
Oct 2
Mutant Sea Stars Can Take the Heat
Sep 30
The Next Challenge for Puerto Rico’s Recovery
Sep 29
Companies’ ‘Zero Deforestation’ Pledges: Everything You Need to Know
Sep 28
Nanogrid Storage Could Prevent Future Puerto Rico-style Electricity Disasters
Sep 26
New York Should Change How Electricity Is Billed
Sep 13
Why We Need to Revitalize Organic Seed Farming
Sep 12
Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary
Sep 6
Deforestation Has Double the Effect on Global Warming than Previously Thought
Sep 2
We Don’t Deny Harvey, So Why Deny Climate Change?
Aug 29
Hurricane Harvey and Climate Change: Is There a Connection?
Aug 24
Endangered Right Whales Are Dying in Record Numbers off Canada, Raising Alarm
Aug 10
Farm Bill Pays High Dividends for People and the Environment
Aug 4
Number of Toxic Algae Blooms in NY up 25% this Week
Aug 1
The Zombie Starfish Detectives
Jul 31
How Donald Trump’s Kleptocracy Is Undermining American Democracy
Jul 31
Undergraduate Scholars Visit NY Agricultural Experiment Station
Jul 31
The Importance Of Teaching Impact Of Climate Change To MBAs The Importance Of Teaching Impact Of Climate Change To MBAs
Jul 23
How a Fly trapped inside a 3D Printer Became the First 21st Century Fossil
Jul 23
Here’s How Hyperloop Tech Will ‘Transform’ Transportation
Jul 21
New Food Policies Could Take the Bite out of India’s Malnutrition
Jul 20
Odd Grains Like Einkorn Are Making a Comeback
Jul 19
Are Our Gardens the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuaries We Think They Are?
Jul 18
The Science Of Menu Design: How Restaurants Can Make You Choose A Salad Over A Cheeseburger
Jul 18
Precision Ag: Harold Van Es, Educator/Researcher of the Year
Jul 18
How the On-Demand Economy Works Where Google Maps Gets Lost
Jul 18
Why the Ocean Is Getting Louder
Jul 14
Doi Moi II: Rule of Law and State Legitimacy in Vietnam
Jul 14
My Say: The Global Economy in 2067
Jul 14
How Important Are Warmer Seas in the Melting of Glaciers?
Jul 13
BUZZ OFF: Varroa Mite Hurting NY Honeybee Colonies
Jul 11
AFIA Honors Animal Nutrition Expert, Xingen Lei
Jul 11
A Mega-Drought Is Coming to America’s Southwest
Jul 11
Milkweeds are Unwilling Hosts to Monarchs
Jul 10
BMR Sorghum Sudangrass Provides Excellent Dairy Feed
Jul 10
Researchers to Develop New Gene-editing Method for the Study of Arthropods
Jul 10
The Business Strategy Behind Oreo’s Constant, Weird New Flavors
Jul 10
Caterpillars Turn to Cannibalism
Jul 10
Tomatoes Can Turn Plant-Eaters Into Cannibals
Jul 10
21st Century Infrastructure Modernization Plan Including High-Speed Rail System For Ghana
Jul 10
Fine Particles Come into Greater Focus
Jul 9
Bald Eagle Lead Poisoning Study Stirs up Controversy in Hunting Community
Jul 7
Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money
Jul 6
Survey Points to Big Impact from High Lake Levels
Jul 5
Lead Poisoning: Bald Eagles Face New Threat
Jul 1
Why Do We Have GMO Foods
Jun 29
India and the Visible Hand of the Market
Jun 29
The Science behind Jenny Sabin’s Color-Shifting MoMA PS1 Installation
Jun 29
Jenny Sabin Discusses ‘Lumen’ as MoMA PS1’s 2017 Young Architects Program Opens
Jun 29
Dream Weaver
Jun 29
Chronic Fatigue Is NOT in Your Head
Jun 28
Energy Industry Legacy: Hundreds of Abandoned Wells Leaking Methane in Alberta Communities
Jun 28
Planetary Health–Environmental Change and Public Health
Jun 27
Kaushik Basu is New International Economic Association President
Jun 27
Cornell Engineers Convert Food Waste To Green Electricity
Jun 27
IBM, Cornell Identifying Food Hazards before Outbreaks Occur
Jun 27
Did Rain Drench Our U-pick Patches?
Jun 26
Politics of Death: Land Conflict and Murder Go “Hand in Hand” in Brazil
Jun 26
How Much Should You Stand or Sit at Work?
Jun 26
Jander Receives $1 Million NSF Award to Develop Genomic Tools for Studying Milkweed
Jun 23
The Lowdown on Stretching Strawberry Season
Jun 23
IBM-powered DNA Sequencing Could Find Bacteria in Raw Milk
Jun 23
Cases of Dog Flu Confirmed in Chemung County, Warns Cornell Vet School
Jun 22
Can We Expect a thriving Economy 50 Years on?
Jun 22
Entomologist Advises New Yorkers to Take Steps against Disease-causing Mosquitoes
Jun 22
Give Someone a Fish and They Can — Power Their iPhone?
Jun 21
From an African Safari to an Area of Study
Jun 21
Solar Tracking Gives Scientists Tools to Follow Small Animals
Jun 21
What about Hydropower for Tompkins?
Jun 20
State Pushes Bee Health Week amid Pesticide Warning
Jun 20
‘Pressure Cook’ Food Waste to Make Fuel Faster
Jun 18
With AI, Instagram Could Become a New Tool for Anthropologists
Jun 15
Trump Plans for Updated Bridges but Ignores the Troubled Waters below
Jun 14
Trump May Have Just Started the End of Coffee
Jun 14
What Pet Owners Should Know About Dog Flu
Jun 14
Deadly Fungus Threatens Salamander Species on Long Island
Jun 13
Can ‘Assisted Colonization’ Help Save Species in a Warming World?
Jun 12
Is Biochar a Game-Changer for Sustainable Farms?
Jun 12
The Fight against Climate Change: Four Cities Leading the Way in the Trump Era
Jun 11
San Francisco Joins 11 Cities in Posting Deleted Climate Data
Jun 8
Research Targets PFOA Threat to Drinking Water
Jun 7
NSF Cuts PhD Training Grant
Jun 6
Public-Private Projects Where the Public Pays and Pays
Jun 6
Marine Diseases Hidden Beneath the Waves Incur High Economic, Ecological Costs
Jun 6
For Polluted Communities, Data Drives Action; Will Trump Listen?
Jun 5
Some Urban Farmers Are Going Vertical
Jun 5
Trump Needs More than a Gas Tax to Fix Our Infrastructure Mess
Jun 5
Scientists Oppose Plans to Permit Seismic Ocean Surveys and Drilling
Jun 2
Fueled by Cornell Initiative, Governor Announces Climate and Jobs Program
Jun 2
Experts: Trump Dump of Paris Pact Environmental, Economic Blunder
Jun 2
Hunting Serves the Environment By Controlling Overpopulation, Study Shows
Jun 1
Businesses, Farms Battle Onslaught of May Rain
Jun 1
A Highly Contagious Dog Flu Has Hit Florida. Here’s What to Know
Jun 1
Indonesian Politics Has Been Rocked by Two Big Developments. Now What’s Next?
May 31
Trump Dump of Paris Accord Is Environmental AND Economic Blunder
May 31
Maine Conservation Group Awarded Grant to Help Monitor Bird Habitat
May 31
Monarchs in Peril
May 31
New York Today: Mosquito Season
May 31
Why Is the U.S. Not Warming up to Geothermal Heating Like Others?
May 30
Shockproof: Rethinking Earthquake Resiliency
May 30
Does ‘Wrong Mind-Set’ Cause Poverty or Vice Versa?
May 29
2-D Materials Go beyond Graphene
May 28
Foreign Firms Seek a Fair Shot at China’s New Silk Road Projects
May 27
Scientists say Tick Population Exploding across Long Island
May 27
How Fighting Corruption Could Imperil Political Stability
May 27
Cornell’s Climate-Conscious Urban Campus Arises
May 25
NY Sea Grant, Cornell to Survey High Water Impact
May 24
Society Is Ready for a New Kind of Science–Is Academia?
May 23
Southern Tier Black Bear Population Booming
May 22
New Documentary Tells of Healing in Joplin
May 17
A Year in the Life of a New Professor
May 17
Will China Trigger the Next GFC?
May 16
Why Is the U.S. So Far behind China in Using Geothermal Energy to Heat Buildings?
May 16
Indian Government Feels Ratings Firms Like S&P and Moody’s Are Biased
May 16
Climate Change Will Cut Cereal Yields, Model Predicts — Technological Advances Could Offset Those Losses
May 12
Evidence-based Environmental Policies (David Lodge Interview)
May 9
Religion and Climate Change
May 9
Environmental Activism Attracts Boomers Seeking An Impact
May 8
Cornell Research Finds Pesticides in Honeybees’ Stored ood
May 8
How Trump Gave China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Scheme a Boost
May 8
Consumers Are Willing to Pay $4,900 Extra for a Car That Drives Itself
May 5
Humans Are infecting wild lands with our noises
May 5
Which Biome Has the Greatest Species Diversity
May 5
Coating Could Let Grease Slide off Your Clothes
May 4
A Better Way to Manage Phosphorus?
May 4
The Pros and Cons of Working into Your 90s
May 4
Cornell Team Develops Material for Stain Resistance
May 4
Pocket Laboratories
May 3
Smithsonian-led Study Lays Groundwork to Uncover Role of Migration in Bird-Population Declines
May 2
Precision Ag Project Refining Variable-rate Corn Planting for New York
May 2
US Law Allowing Private Firms to Run Airports Gets Fresh Look
May 1
Evolution’s Quick Pace Affects Ecosystem Dynamics
Apr 27
How to Help Africa Feed Itself
Apr 25
Why Scientists are Listening to Insects’ Wings Flapping
Apr 25
Cornell Research Finds Pesticides in Honeybees’ Stored Food
Apr 24
Landmark Ruling Blocks Access to Seaweed Harvesters
Apr 23
What We Can Learn from Sweden about Nature Policy
Apr 21
School Lunch Shaming Not New
Apr 20
A New Approach for Evaluating Climate Change Communication
Apr 18
The Coffee-Songbird Connection
Apr 17
Buckler Comments on 45′ Cornstalk
Apr 16
Global Warming, Water Conservation at Center of Spring Gardening Day
Apr 14
Ask Any Millennial: Climate Change Is Not a Hoax
Apr 12
Trump Can’t Win on Immigration Without Climate Change Funds
Mar 31
Take a Walk on the Bright Side at the First Smithsonian Earth Optimism Summit
Mar 30
The World Has Made Great Progress in Eradicating Extreme Poverty
Mar 30
Grey and Green: How Older People Are the Perfect Climate Allies
Mar 29
Mice to Men: Everywhere You Go, We’ll Follow
Mar 29
Mosquito Flight Is Unlike that of Any Other Insect
Mar 28
Trump’s Executive Order and the Future of Clean Energy
Mar 25
Our Plastics Glut Is An Environmental Nightmare — And an $80 Billion Opportunity
Mar 22
This Invention Lets Rural Hondurans Clean their Water
Mar 20
‘Tree-on-a-Chip’ Passively Pumps Water for Days
Mar 20
Could Helicopters Have Saved DC’s Cherry Blossoms?
Mar 19
CO2 And Climate Change: Human Activity Causes Global Warming, Science Shows EPA’s Scott Pruitt Is Wrong
Mar 19
What’s the Science behind Food Porn?
Mar 18
Why Planting Milkweed Won’t Halt Monarch Butterfly Decline
Mar 17
Can Africa Feed the World?
Mar 15
Milkweed Defensive Strategy Drives Away Friends of Enemies
Mar 14
The Future of Science in an Uncertain Era
Mar 14
Plants May Experience Consciousness – but in a Different Way than Humans
Mar 10
No One Knows Who ‘Owns’ Rockweed in Maine
Mar 10
A Staten Island Urban Farmer
Mar 9
Trump’s Gift to China
Mar 9
Can Dogs Get the Flu? How to Keep Your Pet Safe
Mar 8
Off the Coast of Southern California, a Threatening Fault Line Just Became More Dangerous
Mar 7
CARE and TNC: Early-Career Researchers Getting Results
Mar 6
EDF Summer Interns Bridge Science and Policy
Mar 3
One Potato, Two Potato: A Rainbow of Varieties for Every Recipe
Mar 1
Developing Eco-friendly Ultraviolet LED
Feb 28
Atkinson Postdocs Tackle Global Problems
Feb 28
Trump’s Request for Border-Wall Plans
Feb 17
Fracking And What New EPA Means For Your Health
Feb 16
Seagrass Fights Ocean Pollution
Feb 16
Poverty + Opportunity Costs of Building the Wall
Feb 14
World’s Largest Wind-Mapping Project in Portugal
Feb 14
Mobilizing Older People to Address Climate Change
Feb 14
World’s Largest Wind-mapping Project Spins up in Portugal
Feb 7
Why Trump’s Actions Are Making Scientists Nervous
Feb 7
Protecting Environment Is Our Best Wall of Defense
Feb 7
Why Trump’s Actions Are Making Scientists Nervous
Feb 6
Monarch Research Takes Flight
Feb 6
Birds Struggle to Keep Their Marriages in Rapidly Changing Urban Environments
Feb 2
What Would Happen If You Never Got Up From Your Seat?
Jan 30
Ag Secretary Pick Will Affect Every American
Jan 26
Nation’s Top Scientists Can’t Get through to Trump
Jan 26
The Loneliest Whale in the World?
Jan 23
Mobility and Climate Change
Jan 23
Trump Has a Great Opportunity to Save Our Environment
Jan 18
Laws of Nature Trump Politics When It Comes to Climate Change
Jan 15
Going Gray: Can Our Car-Centric Towns Adjust to Aging Baby Boomers?
Jan 11
Meet Dr. Gregory Peck, the Grand Pomologist of Hard Cider
Jan 10
A Step Closer to NASA
Jan 9
Life in Authoritarian States Is Mostly Boring and Tolerable
Jan 5
Replace ObamaCare today? Use Medicare.

2017 Cornell News

Dec 18
Leaf doctor makes the rounds
Dec 18
Digital Agriculture Tech Adapt-N Nets $1M Tulane Prize
Dec 15
Malawi Seed Village Model Benefits Farmers, Universities, Growers
Dec 15
Students Envision Future of Hudson River Town Confronting Flooding
Dec 14
A Not-Quite-Random Walk Demystifies the Algorithm
Dec 14
Course Marks 50 years of International Engagement
Dec 13
Chemist Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Dec 13
Northeast Farmers Weigh Warm Climate, Drenched Fields
Dec 12
Program Trains New Farm Owners for Business Success
Dec 12
Climate Scientists Study the Odds of a Megadrought
Dec 7
Cornell Malting Barley Research Boosts New York Craft Brewing Industry
Dec 6
Max Zhang: Local Engagement Yields ‘Real Social Impact’
Dec 6
Cisterns Could Boost Sustainable Tourism on Greek island of Santorini
Nov 20
Amanda Rodewald Elected as 2017 AAAS Fellow
Nov 20
Ault Urges Changes to Proposed NY Climate Change Mitigation Bill
Nov 15
In Bee Decline, Fungicides Emerge as Improbable Villain
Nov 15
Cornell Students Meet, Learn from COP23 World Leaders
Nov 9
Geoengineering Might Address Climate Change, MacMartin Tells Congress
Nov 8
Saving Coney Island from the Roller Coaster of Climate Change
Nov 7
Engineers Turn Research into Prototypes with Scale Up Awards
Nov 3
Climate Change, Sparse Policies Endanger Right Whale Population
Nov 2
Students Dredge up Eco solutions for Baltimore Harbor
Nov 1
Student Teams Advise Small Businesses in Africa to Help Them Thrive
Oct 31
Vitamin E Genes Identified in Maize May Help Biofortify Crops
Oct 27
High Schoolers Spawn Fish, Grow Lettuce on NYC School Rooftop
Oct 25
Fluid Dynamics Lab Named in Honor of Charles Williamson
Oct 23
Reflecting on Engagement for the Greater Good
Oct 20
Cornell Botanic Gardens Receives Grant to Conserve, Research Hemlock
Oct 20
Chris Barrett Talks Food Aid to D.C. Policymakers
Oct 18
Cornell Launches Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity
Oct 18
Veterinary Students’ Blog: ‘Any student. Any species.’
Oct 17
Top neuroscientists headline Mong neurotech symposium
Oct 17
Unilever CEO Argues for Sustainable Capitalism
Oct 16
Ilana Brito Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
Oct 12
Viability of indoor urban agriculture is focus of research grant
Oct 12
Octopus Inspires 3-D Texture Morphing Project
Oct 12
Satellite Data Paints a Portrait of Global Plant Health
Oct 10
‘Koyaanisqatsi’ Live! – Atkinson Forum to Show “Life out of Balance”
Oct 5
Branching out to chat cider
Oct 5
Syracuse mayor: Local creativity drives national growth
Oct 5
Art intervenes at Minns Garden
Oct 4
Smart Campus Summit: Beyond the Dashboard
Oct 4
Hatfield Lecturer to Explore Sustainable Capitalism Oct. 12
Oct 3
‘My Atlantis Complex’ Podcast Explores ‘What Makes Us Human’
Oct 3
Cornell Supports South Asia’s Largest Farmer-to-farmer Fair
Oct 3
Course Offers Global Farming Skills for Success
Sep 28
Bioreactors on a Chip Renew Promises for Algal Biofuels
Sep 27
$9.4M NIH Grant Funds Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Center
Sep 27
Online Course Begins Quenching Climate Literacy Thirst
Sep 26
With Satellite Tags, Researchers Track, Protect Lake Ontario King Salmon
Sep 25
Cornell Joins Consortium to Foster Great Lakes Research
Sep 21
Sea Salts Bring Potentially Harmful Mold to the Table
Sep 21
Beneficial Soil Bacteria Face a Weed-killing Threat from Above
Sep 20
Cornell Scientist Tapped to Preserve Elm Trees on the National Mall
Sep 19
Veterinary Students Travel the World for Planetary Health
Sep 19
Symposium in Zambia Tackles African Income Inequality
Sep 18
Oak Wilt Found in Six New New York Locations
Sep 14
BioBlitz Highlights the Species Diversity of Ithaca Region
Sep 14
New Study Sheds Light on Mysterious Plant Compounds
Sep 14
Cornell Digital Ag Program Integrates with John Deere Ops Center
Sep 12
Gates Grant Seeds Cornell Alliance for Science $10M Campaign
Sep 12
New MPH Students Tackle Disease, Planetary Health
Sep 12
Deer Eating Habits Have Lasting Damage on Forests
Sep 11
Today’s School Failures Have Reconstruction Roots
Sep 5
Schumer Announces $400,000 Federal Grant to Fight Potato Pest
Aug 31
Cornell-led Project to Improve Grapes Gets Big Boost
Aug 30
Research: Climate Impacts of Land Use Are Underestimated
Aug 30
Cornell Maps Ithaca’s Sustainable Campus
Aug 30
Study to Explore How Phosphorus Cycles through the Environment
Aug 30
New Initiative Bridges Plant Breeding Digital Divide
Aug 29
‘Building Sustainable Communities’ Forum Is Sept. 28-29
Aug 29
Cornell Projects to Cultivate Digital Agriculture Landscape
Aug 28
International Faculty Fellows Make Global Impact
Aug 28
Right Whale Deaths May Be a Casualty of Climate Crisis
Aug 23
Materials Scientist Jin Suntivich to Study Fuel Cells Differently
Aug 22
Fungal Spore ‘Death Clouds’ Key in Gypsy Moth Fight
Aug 21
Atkinson Center + EDF Partner on Five Environmental Projects
Aug 17
Big Stink: Titan Arum Blooms Outside for First Time
Aug 16
Veterinary College Mends, Releases Injured Bobcat
Aug 15
Genomic Insights Reveal the Surprising Journey of the Apple
Aug 10
Chemists Use Electricity to Amp up Drug Manufacturing
Aug 8
Drone Tech Offers New Ways to Manage Climate Change
Aug 8
Parasites, Snails May Factor in Adirondack Moose Decline
Aug 8
Invasive Gobies May Change Oneida Lake’s Complexion – Again
Aug 3
Cornell Trains Gender-responsive Researchers in Africa
Aug 3
AguaClara Begins Construction of Water Plant in Nicaragua
Aug 2
Citizen-scientists Track NY Bears with iSeeMammals App
Jul 28
Climate Smart Farming Adds Online Northeast Drought Tool
Jul 26
Say Cheese: Cornell Lifts New York Cheese Market
Jul 25
Habitat Loss, Climate Threaten Eastern Forest Birds
Jul 24
Educating a New generation of African Cassava Breeders
Jul 21
CHESS Imaging Reveals How Copper Affects Plant Fertility
Jul 19
New Food Policies Could Take the Bite out of India’s Malnutrition
Jul 19
ComSciCon-Cornell Aims to Reach All Communities
Jul 19
UN Features Case Study on Climate Smart Farming
Jul 19
Two Groups Both Win $7.5M to Study AI, Autonomous Systems
Jul 18
Climate Scientists Create Caribbean Drought Atlas
Jul 18
Heritage and Ancient Grain Project Feeds a Growing Demand
Jul 17
Nitric Oxide Plays Key Role in Forming Potent Greenhouse Gas
Jul 17
Green for All? Gender Segregation and Green Study in Higher Ed
Jul 14
Refined DNA Tool Tracks Native and Invasive Species in Water
Jul 13
Cuomo Signs Bill, Invests in Industrial Hemp at Cornell Event
Jul 12
Jumping Spiders Mimic Ants to Defy Predators
Jul 11
Crowdfunding Campaign Supports Biology Field Study
Jul 10
Parasitizing Wasps Offer Hope against Devastating Lily Beetle
Jul 6
Collaboration across (Baseball) Fields Leads to Amazonian Rivers
Jun 30
Giving American Eels a Lift
Jun 30
Greg Poe Honored Posthumously for His Work in Economics
Jun 29
Grad Student Earns Fellowship for Work on Cucumbers
Jun 29
Glowing and Misting, Jenny Sabin’s ‘Lumen’ Installation Opens
Jun 27
Bacteria-coated Nanofiber Electrodes Digest Pollutants
Jun 26
Christopher Dunn Honored by National Gardens Association
Jun 26
Kaushik Basu Leads International Economic Association
Jun 23
Cornell to Team with IBM to Protect Global Milk Supply
Jun 23
NY Honeybees Stung Hard by Varroa Mite
Jun 20
Ponder a Fossil Fuel-free world, Then Think Art
Jun 20
Republicans Doubt ‘Global Warming’ More Than ‘Climate Change’
Jun 19
Rising Seas Could Result in 2 Billion Refugees by 2100
Jun 15
Give Citizens Say in Nuclear Accident Plans
Jun 15
Index Highlights Innovation Advances in Europe, Africa
Jun 13
Atkinson Center Names 2017-18 SSHA Faculty Fellows
Jun 13
Cornell Engineers Transform Food Waste into Green Energy
Jun 12
Wildlife Health Cornell Takes New Approach to Natural World
Jun 9
Atkinson's Academic Venture Fund Awards $1.8M to 15 Projects
Jun 9
New Process May Lead to Vaccine for Schistosomiasis
Jun 9
Group’s Measuring Tool Probes Solar-cell Materials
Jun 9
Atkinson’s Academic Venture Fund Awards $1.8M to 15 Projects
Jun 8
Cornell Tests ‘Smart’ Resilient Underground Infrastructure
Jun 8
Climate Change Garden Offers a Lens into the Future
Jun 8
Austin Bunn’s Audiobook Wins Spoken Word ‘Oscar’
Jun 6
Poverty Fighters Find New Ways to Educate and Collaborate
Jun 5
President Pollack Signs on to Make Climate Change Progress
Jun 5
New Consortium Aims to Reduce Greenhouse Energy Use
Jun 2
Governor, Labor Unions Announce Climate Jobs Program
Jun 1
NYC Workshop Tackles Building Sustainable Cities
May 31
Cornell Tech aims for net-zero efficiency at Bloomberg Center
May 30
Kaiser named fellow of agriculture and economics group
May 30
Measuring C02 Capture in New Botanic Gardens Area in Caroline
May 25
DEC Award for Cornell's Hudson River Conservation Work
May 24
Water Forms ‘Spine of Hydration’ around DNA
May 24
Stoltzfus Tapped to Lead Goshen College
May 23
Cornell Climate Center at Front Line of Drought Response
May 22
Support for Obamacare Higher When Polls Mention ‘Repeal’
May 19
Extension, NYS Apple Growers Partner on Innovation
May 18
A Century of Agriculture Research Goes Online
May 17
Wielding Natural Bacterium to Improve Livestock Health
May 17
Arctic Council Adopts Invasive Species Plan
May 15
Renowned Biochemist David B. Wilson Dies at 77
May 11
Mapping Wind to Better Harvest Energy
May 10
Preserving Our ‘Pale Blue Dot’
May 10
Examining the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
May 9
Sweet Compounds Aid Water Retention in Dry Soil
May 9
Cornell's Innovations in Food Systems Forum is June 7
May 5
Collaborative startup will monitor pathogens in hospital settings
May 4
Asia Conference Highlights Cornell’s Sustainability Research
May 3
CURB enthusiasm: Undergrads show off research at forum
May 2
Sweltering in DC to Cool a Warming Earth
May 2
Toxicity and Healing in East Africa
May 1
Recalling Journey from Garden to Best-seller List
Apr 27
Museum upgrades climate controls, reduces energy use
Apr 27
Rawlings scholars navigate to senior research success
Apr 27
Connecting Retirees to Conservation
Apr 27
Future of Cassava Is Genetically at Risk
Apr 26
Climate Change: It’s What’s for Dinner
Apr 25
Championing Optimism and Science in DC
Apr 25
Video and Audio Bring 1609 Manhattan to Life
Apr 24
Natural Dye Garden for Greener Fashion Supply Chain
Apr 20
Symposium to cover advances in wearable tech, sustainability
Apr 20
Tagging Trees and Touting their Benefits
Apr 20
Four Cornell students win 2017 Truman, Udall scholarships
Apr 19
Protecting Colombia’s Birds & Coffee Farmers
Apr 19
New Machine to End Textile Waste
Apr 19
Bees Face Heavy Pesticide Peril
Apr 18
Bikes on Demand Go Anyplace
Apr 18
Celebrating Don Greenberg
Apr 13
Cornell to DC for Sustainability Summit + Science March
Apr 12
Chronicling Islanders' Fight for Environmental Justice
Apr 12
Grants enable graduate student travel to 47 nations
Apr 11
Pollan to Deliver Iscol Lecture
Apr 6
Max Zhang Awarded Engaged Scholar Prize
Apr 6
April at Cornell Blossoms with Events
Apr 6
Honoring Susan Christopherson
Apr 6
2016 Drought Impact on New York Farming
Apr 6
Engineer Max Zhang Awarded Engaged Scholar Prize
Apr 4
Students Speak of Global Climate Change on Capitol Hill
Apr 3
Human Illness Can Harm the Environment
Apr 3
Conservatives & Liberals Read Different Science
Mar 31
High-def Electron Pathways in Soil
Mar 30
Earth Source Heat at Ithaca Forum
Mar 30
Former Japan Prime Minister on Fukushima
Mar 30
Faculty projects get global-at-home curriculum grants
Mar 30
Set Strawberry Clock Post-Apple Bloom
Mar 29
Seeking Genetic Clues to Help Grapes Survive Cold
Mar 28
Microalgae Could Help Relieve Climate Warming
Mar 23
Bringing China Experts Together across Campus
Mar 22
Mahowald Helping Frame UN Climate Change Report
Mar 20
Cornell Carbon Neutrality Forum – March 28
Mar 17
Veterinary Team Cares for Native Species at Belize Zoo
Mar 16
Doctoral Student Named Future Leader in Science
Mar 16
Cornell buttons up, battens down during winter storm
Mar 16
Cornell Hosts Hong Kong Sustainability Meeting
Mar 16
AguaClara Opens 14th Honduras Plant
Mar 16
‘Servant-leader’ Role Suits AguaClara
Mar 16
Is Barn Swallow Behavior Shift Evolutionary?
Mar 15
Beetles, Piranha, and Sharks for Earthwatch
Mar 15
Environmental Economics Expert, Gregory Poe, Dies at 56
Mar 15
Controlling Mosquitoes with Seminal Fluid Proteins
Mar 14
Milkweed Drives away Friends of Enemies
Mar 14
Milkweed defensive strategy drives away friends of enemies
Mar 9
New Environment and Sustainability Major
Mar 9
Moss Reveals How Plants Colonized Land
Mar 9
New environment and sustainability major approved
Mar 8
Climate Change Will Affect World Poverty
Mar 7
Food Ethics and Small Farms
Mar 6
City Impacts of Ride-sharing
Mar 6
App Assesses Disease Severity
Mar 2
Playing Matchmaker for the Public Good
Mar 2
Sustainability efforts take root at Human Ecology
Mar 1
Sustainable Feed from Houseflies
Feb 28
Standing Rock leader decries pipelines on Sioux land
Feb 24
Tool Helps Apple Farms Fight Spring Freezes
Feb 23
Revolutionizing Plastics Recycling
Feb 22
Vietnam Climate Change Spurs Students to Speak Up
Feb 21
Eyes in the Sky for Climate Studies
Feb 21
Salmonella Could Damage DNA
Feb 16
Moving toward Campus Carbon Neutrality
Feb 16
Seagrass Meadows Combat Polluted Seawater
Feb 14
Genes Help Crops Adapt to Change
Feb 8
Alum lauds Israel's water management in campus talk
Feb 7
Renewable Fuels Alone Can't Stop Climate Change
Feb 6
Water Sensor Moves to Promising Business
Jan 30
Exploring New Frontiers in Myanmar
Jan 26
Momentum from 2016 economy will benefit first half of 2017
Jan 25
Fighting Global Wheat Supply Threats
Jan 25
Grant Funds Conference on Reducing Food Waste
Jan 24
Pope's Picture Shifts Climate Views
Jan 24
Plants’ Chemical Signals Keep Pests Moving
Jan 23
ID-ing Micropollutants in NY Waterways
Jan 23
Buckler Wins Food-Ag Prize
Jan 19
19 Cornell faculty chosen as 2017 Public Voices fellows
Jan 17
Microbiome Experts at World Economic Forum
Jan 17
Microbial Metabolism and Biofuel Yield
Jan 6
Oyster Size Unchanged Post Oil Spill
Jan 6
3 New Solar Farms Skims Energy from the Sun

2016 Newsmakers

Dec 29
Infrastructure Reforms for Growth
Dec 22
CDC Awards Nearly $184MM to Fight Zika
Dec 16
Dismantling EPA Regs Hurts Health and Economy
Dec 15
Mahowald Appointed as Faculty Director
Dec 12
Energy Smart Community
Dec 9
What Can Dead Clams Say about Carbon Emissions?
Dec 8
Fred Krupp on Trump’s EPA Pick
Dec 7
Fred Krupp on Trump’s EPA Pick
Dec 2
Build Infrastructure for the Future, Not Just Today
Dec 2
How Trump’s Deportation Plan Threatens America’s Food and Wine Supply
Dec 1
War and Wildlife: Linking Armed Conflict to Conservation
Nov 29
Build Infrastructure for the Future, Not Just Today
Nov 28
Concerns about Chinese Trade Intensify
Nov 21
China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Global Value Chains
Nov 19
Cornell Alumni Sightings at COP22
Nov 19
Students at COP22: The Way Forward
Nov 18
Increasing Capacity Building in Developing Countries
Nov 18
Why Some People Take Action On Climate Change – And Others Don’t
Nov 17
Assessing the Progress of the Bonn Challenge
Nov 17
US Ambassador to Morocco Briefs COP22 Delegates
Nov 17
Climate Smart Options for Urban Planning
Nov 16
The GrowSmarter Project
Nov 16
John Kerry: Paris Agreement – Built to Last
Nov 15
The Other Elephant in the Room
Nov 15
Quantitative Scientific Evidence for Loss and Damage
Nov 15
Cornell Delegation Remains Strong in Week 2 of COP22
Nov 11
Why Do We Need Mustaches to Be Heard?
Nov 10
Climate Smart Agriculture, Agroecology, and Food Security
Nov 10
Climate Shock at the UN Convention in Marrakech
Nov 9
COP22 Beginnings
Nov 9
Hope for Soils and Agriculture at COP22
Nov 8
Are We Really Ready to Go Paperless?
Nov 1
Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary
Oct 27
Paris Agreement Catalyst for Clean Global Economy
Oct 6
Cornell-Trained Media Team Expands IUCN’s Reach
Sep 26
ESA Selects Lodge as President
Sep 21
Farming for Change in Malawi
Sep 21
Mapping the Way to a World That Can Feed 10 Billion People
Sep 19
ACSF Faculty Fellows Climb to 487
Sep 16
Invasive Pythons and More in the Everglades
Sep 15
Protecting NY Water Resources
Sep 13
Sustainable Seaweed?
Sep 12
In Everglades, Invasive Pythons Are Only the Beginning
Sep 6
Feeding More Students in Haiti
Aug 26
Working across Borders Essential for Birds and People
Aug 7
Would You Buy Patched up Clothes to Tackle Textile Waste?
Aug 1
Study Identifies Target for Natural Whitefly Control
Aug 1
When Frogs Pull the Curtain: The Benefits of Mating in Secret
Jul 28
National Forests: Not Just for Timber
Jul 21
Farm-to-Table on a City Roof
Jul 21
National Forests: Not Just for Timber
Jul 14
How Important Are Warmer Seas in the Melting of Glaciers?
Jun 30
Cornell Joins Call to Boost Ag Research Funding
Jun 14
Cornell Researchers Educate through Books
Jun 14
Don’t Blame Milkweed
Jun 14
How Africans Are Saving Their Own Soil
Jun 10
Genomics and the Future of Agriculture
Jun 10
Students Shape Programming at CARE and Oxfam
Jun 9
Donaghy Appointed as ACSF Faculty Director
Jun 7
Climate Change Is Making Calendars Run Amok
May 31
Report Sobering News for Many Birds
May 19
Slicing Apples Makes Kids Eat More
May 18
Major Science Group Weighs in on Safety of GMO Foods
May 17
Playing Safe: Better Nutrition for Babies in Zambia
May 9
Gifts to ACSF Doubled on 2016 Giving Day
May 3
Faculty in Residence Expand Sustainability Conversation
May 2
Protecting the Environment is Critical for a Stronger America
Apr 12
Largest Biochar Facility in U.S. Opens at Cornell
Apr 12
Reclaiming Forest Livelihoods, Preserving Biodiversity
Apr 4
Zero-Risk Strategy for Curbing Climate Change
Mar 31
Noise Pollution Wreaks Havoc on Marine Life
Mar 21
People of Color Care about Climate Change
Mar 17
Efforts to Control Mosquitoes Take on New Urgency
Mar 15
Junk Food-Loving Birds Diss Migration, Live on Landfill
Mar 10
Can We Slow Sea Level Rise by Pumping Water onto Antarctica?
Mar 8
Grad Students Receive ACSF Biodiversity Grants
Feb 25
Quantum Dots Take Giant Leap Forward
Feb 12
As We Respond to Zika, Don’t Forget About Unintended Consequences
Feb 10
ACSF Researchers Rethinking Wildlife Governance
Feb 9
ACSF Welcomes Three New Atkinson Postdocs
Feb 5
Native American Perspectives on Climate Change
Feb 2
Climate change perspectives from Indian Country
Jan 7
2015: Year of Giving
Jan 6
ACSF: Creating Opportunities
Jan 4
New Era for Canine Conservation
Jan 4
Why Climate Change Rhetoric Simultaneously Succeeds and Fails
Jan 1
The Power of Crowds

2016 Cornell News

Dec 15
CHESS Helps Scale up Solar Cells
Dec 15
Devastating Mites Jump from Flowers to Bees
Dec 14
Planning Chair Susan Christopherson Dies
Dec 13
'Win-win' for Wildlife and African Farmers
Dec 8
Cornell Awarded $7M to Lead Transportation Research
Dec 8
Report on Electric Grid Helps Spark NSF Program
Dec 1
Leatherback Turtles Opt to Stay in Place
Dec 1
Loucks Honored for Water Systems Study
Nov 22
Passion to Improve the Planet
Nov 21
Microalgae Create Green Fuel, Reduce Food Insecurity
Nov 18
Bacteria Convert Nitrogen to Greenhouse Gas
Nov 17
Digital Ag Report Looks to Data-driven Future
Nov 16
Moral Values Influence Climate Change Actions
Nov 16
Layered Paint and Propaganda in Cuba
Nov 11
Wicked Weeds May Be Ag Angels
Nov 10
Soil Scientist on Land Degradation at COP22
Nov 10
Rawlings Credits Students for Driving Climate Action
Nov 9
Microbes' Role in Soil Carbon Cycle
Nov 9
Functional Textiles Clean Pollutants
Nov 7
Cornell eases water use restrictions but urges conservation
Nov 2
Public health symposium to take place Nov. 4
Nov 2
Planning for Campus Carbon Neutrality by 2035
Oct 31
Risk of Extinction: in the Eye of Beholder
Oct 27
Dead Clams Tell of Carbon Emission
Oct 27
If Animals Connect, Conservation is Affordable
Oct 27
Studying City/nature Boundary in Bogota
Oct 26
Marine Tragedy Mounts
Oct 26
Biochar Can Scrub CO2 from Atmosphere
Oct 24
NutriPhone Joins McGovern Incubator
Oct 20
Iceland Grabs Green with Geothermal Heat
Oct 20
Helping Nature Pay for Itself
Oct 19
Soil Health Trailer extends Cornell's reach
Oct 19
Howarth Outlines Carbon Neutrality Report Options
Oct 19
$1.2M to Help Cornell Eradicate Potato Pest
Oct 13
Decline in Forest Diversity Could Cost Billions per Year
Oct 13
Cornell Helps Veterans Get Farmer Training
Oct 6
Dilmun Hill Student Farm celebrates 20 years
Oct 5
Drought Conditions Persist into October on Campus, in Region
Oct 5
Megadrought Risks Soar in Southwest
Oct 4
How to Achieve Cornell Carbon Neutrality by 2035
Oct 4
Roundtable to Explore Potential of Geothermal Energy
Oct 3
$4.8 Million to Track NYS Wildlife Disease
Sep 29
Lessons learned after historic flooding topic of summit
Sep 29
Scientists Tackle Toxin Particle Capture
Sep 27
Campus Labs Curb Water Use during Drought
Sep 26
Pointing the Way to Better Hard Cider
Sep 22
Engaged Curriculum Grants support courses, curricula
Sep 21
In drought, Cornell Dining serves up water savings
Sep 19
Identifying New Disease Resistance in Tomato
Sep 19
Quality of Diet Is Key to Health of Baby Birds
Sep 15
Extension Specialists Shine in Disaster Response
Sep 15
Veterinary Medicine in Public Health
Sep 15
Campus groups pool efforts to save more water
Sep 15
Digitizing Glass Models to Punk Flyers
Sep 15
Engineering Students Build Bridge in Bolivia
Sep 15
‘Saving Our Cities’ from Policy Failures
Sep 14
Researchers Able to Control Thickening of Oobleck
Sep 13
New Faculty Fellowship for Adirondack Fishery Program
Sep 9
Warming Oceans Imperil Iconic Marine Species
Sep 8
FSAD to host Helen Storey as its first designer-in-residence
Sep 7
Cornell Researchers to Unleash 'Smart Meter' Potential
Sep 6
Earth Source Heat Could Warm Cornell
Sep 2
MOOC Explores Science and Politics of GMOs
Sep 1
New Defense Against Tomato Bacterial Disease
Sep 1
UK polymer chemist Anthony Ryan to give series of lectures
Sep 1
Campus curbs water use but 'still needs diligence'
Aug 31
Novel Energy Storage Model
Aug 31
Elephants Need 100 Years to Rally
Aug 31
Early Springs May Be Nightmare for Ag
Aug 30
ISS Studying Urbanization of China
Aug 30
Accelerating Tomato Engineering
Aug 30
Can Bugs Stop Invasive Plants?
Aug 25
New University Courses on Love & Food justice
Aug 25
Rebranding of Cornell Plantations Better Reflects Mission
Aug 25
Fall Fest, a fair touting sustainability groups, is Aug. 28
Aug 24
DNS Shows Butterbutt Warbler Is Likely 3 Species
Aug 23
$1M NIH Grant Helps Refine Quick Cancer Test
Aug 23
Moving in, students absorb lessons on dealing with drought
Aug 22
Hospitality, Health and Design Symposium Oct. 9-11
Aug 19
New Case of Oak Wilt
Aug 18
Campus water-use restrictions remain in effect
Aug 17
New Minor on Food Systems, Equity, Sustainability
Aug 10
Grant Expands Center for the Study of Inequality
Aug 9
Bacteria's own genome becomes food safety tool
Aug 8
Specialty Crop Projects Receive $6M in USDA Grants
Aug 4
Klarman Hall receives LEED Platinum certification
Jul 29
Cornell issues water use restrictions as drought worsens
Jul 26
Fermenting Carbon Monoxide into Biofuel
Jul 26
Frogs Have Sex on Land to Avoid Competitors
Jul 20
Mapping the History and Future of Green Cities
Jul 18
Vineyard Cover Crops Save Expense, Environment
Jul 15
New Way for Stabilizing Battery Recharge
Jul 1
Flaring Methane May Mitigate Dairy Farm Methane
Jun 30
Ancient Symbiosis Suggests Whitefly Controls
Jun 29
Rising Sea Level Impacts on Hudson River Wetlands
Jun 28
Cornell partners on 4-H National Youth Science Day
Jun 28
Cornell receives $500K USDA grant to curb food waste
Jun 27
New State Pollinator Protection Plan
Jun 27
Examining Spread of Disease in Bees
Jun 24
Big Data Experts Bring Green Ideas to WEF
Jun 23
Conference: Computing for a Greener World
Jun 22
Tokyo's Cap-and-Trade Soars Past Goals
Jun 22
'Global City Sampling Day' launches Weill antimicrobial study
Jun 21
$2.3MM NIH Grant for FeverPhone
Jun 21
Cornell to Launch New Master of Public Health
Jun 17
Extreme Weather’s Impact on Farming
Jun 15
ACSF Awards Record 14 AVF Grants
Jun 14
Indian Cotton Benefits Traders, Hurts Farmers
Jun 14
QA: David M. Lodge on Atkinson Center Priorities, Impacts
Jun 14
Cornell Seeks More Fed Investment in Ag Research
Jun 9
Cornell Researchers Receive $1.65MM from USDA
Jun 7
Climate Change Defense by Design
Jun 2
Howarth Alerts White House of Methane Danger
Jun 1
Cornell Infectious Disease Experts Host Global Meeting
Jun 1
New extension ag teams aid N.Y.'s North Country
May 31
Powerful New Resource for Plant Researchers
May 25
Tree Sculpture Highlights Climate Justice
May 23
Learn about Sharks in Bite-sized Pieces
May 19
Healing Starts with Everyday Plants
May 12
Cornell and Iceland Team to Model Geothermal Energy
May 12
CALS leaders named to food security commission
May 12
Debate Focuses on Nuclear Power, Climate Change
May 12
Examining the Structures of Inequality
May 9
School lunch subsidy could boost local farms, economies
May 6
Latest Climate Change Info Housed in New Website
May 5
Humanists Offer Critical Perspective on Climate Change
May 4
Boots on the farm: helping veterans access agribusiness
May 3
Atkinson Center faculty-in-residence fellows announced
May 3
Cornell's Sutton Road solar farm opens in Geneva
May 2
Made better through science: Calcite tuned to be mollusk-tough
Apr 28
Alumna’s Lessons on Sustainability, Life
Apr 27
Solar-powered Tag Tracks Songbird Migration
Apr 27
Small bird tagging tech creates new ways to study animals
Apr 26
Rawlings Scholars' research ranges from earworms to robots
Apr 21
Beyond milkweed: Monarchs face habitat, nectar threats
Apr 21
Sheryl WuDunn Envisions China's Environmental Future
Apr 21
Rising Seas and Climate Change Impacts on Vietnam
Apr 15
Cornell Helps Mexican Tribe with Forest Management
Apr 14
Finicky deer avoid some invasive plants, promoting spread
Apr 12
Helping Sustainable Communities Grow Greener
Apr 8
Some Frogs Adapting to Deadly Pathogen
Apr 7
Higher Lead Exposure in Urban Gardens
Apr 6
'Climate-smart Soils' Could Balance the Carbon Budget
Apr 5
Revolutionizing the Textile Industry
Apr 4
Sheryl WuDunn '81 to Deliver Iscol Lecture April 20
Mar 31
What Drives Cities to Pursue Sustainability Policy?
Mar 29
$4.8 MM USAID Grant for Food Security
Mar 24
All Do Not Benefit Equally from Pollution Mitigation
Mar 22
Cornell water tests safe despite lead controversy nearby
Mar 22
Team Aids Mountain Societies Facing Climate Change
Mar 17
Combating Global Wheat Crop Threats
Mar 16
Extension trains students to create climate for change
Mar 14
Fukushima accident panel discusses safety, energy
Mar 11
Rethinking Philippines Crisis Response
Mar 10
New Oneida Lake book sweeps across research panorama
Mar 10
Runway role-play becomes a luminous reality
Mar 9
Post-sex Gene Changes May Help Control Mosquitoes
Mar 8
Grant Helps Female Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mar 8
Climate Change Less Politicized among Minorities
Mar 2
In staving off climate change, social landscape adjusts
Feb 25
Senior group is guiding Cornell's climate actions
Feb 24
Curing Health Care Buildings’ Energy Waste
Feb 23
Designers Tailor Fashion to a Green World
Feb 22
Regenstein Touts Benefits of GMOs
Feb 19
Climate Change and Clean Energy Panel
Feb 18
Cornell Illuminates World’s Scientific Strides
Feb 17
New Vision for Landfill Architecture
Feb 15
Rescuing Castoff Food to Feed the Hungry
Feb 15
Sabin’s Fiber Pavilion Featured in Smithsonian Exhibit
Feb 15
Epidemics, Warming Oceans Challenge Lobster and Sea Stars
Feb 11
Kaushik Basu’s Immersion in Indian Politics
Feb 11
Conference highlights work in Latin American studies
Feb 9
How Corn Fights Simultaneous Attacks
Feb 9
State competition seeks clean-energy businesses
Feb 8
Exploring Oil’s Impact on Humanity
Feb 4
Public Rice Genomic Resources Boon for Breeders
Feb 4
Panelists Review Paris Climate Summit at Ithaca Event
Feb 4
Seeking Efficient Ways to Split Water
Feb 3
Room-temperature Lithium Metal Battery Closer to Reality
Feb 2
Cornellians to Share Scientific Studies at AAAS
Jan 29
First Self-assembled Superconductor Structure
Jan 29
Students Explore Global Apparel Industry in India
Jan 28
New Cooling Loops Save Water
Jan 28
Bamboo-based Design for Safe Classroom
Jan 25
Grant Supports Sustainable Textile Manufacture
Jan 21
CALS Research Key to New York Farming Growth
Jan 19
Cornell Team Creates Gallium Nitride Power Diode
Jan 19
Senior's 3-D printed, sustainable clothing wins scholarship
Jan 14
Gift expands Plantations' old-growth forest preserve
Jan 13
Hydrogen Future for Carbon Present
Jan 11
Transparency Key for Labeling GMOs
Jan 11
McGovern incubator embraces Embark and Ecolectro
Jan 8
New Course: Wildlife in the Neotropics
Jan 7
ICS Awarded $10 Million

2015 Newsmakers

Dec 22
A Changing Climate Means a Changing Menu
Dec 15
Professor Casanova Named One of 50 Most Influential Intellectuals in Iberoamerica in 2015
Dec 15
The Outsize Importance of the Tiny Organic Seed
Dec 13
A Scientist’s View on COP21
Dec 12
Serious about 1.5 Degrees? Stop Fracking!
Dec 11
The Hottest Ticket in Town
Dec 10
Carbonizing Soil and Dark Circles
Dec 9
First Puppies Born By IV Fertilization
Dec 9
COP21 with Two Days to Go
Dec 9
Smog-Choked Beijing Should Have Learned From New York’s Mistakes
Dec 8
Carbon Capture and Clean Development
Dec 8
NutriPhone Dials in Fast, Affordable Healthcare
Dec 7
A Humanist Reports from COP21
Dec 6
COP21 at the Half-way Point
Dec 4
Perspectives from a Veteran COP Delegate
Dec 2
Getting to Work at COP21
Dec 1
World’s Leaders Came to Open COP21
Dec 1
Supporting Birdlife and People – Together
Nov 30
A Bit of Upstate New York at COP21
Nov 30
NutriPhone Dials in Affordable Health Care
Nov 23
Bling for Dogs Helps Solve Global Problem
Nov 23
UN Conference is Opportunity to Renew Climate Change partnership with Canada
Nov 19
Sustainability and Social Justice for Cities
Nov 2
Business Leaders will Bring Politicians to the Table on Climate Change
Oct 28
TCAM 2015 Sustainability Poster and Pitch Competition
Oct 19
Helping Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Oct 12
Preserving Farm Biodiversity
Oct 8
Policy Summer at Oceana
Sep 21
Cresting Wave of Migrants Demands Global Response
Sep 8
The Great Lakes Wind Atlas
Sep 3
ACSF Tops 450 Fellows
Sep 3
Brown Tide Breakthroughs
Aug 31
Diversified Greens for Better Nutrition
Aug 18
New Era, New Theories of Income Distribution
Aug 15
The Economics of Biofuel Policies
Aug 14
ACSF Annual Report Wins Stevie Award
Aug 7
Focus on Foods, Not Nutrients
Aug 5
Deer Management Solutions
Aug 4
Words Poured: Art, Science, and the Thirsty World
Aug 4
Methane Leaks May Greatly Exceed Estimates
Aug 1
What Urban Renewal Gets Wrong about Cities
Jul 21
The Science and Morality of Climate Change
Jul 16
New Moth May Curb Pests
Jul 13
What Tragedy Is Needed for Action on the Environment?
Jul 8
Cornell Tech’s Passive Dorm Design
Jul 6
When the River Runs Dry
Jun 30
AVF Bee Funding Creates Buzz
Jun 25
All Sciences Fundamental to Competitive Future
Jun 24
Ugly Foods: Only the First Step
Jun 16
New Gifts Spur Collaborations
Jun 16
Land Policy and Promise
Jun 10
We’re More Concerned With Nutrients Than Actual Foods
Jun 4
Saving Wild Bees
Jun 3
Global Hunger Rates Drop
May 21
Saving Wildlife, Improving All Lives
May 21
Federal Agencies Turn to Citizen Scientists
May 18
ACSF Summer Internship Program Grows
May 15
Major Gift Supports ACSF-TNC Collaboration
May 12
GOP Has an Opportunity to Define its Environmental Identity
May 10
Nature’s Do-Gooders: What Difference Do They Make?
May 6
What Is Civic Ecology? 25 Definitions.
May 6
Engineering Better, Smarter Clothing
May 5
Citizen Science Tackles Sustainable Behavior
May 4
System Architectures
Apr 30
ACSF Receives $150K Sesquicentennial Gift
Apr 29
Designing Machines That Design Machines
Apr 27
Standing Up for GMO Food
Apr 22
Political Pioneer, Women’s Advocate
Apr 21
Healthy Food for a Healthy World
Apr 20
Water Shortage Demands Smarter Farming
Apr 14
Charter Day Sustainability Events
Apr 14
Hydrogen Fuel, Cheap as Diesel
Apr 9
2015 Impact through Innovation Awards
Apr 7
Water, Technology, and Western Hubris
Apr 6
Tiny Songbird’s Incredible Journey
Apr 2
Women’s Rights, Human Rights
Apr 2
Women’s Rights, Human Rights
Apr 1
Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts Fellows Selected
Apr 1
Tiny Songbird’s Incredible Journey
Mar 19
Grad Student Sustainability Video Contest
Mar 19
Emergency Response for Marine Epidemics
Mar 18
ACSF Director Finalists to Visit Cornell
Mar 18
Don’t Close the Door on Open Science
Mar 16
ACSF Welcomes 21 New Faculty Fellows
Mar 13
Emergency Response for Marine Diseases
Mar 12
Instead of Subsidies, Build More Charging Stations
Mar 11
Ecological Corridor to Save Andean Bears
Mar 9
New Student Internships
Mar 4
Solving the Mystery of Sea Star Deaths
Feb 18
National and Environmental Security, Two Sides of Same Coin
Feb 12
U.S. Headed for a Megadrought
Feb 11
Sailing Fueled Interest in Engineering
Feb 11
Global Rainfall Satellites Need Massive Overhaul
Feb 10
Reducing Crop Molds for Healthier Babies
Feb 6
State-of-the-Art Soil
Feb 3
Young Researchers Receive ACSF Grants
Jan 28
Bipartisan Great Lakes Legislation Deserves Attention
Jan 14
State-of-the-Art Soil
Jan 13
At the Intersection of Science and Policy
Jan 6
Cornell Hosts Food Systems Summit

2015 Cornell News

Dec 21
New Polymer Could Revolutionize Water Purification
Dec 15
Bling for Dogs Helps Fight Global Problem
Dec 14
Sabin Wins Innovator Award
Dec 10
Southern Tier $500M award a boon for agriculture, region
Dec 10
Southern Tier $500M economic award to be boon for Cornell
Dec 3
$13.4 MM Grant to Combat Malnutrition in India
Dec 2
Alliance for Science Launches UN Hunger Talks
Nov 30
Dec. 2 documentary sounds wake-up call about extinctions
Nov 30
Documentary Sounds Wake-up Call about Extinctions
Nov 25
New Tech for Fast Stroke Diagnosis
Nov 23
Depleted Soil and Ultra-poverty for Rural Farmers
Nov 23
Scientists Urge New Soil-carbon Model
Nov 19
New Method a Boon for Geoscientists
Nov 18
Cornellians Paris-bound for Climate Summit
Nov 12
Move Toward Greater Sustainability a Priority
Nov 12
New Cornell cohort enters global food security conversation
Nov 12
Gift opens Lab of Ornithology's digital archive to all
Nov 11
Battling Shrub Willow Leaf Rust
Nov 11
Studying Iceland’s Geothermal Energy
Nov 9
ACSF and EDF Partner on Environmental Projects
Nov 5
Gouda news: Workshop churns out future cheesemakers
Nov 5
Historic Ice Continues Climate Change Series
Nov 4
Seeking Diverse Environmental Justice Leadership
Nov 2
Private Hospital Rooms Cut Infection
Oct 30
Uma Bioseed Wins $500,000 in Competition
Oct 27
Students Help County with 2050 Energy Roadmap
Oct 21
Students Deploy Seismometers for Underground View
Oct 21
Student team reels in genetic engineering awards at competition
Oct 14
Educators meet to bolster undergrad STEM outreach
Oct 12
‘Bridge’ Fuel May Escalate Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas
Oct 7
CU’s Harvest NY Expands Northward
Oct 1
Summer interns enhance life in New York communities
Sep 28
Lake Source Cooling intake pipe to get first cleaning in October
Sep 28
Unravelling Plant Twists and Turns
Sep 24
Students Collect, Evaluate Data in Tanzania
Sep 24
Photojournalist Shows Work on Climate Change
Sep 16
Researchers Study Ways to Disable Algal Bloom
Sep 16
Cornell nanotech facility receives $8M NSF grant
Sep 16
Researchers Diversify Kenyan Greens
Sep 10
Good medical facility design boosts care, saves money
Sep 8
Atlas to Help Great Lakes Wind Energy
Sep 3
Cornell Expert Named to Arctic Mapping Team
Aug 28
Living Library of Weeds, Poisonous Plants
Aug 27
Refurbished Warren Hall – LEED Platinum
Aug 27
Saving Oysters’ Future
Aug 24
Beyond blue ribbons, cheese buoys New York economy
Aug 20
Biologist David Lodge Named Director of Atkinson Center
Aug 14
Sept. 10 Summit Takes on Severe-weather Planning
Aug 12
Nano-style Sheets May Aid Health, Shield Ecosystem
Aug 7
Some Honeybee Colonies Adapt in Wake of Deadly Mites
Jul 23
Sedimental Journey: ‘Port Futures’ Workshop
Jul 23
Worm Pheromones Trigger Plant Defenses
Jul 21
‘Phage’ Weapons Fight for Food Safety
Jul 21
Genetics Reveal Effects of Deadly Frog Fungus
Jul 15
Biofortified Millet Fights Iron Deficiency
Jul 15
Discovery Sheds Light on Research Tool
Jul 15
Cornell Team Readies for “Weed Olympics”
Jul 10
Walter Named Water Resources Institute Director
Jul 7
Transforming Cotton Fibers into Modern Marvels
Jul 2
Waiting to Harvest after Rain Enhances Food Safety
Jul 2
Polymer Mold Makes Perfect Silicon Nanostructures
Jul 1
Trapping Vortices Key to High-current Superconductors
Jun 26
Cornell Introduces Silver Flies to Save Hemlocks
Jun 25
Helping Russians Fight Alfalfa Snout Beetle
Jun 23
Workforce Challenges for NY Food Industry
Jun 18
‘Pollination’ Debuts at Film Festival
Jun 18
Atkinson Center Grants $1.2 Million
Jun 17
Cornell Tech to Build 1st Passive Residential High-rise
Jun 17
The Bridge at Cornell Tech to Connect Academia, Business
Jun 10
Saving Puffins and ‘King Penguin,’ too
Jun 8
App Diagnoses Leaf-or-Death
Jun 5
Tweet! Merlin IDs Uploaded Bird Photos
Jun 4
Atkinson Center Directorship Named for DiSalvo
Jun 3
Pesticides Harm Wild Bees and Pollination
Jun 3
Pollination Can Be Honeybee Free
Jun 3
Cornell-Smithsonian Partnership Aims to Save Wildlife
May 28
Calling for Modernity in Africa
May 20
Cutting-edge Fiber Science
May 19
East Coast Broccoli Proves Viable
May 14
Book Details How Biofuel Policies Affect Food Prices
May 12
Carl Sagan Institute sets sail to explore the 'cosmic ocean'
May 7
Green Collaboration Blooms in Utica
May 7
NY Vegetable Growers Fund Research
May 7
Rawlings Scholars display an array of research
May 7
Miyazaki Named Einaudi Center Director
May 6
Cornell Seeds Urban Farming in NYC
May 6
Modern Look at System Architecture
May 5
Genome Editing to Improve Rice Crops
May 4
Expect More Coral Disease under Climate Change
May 1
Researchers Share the Dirt on Soil
Apr 30
Sprouting Student Startup Wins $100,000
Apr 30
My Village in Nepal Is Gone
Apr 29
Cooking up 3 Atom-thick Electronic Sheets
Apr 28
Land Project Builds on 3 Years of Collaboration
Apr 28
Better Batteries to Break Fossil Fuel Dependence
Apr 27
Pros and Cons of the Genomic Revolution
Apr 27
Bailey Hortorium Herbarium Stems from Cornell’s Roots
Apr 26
Cornell’s Role in Reducing Poverty
Apr 26
Eye-popping, Mind-expanding Scenes of Science
Apr 26
Professors Gaze toward a Secure, Sustainable Future
Apr 24
Seguin and Lassoie named 2015 Kaplan Faculty Fellows
Apr 23
Cornell Rewind: Keeping the faith in a nonsectarian way
Apr 23
Students present their research at 30th CURB forum
Apr 22
Social Sciences, Arts, Humanities Focus of Pilot
Apr 21
Cornell Earns 4th Gold STARS
Apr 21
Ted Danson Uses Celebrity to Fight for Healthy Oceans
Apr 21
Jack Elliott Connects Nature and Classical Art
Apr 15
Services are April 18 for Verne Rockcastle, science educator
Apr 9
$18.5M Grant to Boost Crop Breeding
Apr 8
Ted Danson to Deliver Iscol Lecture April 20
Apr 6
Cornell to Offer Classes with Congolese University
Apr 2
Students, teachers unite in India for science literacy
Apr 1
Winter Runoff on Par with Ocean Salinity
Mar 31
Adding Renewable Energy to Grid Requires Flexibility
Mar 31
Weill Cornell's Belfer Research Building certified LEED Gold
Mar 26
Cornell and Global Poverty Reduction
Mar 26
Growing Local Farms, Shrinking Childhood Obesity
Mar 25
Cornell to Advance Ebola Protective Garments
Mar 25
‘Indoor Biome’ as New Research Frontier
Mar 25
Next-gen Seeds for African farmers
Mar 20
Professors Chew on Dietary Politics
Mar 17
Online Course for Public Gardens
Mar 16
SRI Receives Food Security Prize
Mar 10
Bird Wings Generate Electricity
Mar 10
Finding Bad Mutations to Improve Maize
Mar 9
Ecological Corridor to Preserve Ecuadorian Bears
Mar 9
New Pest-fighting, Yield-boosting Alfalfa
Mar 9
Origami Pattern for Mechanical Switch
Mar 5
Charter Day Preview: Jenny Sabin
Mar 5
Toasting Vineyard Protection Research
Mar 2
Disease-carrying Fleas Abound on New York City’s Rats
Feb 27
Researchers Flock Citizen Science Meeting
Feb 26
USDA Grant on Rural-Urban Food Links
Feb 26
Precision Gas Sensor could Fit on a Chip
Feb 26
Ault on ‘Springcasting’ in Webinar
Feb 25
Climate Change Likely to Alter Oneida Lake
Feb 25
UN officials brief Cornell students on new global tasks
Feb 19
Cornell Sinks Teeth into New MOOCs
Feb 18
Space-age Tech Points the Way for Herders
Feb 17
Distemper Virus Affects Wild Carnivores
Feb 16
Public Warmer on ‘Climate Change’
Feb 12
‘Megadrought’ Likely for Western U.S. by 2100
Feb 12
Global Rainfall Satellites Need Overhaul
Feb 10
Better Solar Cells through Chemistry
Feb 10
Sanitation Scores in India Need Improvement
Feb 10
Assessing Commercial Viability of Larva Meal
Feb 5
Physics Breakthrough Stalled by Magnetic Disorder
Feb 5
Queen to Honor Student for Climate Change Work
Feb 5
Cornell sending strong contingent to AAAS 2015
Feb 3
Exploring Indigenous Research Approaches
Jan 29
Mealworm ‘Meat’ to Feed the World
Jan 29
Skorton Releases Carbon Neutrality Plan
Jan 29
Climate Action Plan Acceleration Working Group report released
Jan 29
New LED lights illuminate sports venues’ vibrancy
Jan 29
Skorton Speeds Carbon Neutrality Goal
Jan 27
Generators that relieve power grid worsen ozone pollution
Jan 27
Treating Diabetes with Engineered Probiotic
Jan 27
Generators Worsen Ozone Pollution
Jan 26
Cornell Jump-starts Five NY Companies
Jan 20
New Woodswoman Scholarship Fund
Jan 16
Smackdown's upside nets $23,000 in energy savings
Jan 13
DOE: $3M for ‘Air-conditioned’ Clothing
Jan 13
Law School Addition LEED Platinum
Jan 12
NSF Grant for Building Better Fruit Trees
Jan 9
New Tech Keeps Bacteria from Sticking to Surfaces
Jan 8
Movin’ on Up: Startup ‘Graduates’ from McGovern Incubator
Jan 6
High-temperature Superconductor ‘Fingerprint’ Found

2014 Newsmakers

Dec 11
Four Atkinson Postdocs Launch New Program
Dec 10
Rapid Response to Sea Star Wasting Disease
Dec 10
Faculty Fellows in The Hill
Dec 9
Winning the War on Fossil Fuels
Nov 21
ACSF Award Given to Iceland President
Nov 21
Climate Justice for Today and Tomorrow
Nov 18
Gunnison Sage-grouse Listing Supports Grassroots Conservation
Nov 17
Gambling Away Our Clean-energy Future?
Nov 3
In Spite of the News, There is Hope for Biodiversity
Oct 28
Nature is Speaking
Oct 20
Climate Change Belief and Action: Closing the Gap
Oct 19
TCAM 2014 Sustainability Poster Competition
Oct 14
Hellbent for Hellbenders
Oct 13
Fair is Fair? Ask a Chimp.
Oct 7
Health Buzzwords Mislead Consumers
Oct 1
Donald Greenberg: Multi-Disciplinary Work
Sep 30
Saving Our Birds
Sep 25
Water Policy for a Wellspring of Conflict
Sep 11
Save Sane Lanes for Carpoolers
Sep 11
Travis and Rodewald Launch Op-Ed Series in The Hill
Sep 10
Avoiding the Path to Zero
Sep 8
Food Security: 10 Critical Needs
Sep 5
ACSF Tops 400 Fellows
Sep 4
NutriPhone: Calling for Better Health
Aug 28
Online Tool Reduces Farm Nitrogen Loss
Aug 27
The ‘One Health’ Case for Environmental Policy Action
Aug 27
The ‘One Health’ Case for Environmental Policy Action
Aug 25
West Coast Marine Epidemic Heats Up
Aug 18
To Reduce Tech’s Gender Gap: Take a Cue from Orchestras
Jul 31
Google’s Latest Project: Mapping Gas Leaks in U.S. Cities
Jul 30
National Award Goes to Cornell IGERT Student
Jul 24
Summer on Cannery Row
Jul 14
Rural Communities, Resilient Communities
Jul 8
Gulls Be Gone
Jul 3
Why Americans Hate (and Love) the Rich
Jun 26
It’s Nuts: The Tech/Nut Convergence
Jun 24
Harvell Tells Public Radio about Starfish Epidemic
Jun 20
Pests Eat Their Way to Bigger Yields
Jun 19
Roseanna Zia: New Materials, New Applications
Jun 17
Ending Poverty and Growing Markets
Jun 10
Clean Power Plan to Slash Power Plant Emissions
Jun 6
More Food Aid Dollars for Freight Special Interests
Jun 4
NCA Report: Climate Change Escalating in All U.S. Regions
May 8
Biochar Benefits
May 8
Cornell Cellular Tower Gets Sustainably Cool
Apr 25
How to Make Fracking Safer for the Environment
Apr 22
Geothermal: ‘Underground’ Renewable Energy
Apr 18
More Methane Than Expected
Apr 16
NYT: Cornell Course One of Nation’s 10 Best
Apr 16
Five Foods That Will Be Harder to Grow in a Warmer World
Apr 14
Kenyan Herders Experience Drought with Less Devastation
Apr 14
Sperm Motility, Hope for Fertility
Apr 11
Thriving Humans, Healthy Lands
Mar 28
USDA Climate Hubs Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Mar 25
Concession Stand Makeover
Mar 19
For Better Science Communication: Reduce Uncertainty
Mar 18
Deer Disrupting Northeastern Forests
Mar 10
Pollinator Website Links New York Bees and Apples
Feb 11
Algae Promise Greener Energy
Feb 11
CARE-Cornell Partnership Bears Fruit
Feb 4
How Much Can Biochar Slow Climate Change?
Jan 27
ACSF Seeks Proposals for 2014 AVF Program
Jan 9
Nature Wars Deer Management Forum

2014 Cornell News

Dec 23
Students Survey Urban Aesthetics in Southeast Asia
Dec 19
Diverse Ideas Served up at First Food Systems Summit
Dec 18
On the Environmental Trail of Food Pathogens
Dec 18
Multiferroic Heroics Put Instant-On Computing in Sight
Dec 17
In the Battle against Ebola, a Double-layer Solution
Dec 16
Students Form Nucleus for Sustainability Alliance
Dec 16
Scientists Get $1.6M to Study Infectious Farm Diseases
Dec 15
Carbon-trapping 'Sponges' Can Cut Greenhouse Gases
Dec 15
Virus Causing Mass Cape Cod duck Die-offs Identified
Dec 11
Cornell joins effort to fight global hunger
Dec 10
Tata-Cornell Initiative observes first year of research
Dec 9
Researcher Calls for New 'Science of Climate Diversity'
Dec 9
TED-Style Event Focuses on Systems Thinking
Dec 8
Cornell to Buy All of Black Oak Wind Farm's Energy
Dec 4
Some Plants Evolve Tolerance to deer
Dec 3
Land Use Looms as Large Factor in Global Warming
Dec 2
'Spolia' Event Examines History, Future of Reuse
Nov 24
Iceland President: Green Energy Forges Good Business
Nov 20
Cornell-developed Polymer Has Commercial Debut
Nov 20
Expert Offers Feasible, Statewide Green Energy Plan
Nov 19
Cornell's economic outlook conference will be Dec. 9
Nov 17
Billions of 'Nanoreactors' Inform Materials Design
Nov 17
Virus Causes Devastating Sea Star Wasting Disease
Nov 12
Iceland President Olafur Grimsson to Visit Nov. 20-22
Nov 10
White Thanksgiving Dreams Die with Warming Reality
Nov 5
Cornell Startup Partners with Enzyme Company
Nov 4
Research Team is Hell-bent on Saving Hellbenders
Nov 4
Climate Change Beliefs Don't Always Lead to Action
Nov 4
Proposed Geneva Solar Array Conjures Electrifying Future
Nov 3
Adapting is Key to Survive Climate Change, Says Revkin
Nov 3
Forests Lose Essential Nitrogen in Surprising Way
Oct 30
Newly Found Fungus Threatens Salamanders Worldwide
Oct 30
Food Systems Global Summit Slated for December 8
Oct 21
Faculty Apprise Alumni on Solving Global Challenges
Oct 20
Cooperative Extension Interns Report on Statewide Research
Oct 16
Alum Urges Students to Drive Clean Tech Revolution
Oct 16
State Dairy Leaders Gather for Second Yogurt Summit
Oct 14
Study Proves Biodiversity Buffers Disease
Oct 14
Harvest Dinner serves up delicious sustainability
Oct 7
Dream Big, Start Small, Wakami Founder Says
Oct 7
CHESS X-rays Show How to Grow Crystals from Crystals
Sep 25
Art student stages Ithaca Falls installation Sept. 26
Sep 25
Solo Hybrid Drivers in carpool Lanes Amplify Gridlock
Sep 24
Cornell Perspectives: Business Leads Carbon Neutrality
Sep 23
Cornellians march in NYC to fight climate change
Sep 18
New solar farm set to flip switch to 'on' Sept. 19
Sep 18
$4.7M grant to study fruit genetics, development
Sep 17
Plant engineered for more efficient photosynthesis
Sep 16
Human Ecology launches grassroots green campaign
Sep 11
Accelerated climate neutrality proposal presented to faculty
Sep 11
Nutrition professionals worldwide crave info via MOOCs
Sep 10
State of the Birds report shows success and need for conservation
Sep 9
Study tracks who dengue-carrying mosquitoes bite
Sep 9
Experiment makes energy savings a game
Sep 8
Book uncovers challenges for Indonesian mine
Sep 8
Soil health workshop teaches from the ground up
Sep 8
How to pay the real costs of energy use
Sep 3
Symposium sows seeds of sustainable communities
Sep 2
100 years later: Passenger pigeon loss is red flag
Sep 2
Key to pathogenic slime uncovered
Sep 2
In Sibley Hall, a clean, well-lit space for architects
Aug 27
Cornell continues to make its mark at state fair
Aug 25
Southwest May Face ‘Megadrought’ within Century
Aug 21
For a healthier you, let your smartphone call it in
Aug 21
Genetics used to improve plants for bioenergy
Aug 21
New Cornell Alliance for Science gets $5.6 million grant
Aug 14
Study helps prevent rhino deaths during relocation
Aug 13
To bolster lithium battery life, add a little salt
Aug 13
$20M grant to support developing eco-friendly plastics
Aug 11
Grad students master mentoring in Arizona field course
Aug 11
Ingested nanoparticles may damage liver
Aug 7
Origami could lead to tunable materials
Aug 6
Liners can protect pipelines during earthquakes
Aug 6
Genetics reveal effects of deadly frog fungus
Aug 4
The perfect atom sandwich requires an extra layer
Aug 1
Ag secretary briefed on nutrition, dairy, climate research
Aug 1
New book and site on international development
Jul 31
'Hawkaholics' watch nest life 24/7
Jul 30
Ag business is no longer business as usual, says expert
Jul 29
Groundwater is safe in potential N.Y. fracking area
Jul 22
North Atlantic right whale's prospects tied to climate
Jul 16
Global warming culprit-nations likely to change by 2030
Jul 14
Twilight tour highlights heritage grain research
Jul 8
Wastewater injection induces Oklahoma earthquakes
Jul 8
Rebounding ospreys nest for first time near campus
Jul 8
Summer course trains experts in WHO policies
Jun 30
Four of 10 wells forecast to fail in northeastern Pa.
Jun 27
Move over, silicon? New transistor material tested
Jun 25
Fracking flowback could indirectly pollute groundwater
Jun 25
BEST program gives Ph.D.s insights into nonacademic jobs
Jun 24
Pest attacks can lead to bigger crop yields
Jun 24
Kill flies by alternating pesticides, monitoring need
Jun 20
Sex proteins may help fight mosquito-borne diseases
Jun 12
Reunion forum explores genetically engineered crops
Jun 10
Atkinson Center awards $1.4 million to new projects
Jun 9
Geothermal heat pumps keep cell tower cool
Jun 6
New school positions plant and soil science for the future
Jun 3
Critical zone’ study expands with $1.4M NSF award
Jun 3
Maya Lin’s ‘Sound Ring’ unveiled at Lab of Ornithology
Jun 2
Irish potato famine pathogen originated in Mexico
May 29
High tunnels at Plantations to simulate climate change
May 28
Findings may advance iron-rich, cadmium-free crops
May 22
Plant pathologists help thwart vexing grain disease
May 22
Natural resources expert talks Big Apple agriculture
May 21
Collmer to lead new School of Integrative Plant Science
May 16
Algal genes may boost efficiency, yield in staple crops
May 15
Undergrad marshals resources to build school in Haiti
May 14
Climate change caused empire’s fall, tree rings reveal
May 13
Johnson’s green fund to help combat climate change
May 13
Grants further environmental policy research
May 13
Control methane now, greenhouse gas expert warns
May 12
African students learn advanced cassava breeding skills
May 8
Study: Weather patterns aid small birds’ migrations
May 8
Thomas Seeley waxes poetic on bees
May 8
First cohort of International Faculty Fellows chosen
May 7
New battery test center adds zip to New York economy
May 6
Lehman Fund makes seven awards for China study
May 6
Watts down: Vintage Sheldon Court wins energy contest
May 6
Thinkers tackle atomic war, climate change in diacritics
May 6
Threats seen to 3 billion birds in vast Canadian forest
May 6
Jenny Sabin receives Young Architects Prize
May 6
UV-B light zaps cucumber disease
May 5
New website links land owners and seekers
May 5
Student-developed water monitor gets EPA support
May 1
Famine fear won’t sway minds on GM crops
Apr 30
Study to focus on rice genes, yield and climate
Apr 29
Aluminum tolerance fix could open arable land
Apr 28
Eel expert Bowser wins distinguished EPA award
Apr 24
Libe Slope features living art display
Apr 23
Wearable technologies flourish as functional fashion
Apr 23
Roseanna N. Zia wins young investigator award
Apr 23
Service-learning event honors student, faculty projects
Apr 23
Fuchs, Greene, Feeney elected to arts and sciences academy
Apr 23
Expert cautions: ‘Nature never forgets nor forgives’
Apr 23
Invasive vines swallow up New York’s natural areas
Apr 22
New alfalfa variety resists ravenous local pest
Apr 21
Corporate greening starts with trained students
Apr 21
Errant methane plumes detected over Marcellus wells
Apr 21
Kenya’s drought insurance helps Islamic herders
Apr 17
Climate Action Plan steps up sustainability strategy
Apr 16
Land-mending advocate to give Iscol lecture April 22
Apr 16
Elephant Expert Shares Updates from the Wild
Apr 16
Book offers simplified guide to shale gas extraction
Apr 16
Atkinson Center launches postdoc fellowships
Apr 15
Ninth AguaClara water plant in Honduras opens
Apr 14
First metritis vaccine protects dairy cows
Apr 14
At once-verdant delta, prologue of ecological tale begins
Apr 9
Sustainable shale development’ chair speaks April 15
Apr 9
Fiber science takes center stage at fashion show April 12
Apr 8
Archaeologist reveals sustainable practices of the Haudenosaunee
Apr 7
Students study responses to flooding in new course
Apr 7
Physical, social scientists tackle big questions
Apr 3
Economist identifies useful education reforms in India
Apr 2
Conference looks at fiscal stress in upstate cities
Mar 20
School gardens grow kids’ physical activity levels
Mar 14
Dry future climate could reduce orchid bee habitat
Mar 13
For a greening Cornell, three is a gold STARS charm
Mar 10
Deer proliferation disrupts a forest’s natural growth
Mar 10
Study: Winter harvest boosts feedstock security
Mar 6
Warming temperatures push chickadees northward
Mar 6
IndePennDense 2076′ wins Philly planning contest
Mar 5
Supergene allows butterflies to mimic toxic relatives
Mar 4
Predators delay pest resistance to Bt crops
Feb 20
Jacobs Institute scholars rethink building retrofits
Feb 20
Statler earns award as greenest hotel in New York state
Feb 20
Hi-tech fixes for climate change, fish tracking
Feb 19
Indoor urban farms called wasteful, ‘pie in the sky’
Feb 19
BTI researcher on a mission to save citrus
Feb 18
Conservation practices to be examined in lecture
Feb 18
Cornell experts help make old clothes new again
Feb 18
Warmer temps push tropical birds up and off mountains
Feb 17
Sweet service: Student aids Cameroon cocoa farmers
Feb 17
Scientists jump start New York businesses
Feb 17
Sea star wasting devastates Pacific Coast species
Feb 17
Cornell-led collaboration seeks marine disease solutions
Feb 17
Citizen science helps bridge research gap
Feb 12
Atkinson Center requests proposals for 2014 grants
Feb 10
Waste not: Student aims to get more out of manure
Feb 4
Big Apple’s only hydroponic student lab showcased
Feb 4
Hiring people with disabilities benefits ‘green’ industries
Jan 30
Climate change’s heat – not cold – is the real killer
Jan 30
Study: Food hubs’ support for local economy is mixed
Jan 28
Thermostat setbacks over holiday lead to fiscal bonus
Jan 23
Dining scraps could power sewage plant
Jan 23
U.N. report sounds alarm on farming land-use crisis
Jan 22
Cook stove designs aid developing nations
Jan 16
Facilities VP named to sustainability association board
Jan 16
Watkins named Cornell Cooperative Extension director
Jan 16
Engineer designs digital solution for pesticide drift
Jan 15
Keith Tidball named USDA visiting scholar
Jan 9
Study links poor dolphin health to Gulf oil spill
Jan 7
DELLAs bolster symbiosis in Green Revolution crops

2013 Newsmakers

Dec 18
Inflatable Dancing Scarecrows Save Crops
Dec 11
Epidemic Wiping Out Sea Stars on Both Coasts
Dec 9
Wage Premium for Working Long Hours is Rising
Dec 5
2013 Iscol Internships for a Sustainable Future
Nov 12
AVF Researchers Identify Damaging Biomass Crop Pathogens
Oct 29
Share Your Habitat with YardMap
Oct 29
Young Wins Mead Award
Oct 28
TCAM 2013 Sustainability Poster Competition
Oct 25
ACSF Supports Gold-Medal Student Team
Oct 17
Recent Rapid Response Fund Awards
Oct 16
Driving Hydrogen Power to Ithaca
Oct 14
Kerslick Appointed as ACSF Executive Director
Oct 3
Sustainable Communities for New York
Sep 25
Chris Barrett: Food vs. Cash
Sep 23
Shaping the Future of Water Funds
Sep 12
Indonesia PEER Project
Sep 12
Field Biology as Art
Sep 12
Engineering Faculty Fellows Honored
Sep 10
Engineering Plants for a Cleaner Environment
Sep 3
ACSF Welcomes 2013 Fellows
Sep 3
2013 ACSF Caption Contest
Aug 6
The Changing Face of Food Aid
Aug 6
Intersections of Infectious Disease and Climate Change
Jul 26
Sick Corals: Undersea Doctors to the Rescue
Jul 19
Environmental Activists Debate Fracking Legislation
Jul 18
Better Broccoli for Hotter Summers
Jul 16
Johnson School Sponsors Clean Cookstove Contest
Jul 8
ACSF Fellows Respond to President’s Climate Change Vision
Jul 5
New Regulations Boost Renewable Energy
Jul 2
Miller Appointed as ACSF Development Director
Jun 27
Earthworms in the Northeastern Woods
Jun 24
Detecting Disease with a Smartphone
Jun 19
Cornell IGERT Students Win Poster and Video Contest
Jun 18
Spread of Asian Mosquitoes Could Fuel Disease Outbreaks
Jun 14
Cowen and Travis Appointed as ACSF Associate Directors
Jun 14
Collaborating for Conservation
Jun 14
Fluid Mechanics for Sustainability
Jun 13
Food for 9 Billion Stories Probe Food-Climate Connections
Jun 12
U.S. Trails in Hydrogen Fueling Stations
Jun 5
Genome Offers Clues to Frog-Killing Fungus
May 21
Not the Weather We Grew Up With
May 20
How to Get Food Aid Right
May 8
Antarctic Nematodes and Climate Change
May 7
In Pursuit of an Underwater Menagerie
Apr 25
ACSF 2012 Annual Report
Apr 25
NYS Climate Change Science Clearinghouse
Apr 12
What Happened to the Environmental Movement?
Apr 11
Communicating Health, Science, and Environmental Risks
Apr 11
Climate Smart – Climate Ready Conference
Mar 11
Village-scale Biofuels
Mar 8
Saving the Gunnison Sage Grouse
Feb 12
Puppy Born from Frozen Embryo, Fetches Good News for Endangered Animals
Jan 31
Mahowald Major Contributor to Climate Change Report
Jan 30
Drew Harvell: Diving Into the Coral Triangle
Jan 25
Fewer Mosquitoes This Summer?
Jan 17
ACSF Fellows Coauthor National Climate Assessment

2013 Cornell News

Dec 23
Extension’s school garden project grows success
Dec 18
Faculty Senate urges fossil fuel divestment
Dec 18
Great Dane: Colleagues fete Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Dec 17
Planners to study development in Indonesia
Dec 17
Aeroponics to boost NY potato production
Dec 11
Picture of health: a selfie that may save your life
Dec 9
Faculty agree on viability of electric cars at screening
Dec 5
Christine Shoemaker wins national engineering award
Dec 5
Statler Hotel recycles soap to boost global hygiene
Dec 4
Scary dancers’ chase birds from fruit
Dec 3
Gates grant to extend knowledge in developing world
Nov 26
Better elephant stimulation needed to get good sperm
Nov 26
New website is ‘one-stop shop’ for climate change info
Nov 25
Book links food security to political stability
Nov 21
Hotels’ green efforts don’t affect revenues
Nov 20
Cornell Tech designed ‘for next century’
Nov 7
Johnson center to lead marine ecosystem group
Nov 7
As crop indicators, weeds spread in warmer world
Nov 7
Smithsonian’s Monfort urges sustaining biodiversity
Nov 7
Skorton: Hard work ahead for campus sustainability
Nov 4
Making electric energy efficient at bargain prices
Oct 30
Grants support Great Lakes biology surveys
Oct 28
Innovator award bestowed upon the late Ray Wu
Oct 28
Expert: U.S. must do more to protect climate, environment
Oct 28
Academia: Loosen patent protection for diseases of poor
Oct 24
Larry Cathles offers remedies for Earth’s eco future
Oct 24
Food inspires lithium-sulfur battery breakthroughs
Oct 23
Small changes can reduce produce contamination
Oct 22
$12M gift bolsters Atkinson Center leadership
Oct 22
Wood chips could help cleanse farm field run-off
Oct 22
CU GEM improves eco-friendly Styrofoam substitute
Oct 21
Sera Young wins Margaret Mead award
Oct 17
Kerslick named Atkinson Center’s executive director
Oct 15
Economists explore ‘loca-pouring’ of wines
Oct 10
New micro water sensor can aid growers
Oct 10
Researchers survey how green grows your switchgrass
Oct 7
Produce perfect: Biotech sweet corn goes unblemished
Oct 2
Cows’ carbon hoofprint is smaller than thought
Sep 26
10 Cornell specialty crops projects get USDA funding
Sep 25
Using genes to rescue animal and plants from extinction
Sep 23
From humble peanut to lifesaving legume
Sep 23
CEO of firm with social mission to give Sept. 30 talk
Sep 19
Laurie Anderson’s art turns to storytelling
Sep 19
Optimists tackle the future of food security
Sep 18
Treated fibers clean dye-polluted waters
Sep 18
Even low-level PCBs change bird songs
Sep 13
Food, poverty research are focus of Sept. 17 event
Sep 10
Ithaca may kindle America’s budding hydrogen economy
Sep 10
Experts to focus on food security in a vulnerable world
Sep 10
Chris Barrett to direct Dyson School
Sep 4
Breeders, seed savers advance organics movement
Sep 4
Engineering launches ‘Think Big, Live Green’ campaign
Aug 29
Project aims to lure locavores to the wild side
Aug 22
Fountain of youth’ for leaves discovered
Aug 21
Freeing pet catfish can devastate ecosystems
Aug 14
Sierra ranks Cornell fifth ‘coolest’ school
Aug 12
Greening manure could yield fly larvae fit for a meal
Aug 8
AguaClara expands water efforts to India
Aug 5
Turning tired land into energizing liquid gold
Aug 2
Cornell gives award to local Building Bridges Initiative
Aug 2
Research provides insights into marine disease and climate
Aug 1
Panel calls for protecting world’s largest forest
Jul 31
Venice exhibit aims to keep island afloat
Jul 26
Conferees discuss how to help farmers through technology
Jul 25
Birds’ good vibrations power mini backpacks
Jul 25
Sea Grant holds City of Water Day in Big Apple
Jul 22
Plantations seeks to control invasive plants and pests
Jul 17
Student studies changing ecology of Ethiopia
Jul 17
Teachers tackle bioenergy in weeklong course on campus
Jul 15
From the Grounds up, Study Seeks Sustainable ‘Java’
Jul 12
Grad student to wrestle weeds in collegiate contest
Jul 12
Proposed solar array offers a bright energy future
Jul 11
Maine’s indigenous plants help economy, Native Americans
Jul 11
Social media to help farmers deal with climate change
Jul 10
An ancient breed is resurrected in great grain revival
Jul 1
Two student teams win coveted EPA prize
Jun 28
Cowen, Travis appointed ACSF associate directors
Jun 28
Agriculture and climate change meet at new institute
Jun 26
Permaculture garden grows food for Trillium
Jun 26
Teachers delve into global water and culture issues
Jun 11
Tour allure: Enjoy Cornell’s ‘garden of weedin’
May 30
Recycling farm plastics gains momentum
May 29
Genome offers clues to amphibian-killing fungus
May 23
Students present vision for a revamped Ithaca waterfront
May 21
New DNA cattle test beefs up dairy and meat quality
May 15
Clam fossils divulge secrets of ecologic stability
May 14
Potato may help feed Ethiopia in era of climate change
May 14
Event melds poetry with ecology
May 9
$9.9M grant to reduce dairy’s environmental hoofprint
May 9
Adding veggies to your diet helps cut global warming
May 7
N.Y.’s climate change clearinghouse to offer info to all
May 2
In Cambodia, Uphoff touts SRI successes
May 2
Energy harvester rolls to market production
May 1
Cornell research helps meet world’s crop challenges
Apr 29
Hot fires don’t always scorch soil, study finds
Apr 25
Students put a price on trees for Arbor Day
Apr 25
Biochar reduces nasty nitrous oxide emissions on farms
Apr 24
On Earth Day, lecturer urges ‘rethink, restore, reconnect’
Apr 18
Art, archaeology highlight student humanities research
Apr 17
Kareiva to reboot environment debate in Iscol Lecture
Apr 9
Arctic vegetation spread could boost climate change
Apr 9
Debate focuses on fracking and future of energy
Apr 3
Expo features flyers, hoverers, soarers and wind catchers
Apr 2
Disease-resistant tomatoes fight lethal pests
Apr 2
CANCELLED – Environmentalist E.O. Wilson to give Olin Lecture
Apr 2
Faculty stir up solutions at climate change forum
Apr 2
Student founds sustainable seafood program
Apr 2
Classes use energy dashboard to study conservation
Mar 25
Compost helps restore soil in arid region of China
Mar 14
Ready to plant: ‘Iron Lady’ tomato punches out blights
Mar 12
Grad student helps Rwandan women grow mushrooms
Mar 12
Invasive weeds could shed light on climate-coping
Mar 12
New York’s fossil fuel: Gone with the wind, water and sun
Mar 11
Top USDA official calls for more agriculture education
Mar 11
Northeast bee population declines confirmed
Mar 5
Economists call on Washington to enact carbon tax
Mar 4
Kassam elected to Academy of Sciences in Tajikistan
Mar 4
CALS seeks to meet needs of the world’s poorest
Mar 4
Social scientists stress importance of sustainability work
Mar 4
Arctic ice loss amplified Superstorm Sandy violence
Feb 27
Exploring Cemetery Roots of American Parks
Feb 26
Johnson team wins renewable energy competition
Feb 18
Cornell nets $7 million NSF grant for corn study
Feb 18
Cornell reduces emissions by 7 percent in last two years
Feb 12
Nature lovers can become natural area mentors
Feb 12
Shields’ method to control nasty pest reaps award
Feb 5
AguaClara wins Katerva Award for urban design
Jan 31
Two professors lead national climate report
Jan 30
Work needed to make algal biofuel viable, study suggests
Jan 9
New Climate Change Minor Covers Science and Solutions
Jan 8
Future of East Coast broccoli looks bright
Jan 4
Tiny fly is big trouble for berry growers
Jan 4
Grant to help reduce Johne’s disease in dairy cows
Jan 2
Langwick wins grant to study African law, medicine

2012 Newsmakers

Dec 7
Let’s Move beyond Lake Source Cooling as Phosphorous Culprit
Dec 4
U.S. Climate Aid Reaches across Globe
Dec 3
Faculty Fellows on Climate Change
Dec 3
DOE Grant to Develop Algae Bioreactor for Biofuels Production
Nov 28
Don’t Rebuild… Rethink Coastal Development
Nov 26
The Winters of Our Discontent
Nov 21
New England Fishing in the Face of Climate Change
Nov 16
Prediction Never Easy, Particularly with U.S. Energy Production
Nov 8
Gardens for New York Kids
Nov 1
Beyond the Perfect Storm
Oct 30
TCAM Sustainability Panel & Poster Competition
Oct 7
2012 Iscol Internships for a Sustainable Future
Oct 1
Andy Revkin Visits Cornell
Jul 24
NY Shales Hold Much Less Natural Gas Than Estimated
Jul 23
Harvell Comments on the Future of Coral Reefs
Jul 19
Atkinson Center Announces Rapid Response Fund Awardees
Jul 16
Do Dust and Aerosols Play Cooling Roles in Climate Change?
Jul 16
Cathles’ Peer Reviewed Study Cited
Jul 5
Sustainable Biodiversity Fund – 2012 Call
Jun 3
The Office Deep Freeze
Jun 1
Howarth Gives Congressional Testimony on Hydro-fracking
May 22
President Skorton Speaks about Sustainability
May 3
Interview with Sara Pritchard
Mar 29
Interview with Miguel Gomez
Mar 22
Ingraffea quoted on airplane metal stress
Mar 15
GLI study warns of economic damage in a Keystone Pipeline spill
Mar 7
When Food Aid Goes Local, Some Say It Works Better
Feb 25
Wolford Appointed as ACSF Associate Director
Jan 25
Ecosystem Services Communication
Jan 11
New Climate Change Adaptation Program
Jan 11
On Shale Gas, Warming and Whiplash

2012 Cornell News

Dec 21
Willow workshop fires up Northeast bioenergy
Dec 21
Cornell wins regional economic development funds
Dec 18
Specialty crop projects receive almost $1 million
Dec 18
Lecture on the ‘new normal’ for disasters
Dec 12
Religious studies important to sustainability, says Law
Dec 4
Tracing foodborne pathogens on the farm
Nov 30
Gates Foundation awards $25M for cassava research
Nov 29
Sustainability summit touts Cornell as living laboratory
Nov 28
Two graduate students receive EPA fellowships
Nov 27
Fiber Society honors Netravali’s green composites
Nov 15
Extension educators honored for excellence
Nov 14
Collier wins renewable energy award
Nov 5
Students depart on sustainability bus tour
Oct 30
Nanoparticles improve lithium battery electrodes
Oct 30
‘Ordered’ catalyst boosts fuel cell output at lower cost
Oct 26
Students plan historic gardens for Tubman home
Oct 24
NSF supports high-risk, interdisciplinary projects
Oct 23
Researchers tackle top pests attacking organic crops
Oct 23
U.N. food expert: Big land grabs need regulation
Oct 22
Scientists fight ‘super weeds’ with sustainability
Oct 22
Occupant comfort is critical to green building design
Oct 19
Partnership aims to improve Cayuga’s waters
Oct 17
Cornell plays big role in Northeast biofuel project
Oct 17
Using gardens to plant the seeds of good health
Oct 17
School gardens sprout to curb obesity
Oct 4
Conservation website brings real world into classroom
Oct 2
Student engineers design oil sand toxin sensor
Oct 1
Mazourek recognized for organic plant breeding
Oct 1
Johnson to partner with NYC Wheel developers
Sep 26
Wireless data centers could be faster, cheaper, greener
Sep 26
New York Times blogger Revkin talks fracking
Sep 25
Design students conceive Human Ecology’s community hub
Sep 25
Mann Library garden certified by ‘green’ landscape system
Sep 24
Berry open house features new options for growers
Sep 17
Skorton cuts ties to clothing manufacturer over labor abuses
Sep 17
Institute offers solutions to business owners
Sep 14
Ag station students donate garden harvest
Sep 13
Global ‘feeding frenzy’ for land sparks research
Sep 12
DiSalvo reappointed head of sustainability center
Sep 10
Shoals Lab vulnerable to rockweed harvests
Sep 10
Project forecasts seasonal bird migration
Sep 6
Human Ecology Building earns LEED Platinum rating
Sep 5
Patagonian ice field has lost mass
Sep 4
‘Rust-Tracker’ launched to identify wheat at risk
Aug 23
Milstein Hall awarded LEED Gold certification
Aug 16
Cornell is first Ivy to be certified for sustainable seafood
Aug 16
Underwater noise greatly cuts whale communications
Aug 14
Student-run vineyard is certified organic
Aug 13
Cornell helps improve rice production in West Africa
Jul 31
Grant to study willow as promising bioenergy crop
Jul 17
Scientists find new culprits that spoil milk
Jul 17
New guide offers tips for storing organic produce
Jul 12
July heat wave set records across Northeast
Jul 11
Extension program to ‘cure plant blindness’ in young
Jul 11
Natural gas is good transition fuel, says professor
Jul 5
Berry growers to test new varieties in new partnership
Jul 2
Wendy Wolford succeeds Chris Barrett at Atkinson Center
Jun 27
Experts give briefings on impacts of ‘fracking’
Jun 26
Researchers upgrade ethanol to a better fuel
Jun 21
Students design sustainable housing model in Nicaragua
Jun 21
Cornell stresses value of composting carcasses
Jun 19
Geoffrey Coates receives ‘green chemistry’ award
Jun 11
Bill Nye focuses time and space during Reunion
Jun 8
New Yorkers say gas drilling not worth the risk
Jun 5
Arctic ice melt sets stage for cold weather
May 31
Atkinson center announces 2012 academic venture awards
May 30
Tomato genome is sequenced for the first time
May 22
Business, politics, economics play key roles in sustainability
May 18
Researchers develop food aid decision-making tool
May 16
New environmental science and sustainability major launches
May 14
Symposium bridges engineering and sustainability
May 14
Climate warming could affect diseases in NYC
May 10
Urban Eden students transform ILR courtyard
May 10
Prescription drug identifier wins Cornell Cup
May 9
Nanocrystal infrared LEDs can be made cheaply
May 9
Expert: Fracking, if done right, is great for country
May 7
‘Brown revolution’ needed to improve soil health
May 7
Breeder works to reduce aluminum toxicity in rice
May 2
Town of Caroline wins annual sustainability award
May 1
New manual to biocontrol alfalfa beetle available
Apr 30
Cornell releases two new raspberry varieties
Apr 26
Two student teams selected for federal geothermal contest
Apr 25
Peter Matthiessen takes big oil to task
Apr 19
New CARE-Cornell partnership to fight global concerns
Apr 18
Sea Grant partners with Great Lakes consortium
Apr 13
‘March madness’ as states see record-warm winter
Apr 11
Big Idea finalists include soda bottle lighting
Apr 10
Scientists make nontoxic, bendable nanosheets
Apr 10
Matthiessen to address big oil, climate change refugees
Apr 9
Green building leader wants ‘retrofit revolution’
Apr 9
Experts suggest grazing cows, sheep, ducks in forests
Apr 2
Novel approach to curing crop diseases tested
Mar 28
Tennis center’s brighter lights save energy and money
Mar 27
Bird ranges shift north, but not as fast as climate
Mar 26
Warmer summers could shrink trout populations
Mar 26
Green building leader to speak on sustainability
Mar 22
$3M from HUD to help ‘green’ up older NYC housing
Mar 20
Rakow tells 92nd St. Y the value of botanical gardens
Mar 14
Atkinson Center Offers Two New Graduate Student Grants
Mar 7
Reproductive problems, death in animals exposed to fracking
Mar 2
Cornell professors challenge hydrofracking study
Mar 1
Sea Grant specialist attends White House briefing
Feb 29
Extension helps Big Apple go green
Feb 28
In Spain, eco-friendly hotels are more profitable
Feb 20
New wheat varieties resist global wheat threat
Feb 15
New York soybean growth gets a boost from climate change
Feb 15
Christine Shoemaker elected to engineering academy
Feb 15
Researchers discuss climate change, biochar, wheat rust
Feb 6
Workshop helps research vessels with trawling
Jan 31
Cornell scores gold STARS sustainability rating
Jan 30
Campus Area Farms offer lots of living lab space
Jan 26
Eighth AguaClara plant under construction
Jan 26
Students help inaugurate AguaClara sand filter
Jan 25
‘Worm speak’ uses chemicals to communicate
Jan 18
Algae may be sustainable alternative for animal feed
Jan 16
Plant pathologists put the squeeze on citrus disease
Jan 12
Rugged new strawberry has a hint of pineapple
Jan 12
Wasp rediscovered after almost 100 years
Jan 6
Willow biofuels program ignites with new boiler
Jan 6
High-speed rail belongs in Northeast, says Geddes
Jan 5
Revolutionary tool will methodically track ocean populations

2011 Newsmakers

Dec 19
ACSF Featured in Ezra Magazine
Dec 14
Ingraffea and Howarth picked by Time Magazine
Nov 14
Food for 9 Billion radio/tv series
Nov 14
Barrett honored for outstanding achievement
Nov 10
Graphic interface for greener buildings
Nov 2
Agrarian and Rural Transformation Fellows selected
Jun 17
Tester contributes to IPCC renewable energy report
Apr 12
Natural gas has its own environmental problems
Mar 21
Environmental Sustainability in an Aging Society: A Research Agenda
Mar 21
Resources for Natural Gas & Geologic Carbon Sequestration
Mar 14
Cornell among Top 10 Cleantech Universities (Again)
Mar 3
Was 2010 the Warmest Year in Ecologically Significant Habitats?
Feb 7
Cornell wins 2011 EPA Energy Star Award

2011 Cornell News

Dec 21
Research: Worm compost can suppress plant disease
Dec 14
Pennsylvanians are mixed about gas drilling
Dec 12
As Earth warms, plants and bees keep pace, study says
Dec 12
Each $1 put into urban trees reaps $5 in benefits
Dec 8
New biosensor is based on a nanowire crystal array
Dec 7
WCMC-Q/Cornell research on sand dunes wins award
Dec 5
Cornell, Swedish insect scientists meet for symposium
Dec 1
$7M USAID grant to boost Uganda banana production
Nov 21
Atkinson Center announces eight inaugural fellows
Nov 21
Cornell gets NYSERDA’s energy efficiency award
Nov 21
NYS Vet Diagnostic Lab gets ‘gold’ for being ‘green’
Nov 16
Report predicts impacts of climate change on New York
Nov 16
Humanists engage in climate change discussion
Nov 15
Economists help cool-climate wine growers
Nov 14
Researcher identifies 11 new sweat bee species
Nov 14
New environmental finance program launches
Nov 10
Natalie Mahowald studies effects of aerosols
Nov 8
Conference examines Mediterranean water problems
Nov 7
AguaClara wins $50,000 cash prize at Tech Awards
Nov 7
Uphoff receives international society award
Nov 3
Scientists hone the power of grass fuel
Nov 2
Cornell announces new sustainability plan
Nov 2
Humanists, scientists to examine climate change
Nov 1
Lifestyle changes can make a real dent in obesity
Nov 1
Graduate fellows promote sustainability learning
Nov 1
NYC summit focuses on all things sustainable
Oct 31
‘Green’ class projects help airport reap award
Oct 28
Tester receives special achievement award
Oct 27
USDA funds $2.3 million study of organic grains
Oct 26
Transistors are made from natural cotton fibers
Oct 26
New grad program trains wildlife conservationists
Oct 26
Researchers test garden tunnels at schools
Oct 24
Native bees are better pollinators than honeybees
Oct 24
New York’s 4-H program becomes more research-based
Oct 24
Law School to host conference on water scarcity
Oct 21
Panel: On sustainability, CU is showing how it can be done
Oct 19
Eroding resources triggers ‘global auction’
Oct 18
Kiln to make Kenyan village energy independent
Oct 18
Researchers attack a very, very bad stink bug
Oct 17
Boor addresses Colombian government, business leaders
Oct 12
Extension’s Marcellus Shale Team wins award
Oct 10
ILR study finds workforce agreements effective
Oct 7
NYT reporter digs deep to report on drilling boom
Oct 6
Runoff key to reducing certain toxic aquatic blooms
Oct 3
Forum links scientists on sustainability challenges
Oct 3
Found in New York at long last: nine-spotted ladybugs
Sep 30
Physics shows how humans cause global warming
Sep 29
AguaClara honored with Environment Tech Award
Sep 28
Iscol speaker: ‘Thrive’ by making a difference
Sep 23
Engineers get $1.9 million for smart grid project
Sep 23
Expert describes how New York can prepare for climate change
Sep 23
NSF-funded Project to Test Cloud Computing for Smart Grid
Sep 21
Carla Gomes named Radcliffe Institute fellow
Sep 21
Students work with agency as first Iscol interns
Sep 21
Bethe lecturer to offer solutions to carbon crisis
Sep 19
Alka-Seltzer found to help wine industry
Sep 19
‘Plant inventor’ makes black-and-white cucumbers
Sep 14
New approach helps combat alfalfa snout beetle
Sep 12
Optofluidics could improve energy applications
Sep 6
Free talks address energy-environment issues
Aug 23
ILR students help Buffalo retool its economy
Aug 22
Cornell leads series on poverty traps and conservation
Aug 22
Student team designs garden, travels to China
Aug 22
Small restaurants counter backlash against chains
Aug 18
Kiln to Make Rural Kenyan Village Energy Self-sufficient With Agricultural Boon
Aug 16
Student team unveils school project in Johannesburg
Aug 12
Cornell to lead EPA environmental education training
Jul 28
Cornell manages online clearinghouse for citizen science
Jul 25
Beware! Insect experts invade Capitol Hill
Jul 19
Farmers flock to fields to learn about research
Jul 14
Food price spikes, volatility not the same issue
Jul 12
The very small is very important, says professor
Jul 11
Ornithology lab plays role in State of the Birds report
Jul 5
Common eastern bumblebee can boost pumpkin yields
Jul 5
Wolfe receives $4.7 million for climate research
Jun 30
Extension addresses ‘society’s most pressing problems’
Jun 30
CU receives $2.5M for food safety training project
Jun 21
USDA grant to build sustainable community food systems
Jun 21
Musgrave Farm home to 50 research projects
Jun 16
Community design can help combat climate change
Jun 15
Global Health Program students, faculty travel to Tanzania
Jun 7
Vet and Qatar colleges focus on Qatar’s food safety
Jun 3
Students build bamboo nurseries in Haiti
Jun 3
April and May were the wettest on record
Jun 2
Research Needed to Improve Developing Country Food Chains
Jun 1
Atkinson Center announces venture fund awards
Jun 1
$3 million grant will improve crops in developing countries
Jun 1
Ag station sows science literacy in Geneva
Jun 1
Urban Eden class plants in Ithaca and Geneva
May 31
Frogs threatened by habitat loss and fungus in forests
May 25
NYC high school students grow urban food
May 19
Skorton speaks at joint service clubs
May 17
Food system project battles food insecurity in Northeast
May 10
Sustainability is focus of ag operations’ director
May 5
Class on Belize gardens develops useful products
May 4
Symposium briefs educators on youth in citizen science
May 3
April showers bring May glowers, from growers
May 3
Synthetic life forms can gobble up CO2, says expert
Apr 28
Cutting ‘food miles’ doesn’t necessarily pay
Apr 22
Activist: Oppose Chamber of Commerce for climate
Apr 22
Potable water is drying up in South Asia, say experts
Apr 20
New York produces eco-friendly vines and wines
Apr 20
‘Green’ air conditioning firm wins venture challenge
Apr 18
Malaria net that charges cell phones wins contest
Apr 15
New Cornell organic corn available for sale
Apr 15
Nobel laureate: When freezing isn’t cold enough
Apr 13
Plantations’ welcome center wins award
Apr 12
Student creates clothes that trap harmful gases
Apr 11
Fracking leaks may make gas ‘dirtier’ than coal
Apr 6
Cornellians to talk sustainability at China symposium
Apr 4
Transition to clean energy is key, says Guzy
Apr 1
Aging’s links to environmental sustainability vital
Mar 31
Grant will attack late blight outbreaks
Mar 23
April is Sustainability Month on campus
Mar 22
Shoals Marine Lab offers courses for families, students
Mar 22
Maurice Hinchey visits campus, tours power plant
Mar 21
Distrust of climate science due to lack of media literacy
Mar 21
Malaria mosquitoes reveal pathogen defense strategies
Mar 16
Sex proteins may help combat mosquito-borne diseases
Mar 16
Research is main crop at Thompson Research Farm
Mar 14
Ben Cole ’10 aims to empower the developing world
Mar 3
Sustainability leaders launch focus team initiative
Mar 3
Symposium addresses impacts of ‘people’s car’
Mar 2
Students study Belize sustainability tourism as model
Feb 27
$40M grant to fight wheat rust that threatens food security
Feb 25
Professor helps prepare for 2050’s 9 billion population
Feb 24
Brewery waste microbes could make biofuels
Feb 23
Technology, economics may counter climate impact
Feb 22
Students to design, build school in South Africa
Feb 17
Professor co-authors first text on public gardens
Feb 10
Cornell enters two-month national recycling contest
Feb 9
Students review progress for Honduras water plants
Feb 8
Cornell energy plant receives EPA award
Feb 7
Student fights to protect rare lemurs in Madagascar
Feb 7
Alternative energy can power the world in 40 years
Feb 4
$9.6 million project to boost food security in India
Feb 3
Produce-safety program gets $1.15M to help farmers
Feb 3
Humanists explore new roles in sustainability
Feb 1
Engineering Offers Sustainable Energy Minor
Jan 25
Nano exhibit explores car’s societal impact
Jan 24
$5 million grant will train teachers in biofuels
Jan 14
New book on programming for resource economics
Jan 12
Cornell helps start DOE-funded geothermal academy
Jan 12
Rowena Lohman receives NASA grant
Jan 10
Researchers ID genes for increased corn yield
Jan 10
CU researchers, students offer ideas at climate conference
Jan 7
Cornell ranked fifth for sustainability
Jan 6
Skorton applauds Cuomo’s economic development plans
Jan 5
Earth is getting dustier, model suggests

2010 Newsmakers

Dec 22
Francis Moon’s Turbine-Free Wind Power
Dec 3
When ‘Buy American’ harms America and the world’s hungry
Nov 30
Cornell Professors to Present in Cancun
Nov 24
It may be now or never for U.S., world to face climate change crisis
Oct 29
Sustainability at Cornell – Poster Exhibit & Competition
Oct 28
President Skorton Makes Sustainable Future Announcement
Oct 28
Q: What insights do leaders from industry, NGOs, and the media have about Cornell’s sustainability efforts?
Oct 28
WSJ: Record Gift to Cornell to Fund Research
Oct 27
Cornell receives A- in 2011 Green Report Card
Oct 27
Q: How many of Cornell’s best & brightest are working on sustainability challenges right now?
Oct 26
Q: How many Cornell students does it take to build a sustainable future?
Oct 26
Climate Change May Be Tipping Balance Against Imperiled Frog
Oct 25
Q: What do you get when you cross green buildings, great minds, and a deep love for the planet?
Oct 22
Q: How can Cornell help fill a billion empty plates?
Oct 21
Q: What’s green and makes energy at Cornell?
Oct 15
CCSF to host all-star sustainability panel on Oct. 28
Oct 1
A New Hypothesis On Local Foods
Sep 29
Coral reefs sending a warning signal (CNN)
Sep 2
Hot rocks and high hopes
May 24
CCSF Announces its 2010 AVF Awards
Apr 29
Cornell on Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
Mar 29
CU Kicks Off Sustainability Month
Mar 26
EEB’s Harry Greene Relates Close Encounter with an “Anaconda!”
Mar 24
A greener Big Red
Mar 24
Boundaries for a Healthy Planet
Mar 10
Overseas Research: A Practical Guide
Mar 1
Paradise (almost) lost
Feb 23
Cornell Economist on Climate Change Costs (NY Times)
Feb 12
Could Chicken Manure Help Curb Climate Change?
Feb 12
Evidence-Based Living Blog Launches
Feb 10
High-tech Charcoal Fights Climate Change
Feb 8
Johannes Lehmann on Turning Waste into a Natural Resource
Feb 4
Robert Howarth: Fixing the Global Nitrogen Problem
Feb 3
Cornell Students Bring Light to Kenya School
Feb 3
CCSF Announces its 3rd Round of Academic Venture Fund
Jan 15
Cornell marks opening of Combined Heat and Power Plant

2010 Cornell News

Dec 16
The dirt on urban soils: Some may be contaminated
Dec 15
Butter business booming thanks to global warming
Dec 14
Cornell part of $9M DOE grant for algal biofuels
Dec 14
Agricultural sciences major benefits from $1M gift
Dec 14
Who will lead Santa’s sleigh as reindeer decline?
Dec 10
Cornell team wins sustainable design competition
Dec 8
Nanoparticles could lead to better fuel cells
Dec 8
Landscape architecture, planning program with China
Dec 8
Hospitality pros ponder profits and sustainability
Dec 2
Loss of species is bad for your health
Nov 29
Inexpensive, on-farm method controls invasive beetle
Nov 29
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative wins industry award
Nov 24
NYC speaker Quinn announces new food strategy
Nov 23
Farm drainage partly to blame for dead zones in Gulf
Nov 10
In 100 years, maple sap will flow a month earlier
Nov 4
Cornell receives A- on sustainability report card
Oct 29
Panelists call for action in sustainability effort
Oct 28
Historic gift will advance sustainability research
Oct 25
Cornell-led team develops eastern broccoli industry
Oct 20
Fish experts win award for work on fish virus
Oct 20
Panel to explore new visions for sustainable world
Oct 19
Cornell receives award for leadership in sustainability
Oct 18
Experts: Climate change could trigger 100M refugees
Oct 14
Seeley wins environmental leadership award
Oct 13
$5 million gift to promote biochar research at CCSF
Oct 13
ILR School contributes to first solar jobs census
Oct 13
Hospitality experts offer tips for hoteliers
Oct 13
Washington expo to showcase Cornell science
Oct 5
Slowing climate warming may require geoengineering
Oct 4
Panel: Conservation is vital for energy security
Oct 4
Cornell co-leads $3 million biodiversity study
Sep 29
Computer graphics to help streamline green building design
Sep 29
A tree grows in Brooklyn – but only with help
Sep 29
‘Living wage’ clothing arrives at the Cornell Store
Sep 27
CALS helps Big Red go green with building contest
Sep 27
Hudler and O’Brien promote green plant practices
Sep 22
Panelists to speak on sustainability, development
Sep 22
Head of New York Power Authority visits campus
Sep 21
Alumnus wins conservation achievement award
Sep 21
Pilot project offers loans for weatherization
Sep 20
Mahowald tapped as lead author on IPCC Report
Sep 15
Widespread solar energy in 50 years is possible
Sep 15
Climate Action Plan marks anniversary
Sep 13
Expert to talk on entrepreneurship to tackle poverty
Sep 9
Green giant sod sofa makes Ag Quad more comfy
Sep 8
Researchers attack plum pox to save N.Y. fruits
Sep 8
New website tracks devastating Swede midge
Sep 7
First books published in new, sustainable model
Sep 7
Artsy trash cans help beautify Collegetown
Sep 2
Cornell helps upstate cities plan green futures
Sep 2
$3.3 million in grants aims to improve farming in Africa
Sep 1
Cornell leads fight against invasive emerald ash borer
Sep 1
Transport unions shift position on climate change
Aug 18
Sierra rates Cornell 21st in sustainability
Aug 13
Symposium focuses on oxides for energy
Aug 10
Biochar could mitigate climate change, study shows
Aug 5
CUCE-affiliated high school’s aquaculture plans on track
Aug 2
New catalyst makes better fuel cells, study shows
Jul 23
Shoals class analyzes seaweed harvest sustainability
Jul 22
Researchers receive $1.5M NSF grant for bee database
Jul 20
Cornell, Ithaca startup to develop new batteries
Jul 12
Faculty brief Congress staff on carbon sequestering
Jul 7
Inland bird watchers: Help look for signs of oil
Jul 7
Surplus office supplies go to local nonprofits
Jun 29
$1 million grant goes to study Qatar dunes
Jun 29
New molecular framework could yield better solar cells
Jun 17
Craig Fennie receives army research funding
Jun 16
Sustainability center announces 2010 seed grants
Jun 12
Expert advocates for energy conservation, efficiency
Jun 10
Committee on land leasing advises care, stewardship
Jun 10
USDA grants fund studies of organic agriculture
Jun 9
Pathogens chase down migrating gypsy moths
Jun 2
Cornell plays leadership role at wheat meetings in Russia
Jun 2
Mann Library landscape chosen to test rating system
May 27
Retreat combines interfaith dialogue, sustainability
May 25
Researchers harness energy from wind vibrations
May 25
Cornell hosts Sustainable Energy Fellowship
May 24
Cornell to host world’s experts on infectious diseases
May 24
Faculty forge ‘green’ cross-campus connections
May 24
More than 50 Cornellians roll with Tour de Cornell
May 19
Coyotes, raccoons prowl NYC in seemingly record numbers
May 18
PRI, CU to inform public about gas drilling issues
May 17
Automotive X Prize field narrowed to nine
May 11
As oil spreads, citizen-science network monitors birds
May 10
Sun Grant conference to explore bioenergy
May 6
Professor to study economics of natural gas drilling
May 4
Widetronix Corp. receives federal funding
May 3
Study: Power from trash could save cash, carbon
May 3
Student project team wins $75,000 from EPA
Apr 28
Netravali named ‘greenest inventor’ by regional group
Apr 26
Environment is top topic at Marcellus Shale meeting
Apr 26
Pillsbury, Wackernagel named Rhodes professors
Apr 23
Earth Day boasts gorge garbage and solar roasting
Apr 22
CU grants first sustainability partnership award
Apr 22
Cornell 100 mpg car is painted, ready to race
Apr 21
Student design for storm water chosen for NYC show
Apr 21
Cornell trees are now benches on National Mall
Apr 20
Cornell reorganizes sustainability initiatives
Apr 20
Key to sustainability is understanding imbalances
Apr 16
Cornell to present first sustainability award
Apr 15
Retiree environmental volunteers less depressed
Apr 15
Incinerator replaced by digester for animal remains
Apr 14
Climatologist James Hansen to deliver Iscol Lecture
Apr 12
Project looks to lift Latin American youth from poverty
Apr 12
Students build greenhouse from recycled bottles
Apr 8
IdeaCorps team wins in New Orleans challenge
Apr 7
Raffaello D’Andrea speaks on systems engineering
Apr 7
Max Zhang speaks on energy and the environment
Apr 6
‘Big Idea’ finalists prepare for showdown
Apr 2
‘Stories of Nature’ installation on Arts Quad
Apr 2
Cornell Dining is now serving local, natural beef
Mar 31
NSF helps Shoals lab get composting toilets, solar panels
Mar 31
New test assesses gas drilling effects on soils
Mar 30
Study shows how pathogens infect coral in warm waters
Mar 29
New free guides intended to help organic farmers
Mar 25
Workshop studies gas drilling issues in region
Mar 25
Plants influence food chain, from the bottom up
Mar 22
Climate-change impacts are worse than thought
Mar 16
X Prize car ready to hit the road
Mar 15
NYSERDA funds battery research at Cornell
Mar 15
Climate threatens birds, says new bird report
Mar 10
Committee on gas drilling seeks written comments
Mar 9
American songbirds evolve as humans change forests
Mar 9
CU helps NYC plant, care for 1 million new trees
Mar 8
EPA visitor: Lots of science jobs in public sector
Mar 5
Abruna: Different energy solutions for different needs
Mar 5
Cooperative extension program airs nationwide on PBS
Mar 2
Students help bring biomass heat to nature center
Mar 2
Alum launches livestock insurance program
Mar 2
Northern New York team promotes local foods
Mar 2
Professors brief Capitol Hill on impacts of ‘fracking’
Mar 1
Agrawal receives prestigious Jordan prize
Mar 1
Professor: Cutting IPM could endanger public health
Feb 23
Local institutions aid effort to sequence pea aphid genome
Feb 23
Mahowald speaks on dust in earth systems models
Feb 22
Sound maps reveal whales and noise pollution
Feb 22
AAAS meeting: Cloned sorghum is aluminum tolerant
Feb 18
Milstein Hall project on schedule for 2011 opening
Feb 11
Barrett calls for global data on world’s underfed
Feb 2
Ag Experiment Station models culture of sustainability
Jan 21
Climate change threatens our inner and outer lives
Jan 18
CU moves beyond coal with opening of new power plant
Jan 14
NYS businesses benefit from JumpStart aid
Jan 6
CALS’ growth chambers get a green makeover
Jan 6
Alumnus’ nonprofit offers a ‘triple bottom line’
Jan 5
Consumer program offers tips to curb energy spending
Jan 4
Recycling mattresses helps homeless find jobs

2009 Newsmakers

Dec 23
New NREL Web Site Helps Campuses Go Green – Cornell Collaboration Aims to Reduce Carbon Use
Dec 11
In the face of vexing carbon emission issues, America should turn to its farms
Dec 11
The People Paradox: Self-Esteem Striving, Immortality Ideologies, and Human Response to Climate Change
Dec 8
The Northeast region has its sixth warmest November, says Cornell climate center
Dec 7
CCSF-Sponsored SEEES Receives Award
Dec 7
Cornell Announces Delegation to UN Climate Change media
Dec 7
James Hansen Comments on Cap and Trade
Dec 6
Cornell Grad Student Blogs from Copenhagen
Oct 30
U.S. Food Aid Contributing to Africa’s Hunger?
Oct 27
A Green Revolution Done Right
Oct 24
CCSF 2009 Poster Competition Awards
Oct 23
Chris Barrett comments on Obama global hunger plan
Oct 16
Chris Barrett: It Will Take … to Prevent Reversal of Green Revolution
Oct 8
For fuel cell innovator Francis DiSalvo, the real breakthrough is getting students interested in chemistry
Aug 31
Strategic Faculty Hiring in Sustainability – proposal deadline extended: October 15
Aug 13
Meds Pose Problems for Environment
Aug 13
Tompkins Energy Conservation Corps seeks applicants for fall internship
Jul 21
Chris Barrett: The G8 Food Security Initiative – A Welcome Step
Jun 30
Carla Gomes chosen to present at 2009 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Jun 30
NYC Mayor’s Office and Cornell Test Biodiesel Use on the Set of ‘The Taking of Pelham 123’
May 29
Strategic Faculty Hiring in Sustainability: Information Session For Faculty – June 5, 3-4pm
May 27
Jeff Tester Quoted in NYTimes Article on Geothermal Energy
May 26
NSF Releases Comprehensive Report on Global Impacts of Climate Change
May 8
CCSF Associate Director Chris Barrett quoted in, “G8 call for tighter investment controls in Africa”
May 4
Collaborative Sustainable Building Practice’ – New DEA Course Selected by USGBC Excellence in Green Building Curriculum Incentives
Apr 10
CCSF releases first Annual Report
Apr 8
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to address ‘Capitalism and Confusion’ April 13
Mar 22
Cornell professors to brief Capitol Hill on Warming Climate and Agriculture
Mar 11
WVBR’s ‘Sunday Forum with Tommy Bruce’: Cornell Sustainability (March 15 at 6 pm)
Feb 5
Brent Gloy, AEM, Quoted in NYTimes on Biogas Incentives
Jan 29
Cornell faculty members publish energy systems textbook

2009 Cornell News

Dec 22
When is a species really extinct?
Dec 18
Cornellians build computer climate-change model
Dec 18
CCSF Director DiSalvo named to AAAS
Dec 18
Cornellians Work to Predict Climate Change
Dec 16
Researchers devise new way to cleave nitrogen
Dec 15
Team to study how globalization affects air quality
Dec 15
Team Considers How Globalization Will Affect Air Quality
Dec 10
Six students share top design contest prize
Dec 8
Gallium nitride transistor could replace silicon
Dec 3
Panel on Marcellus Shale drilling addresses issues
Nov 30
Cooperative extension helps public understand gas drilling
Nov 25
Climate experts debate strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon and future warming
Nov 24
Professors brief Congress on carbon offsets
Nov 24
Local Foods Fair fosters community ties to farmers
Nov 19
Giant green paw print marks campus sustainability efforts
Nov 17
Paul Chirik wins Blavatnik Award
Nov 17
Sustainability, capitalism go hand in hand, says CEO
Nov 16
100 mpg team works on next stage of competition
Nov 11
Summer program on green design in Europe available
Nov 10
Cornell releases predator beetle to battle hemlock pest
Nov 5
Basu appointed a chief economic adviser to India
Nov 5
Nitrogen loss threatens desert plant life, study shows
Nov 4
Cornell Dining serves up Cornell-grown produce
Oct 27
Gift of 50 trees honors Cornell tree policies
Oct 27
Cornell breaks ground on Plantations Welcome Center
Oct 23
H. Fisk Johnson speaks on ‘A Crisis of Consumption’
Oct 22
Innovative thinking results in savings for AAD
Oct 20
Cornell 100 mpg car makes the cut in competition
Oct 20
New Honduran water plant celebrates groundbreaking
Oct 20
Car companies bring fuel-cell cars to campus
Oct 16
Cornell places seventh in 2009 Solar Decathlon
Oct 8
Cornell’s Silo House in competition today
Sep 17
Lab of Ornithology aids artist Maya Lin with exhibit
Sep 15
NSF grant supports sustainable materials research
Sep 14
Environmental engineering degree now accredited
Sep 10
Carbon nanotubes could make efficient solar cells
Sep 9
Tree inventory aids climate plan, raises awareness
Sep 8
Cornell names new A.D. White Professors-at-Large
Sep 8
Grasso on CU’s plans to meet new energy standards
Sep 3
Climate, energy lectures targeted to undergrads
Aug 28
Solar, chicken and youth power: CU at the state fair
Aug 27
Energy research is vital for economy, Gov. Paterson says
Aug 26
$3.2M grant to train students to tackle poverty issues
Aug 17
Solar house ready to leave lab for state fair test
Aug 3
Program encourages home meals with local produce
Jul 31
Conference examines aging and sustainability
Jul 30
California alumni ponder future of cars
Jul 29
100 mpg car taking shape over the summer
Jul 24
Researchers help wind turbine industry protect birds
Jul 23
Beijing air quality improved during Olympics
Jul 8
Grad students stress need for environmental research
Jul 2
Three engineering faculty invited to NAE symposium
Jun 24
Cornell Biofuels Research Lab officially opens
Jun 23
Experts examine risks to birds from wind turbines
Jun 23
New truck doubles Cornell’s milk-moving ability
Jun 19
World use of fertilizer varies wildly, study shows
Jun 19
Emeritus professor helps farmers in Malawi
Jun 10
Milk goes ‘green’: Dairy farms use fewer resources
Jun 10
CALS helps keep New York’s waters clean
Jun 8
Cornell Iroquois social focuses on sustainability
Jun 6
Ratan Tata discusses corporate responsibility in lecture
Jun 5
Computational sustainability conference draws a crowd
Jun 3
Redistributing farm topsoil is goal of ORIE project
May 28
Meeting developing-world challenges requires vision
May 26
Sustainability grants to explore burning powdered wood, developing cheaper solar cells and more
May 20
Cornell’s new solar house goes round and round
May 13
Alumni briefed on CU’s ‘culture of sustainability’
May 11
$1 million grant explores health of dairy cows
May 7
Stimulus grants boost energy research and jobs
May 7
Sea Grant funds five Cornell projects for 2009-10
May 6
ISS Contentious Knowledge team sums up its work
May 1
Undergraduate research celebrated at three events
May 1
CU tests biological ways to control alfalfa pest
Apr 23
Bike design and rape alert system take top awards
Apr 23
Team in China offers innovative urban eco-design
Apr 22
Bill Steele’s ‘Garbage!’ an Earth anthem 40 years later
Apr 22
Architect offers a vision for sustainable future
Apr 20
Students mentor disadvantaged children in Florida
Apr 20
Congressman Massa visits Biofuels Research Lab
Apr 16
Pinpointing catalytic reactions on carbon nanotubes
Apr 13
‘Big Idea’ finalists prepare for final pitches
Apr 8
U.S. Sen. Gillibrand hosts economic roundtable
Apr 8
Professors present science to D.C. policymakers
Apr 3
Horticulture class helps school gardeners in Belize
Apr 2
Extension helps communities be more efficient
Apr 1
New Cornell biofuels lab: Turning bales into barrels
Mar 27
Pesticide application method keeps chemicals on target
Mar 27
Professor examines how the U.S. and Japan build green
Mar 25
Cornell helps publish report on U.S. birds
Mar 16
Local foods: Good for your health and the economy
Mar 12
New science major graduates its first class
Mar 11
New technologies help scientists track fish species
Mar 10
CU will play role in global energy future, Clancy says
Mar 5
Cornell initiative transforms ‘biotrash’ into bioenergy
Mar 4
Alumna’s foundation funds sustainability projects
Mar 2
CU scholars to speak at Sun Grant conference
Feb 17
Alison Power discusses food security at AAAS
Feb 11
Improved test can screen fungal pests for biofuel sources
Feb 11
Student presents talk at World Social Forum in Brazil
Feb 10
Cornell helps India’s small farmers fight moth larvae
Jan 28
New course examines green issues in hospitality industry
Jan 27
Senior mixes used clothing with organic textiles
Jan 14
Students help Botswana natural-foods company

2008 Newsmakers

Oct 17
CCSF Announces 12 Academic Venture Fund grant awardees
Oct 15
Two Tenure-Track Positions in Climate Change Science

2008 Cornell News

Dec 18
Nancy Sutley ’84 to advise Obama on environment
Dec 18
CU experts brief state officials on climate change
Dec 8
Grad workshop awarded ‘Outstanding Student Project’
Dec 4
Cornell technology makes biogas greener
Dec 4
News from Architecture, Art and Planning
Dec 3
Cornell donates computers to Iraq
Nov 24
New route to self-assembling, low-cost solar cells
Nov 20
What’s in Skorton’s suggestion box?
Nov 19
Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference is Dec. 9
Nov 18
Soil study suggests future climate change models should be revised
Nov 18
New TV show features New York agriculture
Nov 13
Program mobilizes retirees as environmental stewards
Nov 12
LEED is new building standard, say developers
Nov 10
Einaudi Center funds four faculty grant proposals
Nov 10
Edward Mabaya wins ‘best paper’ award
Nov 6
Researcher finds changing North Atlantic climate
Nov 5
Seminar on inequality focuses on developing world
Oct 22
Students serve as extension interns, researchers
Oct 10
By going green, Weill Hall meets the gold standard
Oct 2
Which grass is greener to power the bioenergy era?
Oct 1
Search for ‘green’ gold in the Amazon rain forest
Oct 1
ILR School issues ‘green jobs’ report for U.N.
Sep 29
Entomologist edits book on sustainable pest control
Sep 29
How high oil prices could help U.S. manufacturing
Sep 24
National Park(ing) Day made C-town a little greener
Sep 19
Uphoff describes rice-growing method in Africa
Sep 15
CU Faculty Can Now Work With Regional Ecosystem Unit
Sep 11
Students Propose Making Hollister Greener
Sep 5
Pastor’s deeds enrich lives of thousands of Guatemalans
Sep 3
New institute will apply computer power to sustainability
Aug 19
CU team to show off its 100-mpg car-in-progress at fair
Aug 12
Rob Erlichman ’87 Heads San Francisco Solar Panel Company Sunlight Electric
Aug 11
Cut energy use by eating better, CU study says
Jul 25
Ag festival to offer more than 30 interactive booths
Jul 21
Researchers ponder using algae to produce biofuel
Jul 11
Student-run organic farm sells veggies on campus
Jul 10
CU faculty identify and prioritize world’s crises
Jul 9
Ag ‘library in a box’ gets upgrade
Jul 3
Hillary Clinton praises CU green energy initiative
Jul 3
Project Budbreak studies climate change locally
Jul 2
Supplement slims down cows’ carbon ‘hoofprint’
Jul 1
Cornell convenes sustainability panel for hotel industry
Jun 25
Sustainability center requests proposals for fund program
Jun 25
Creating business opportunities with the world’s poor
Jun 24
Agriculture’s local impact is more than economic, study finds
Jun 6
Cornell receives national award for its bioenergy initiatives
May 27
CU faculty to offer insights for water problems in Greece
May 23
CU experts weigh today’s issues to establish extension priorities
May 22
Green home design company wins Johnson School competition
May 22
Multidisciplinary project builds green community in Hawaii
May 22
New grants to create fabrics that render toxic chemicals harmless
May 14
Alum’s organic winery uses ‘green’ to make reds and whites
May 14
Fuel cells: distant dream, but burning with promise
May 9
How new U.S. biofuel legislation will subsidize oil consumption
May 9
‘Farm kid from Wisconsin’ fights bugs with bugs
May 7
Green energy: Alum teaches course on renewable fuel sources
May 2
A tree grows in White Plains — a blight-resistant chestnut
May 2
Sustainability center names three associate directors
May 1
Max Zhang uses cities as air-quality laboratories
Apr 30
$25 million CU-Saudi link will boost nanoscale research
Apr 23
Chu calls for international cooperation to fight climate change
Apr 22
Roger Ellis ’73 volunteers in Russia for Farmer-to-Farmer
Apr 22
Smart buoys warn ships of endangered whales
Apr 22
‘Planet doctor’ warns that climate change will wipe out species
Apr 21
Wirth calls for major changes in global politics
Apr 17
Boyce Thompson researchers help rescue a Costa Rican rain forest
Apr 11
Sustainability workshop with Tsinghua University is April 29-30
Apr 10
Former bird lab artist-in-residence pens climate book for kids
Apr 9
Bethe lecturer Steven Chu has good and bad news about energy
Apr 1
Engineering alumni conference focuses on sustainability
Mar 26
Cornell planning students map New Orleans’ 9th Ward
Mar 25
Alumnus Jeff Tester returns as CU’s first Croll professor
Mar 25
Student’s effort leads to sewing frenzy, ‘green’ light giveaway
Mar 24
Will maple days move from March to January with global warming?
Mar 19
Professor’s eco-friendly company draws skateboard firm to Ithaca
Mar 18
Student looks for online votes in National Geographic contest
Mar 18
Area teachers learn how to teach about climate change
Mar 6
$6 million research lab will produce ethanol and other biofuels
Mar 5
Exhibits highlight Cornell’s efforts to reduce emissions
Mar 4
Locavores called either ‘local heroes’ or ‘indulgent, hedonistic’
Feb 21
CU engineering conference to focus on sustainable energy
Feb 19
Engineering alumni are AguaClara’s ‘eyes’ on the ground
Feb 14
Ray Wu, acclaimed pioneer of genetic engineering, dies at 79
Feb 13
Students break down water plant technology for Hondurans
Feb 13
Calling all N.Y. forest owners: Free help for managing forests
Feb 6
Pinstrup-Andersen launches free online course on food policy
Feb 5
Alumna veterinarian volunteers for Haiti animal project
Feb 5
Cornell participates in national global warming teach-in
Feb 4
Students help lay foundation for new water plant in Honduras
Jan 30
Acid rain is critical to climate change studies, says scientist
Jan 29
On trip to India, students see CU eggplant research in action
Jan 29
What goes down the drain rarely goes away
Jan 28
Researchers develop ‘one-pot’ porous surfaces for fuel cells
Jan 25
Research farm donates 82 tons of produce to area food banks
Jan 23
Eisner wins John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
Jan 22
Promoting local foods is paying off, Cornell research shows
Jan 18
Cornell joins N.Y. state solar energy consortium
Jan 16
Food for thought: Sage Chapel hosts talk series, Soup and Hope
Jan 16
Students join Indian and Thai counterparts on agricultural tour
Jan 15
Faculty recognized with Research and Extension Awards
Jan 11
Schember named executive director of sustainability center
Jan 10
CU researchers connect violence and business climate in Colombia
Jan 8
Students travel to Honduras to visit water plants

2007 Newsmakers

Oct 19
President David J. Skorton’s State of the University Address
Sep 13
Sustainability Center Aims to Unite C.U. Researchers

2007 Cornell News

Dec 21
Nina Bassuk awarded the Scott Medal
Dec 20
Symposium looks at developing biofuel research
Dec 13
Major study concludes that global warming is killing off coral
Dec 11
Laquatra appointed to New York’s first toxic mold task force
Dec 10
ILR members participate in U.N. climate change conference in Bali
Dec 10
Johnson School celebrates 10 years of Park fellows
Dec 10
Camp $tart-Up teaches business skills to teen girls
Dec 4
CU team says county can cut its ‘carbon footprint’ by two-thirds
Nov 30
Students present living solutions for Kendal residents
Nov 28
African countries need more transparent, accountable governments
Nov 20
New technologies for renewable fuels to spark ag revolution
Nov 20
Wansink to head USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Nov 19
American Indian Program volunteers tutor young Native Americans
Nov 16
Sun Grant summit hosts experts on biofuels and energy
Nov 16
CU addresses crisis in food and health in sub-Saharan Africa
Nov 16
Uganda leader says Africa needs fewer bureaucrats, more research
Nov 14
Jeff Immelt tells MBA students to do what they love
Nov 14
Stealing souls: Native leaders address cultural plundering
Nov 14
CU women and Hispanic engineer groups capture national awards
Nov 13
ILR report connects disabilities, employment and poverty
Nov 8
Company based on professor’s polymer research raises $6.6 million
Nov 7
Cornell meets the DARPA Urban Challenge
Nov 7
Trip to the U.N. raises student global awareness
Nov 6
Earth Pattern: An exhibit by Jay Hart
Nov 6
Rally at Cornell pushes for more action on climate change issues
Nov 6
Cornell students aid local nonprofits
Nov 5
BOLD program develops business leaders who value diversity
Nov 5
Using financial markets to pull billions of people out of poverty
Nov 1
CALS honors students teach children about sustainable strategies
Sep 4
Frank DiSalvo to lead new Cornell sustainability center
Jun 12
Universities are the best hope for energy solutions, DiSalvo says

2006 Newsmakers

May 17
Sustainability task force recommends seed grant program to encourage collaborations
Mar 15
Task Force on Sustainability in the Age of Development – Final Report

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