As students in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy examined the complexities of U.S. refugee policy in Senior Lecturer Julie Ficarra’s class, Refugee Pathways and Resettlement Policy (PUBPOL 3050/5050) last fall, they grappled with difficult potential scenarios now unfolding in real time as a result of the Trump Administration’s pause of the refugee resettlement program.
Run by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, the fund delivered payments and provided support to growers who planted cover crops and reduced tillage on nearly 15,000 acres in western and central New York.
Nearly 70% of New York state residents see the cost of living as the most important issue facing their households, according to the Empire State Poll, conducted in August 2024 by the ILR School’s Center for Applied Research on Work.
Researchers tracked 16 live bobcats in the state and found widespread exposure to avian flu, with evidence of bobcats surviving but also succumbing to the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain.
Cornell bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honeybee losses this winter.
Graduate students at Cornell University are gaining confidence in science communication and bringing hands-on learning into K-12 classrooms across New York State.
New research confirms glyphosate-resistant waterhemp for the first time in New York state, with significant consequences for soybean growers, many of whom use the herbicide as their primary method of weed control.
A materials science and engineering student and his professor devised a low-cost, DIY way to increase the lifespan and efficiency of commercial photovoltaic modules: by lowering the panel’s operating temperature with phase-change materials.
