How to craft effective policy messages to advance equity

Expansion of the Child Tax Credit gives researchers a unique example of a universally praised social good that disproportionately benefited some populations.

Packed house for inaugural Farm to School Summit

In November, mmore than 500 stakeholders gathered at the OnCenter in Syracuse for the 2024 New York Far to School Summit, cohosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York team. 

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Beer sold in grocery stores drives higher sales in other categories

Beer-purchasing households visit grocery stores more frequently and increase their total monthly grocery expenditures.

Six Cornell faculty win White House early career awards

The White House has recognized six Cornell faculty members, three from the Ithaca campus and three from Weill Cornell Medicine, with 2025 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. The awards were announced Jan. 14.

Researchers put the shine on digitally rendered feathers

Computer animators and video game designers may soon have a better way to create the purple-green sheen of a grackle’s wing, or the pink flash on a hummingbird’s throat, thanks to a new method for rendering iridescent feathers.

Smaller fish offer better nutrition, lower environmental cost

Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found.

André Dhondt, Professor of Ornithology, retires after decades of scholarship

After decades of scholarship, André Dhondt, Edwin H. Morgens Professor of Ornithology, retires. Dhondt was a pioneer in the field of avian disease ecology, authored more than 325 articles, and mentored hundreds of students. 

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Communicating with cotton: CROPPS research in Arizona

In a new video, Molly Edwards ’12 highlights innovations from researchers at the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) aimed at tackling the impacts of heat and drought on agriculture.

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Cavity-nesting birds decorate with snake skin to deter predators

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn’t just making an interesting home décor choice. For some birds, it keeps predators at bay.