Faculty, staff win 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

The honor is presented annually, recognizing awardees on campuses across the SUNY system for their commitment to sustaining intellectual vibrancy, advancing the boundaries of knowledge, providing the highest quality of instruction and serving the public good.

Microbes that extract rare earth elements also can capture carbon

Cornell geochemists and synthetic biologists have collaborated to improve the efficiency of microbes that can dissolve rocks to extract critical minerals while speeding carbon sequestration from air.

Cornell Atkinson awards catalyze solutions in food, climate, clean energy

Atkinson Venture Fund awards have distributed $21.7 million to 223 projects spanning every college on Cornell’s campus over 15 years.

Fired up: Glassblower crafts the tools of innovation

Scientific glassblower Sean Donlon applies craftsmanship, problem-solving and a deep understanding of glass to support research and innovation.

Biodiversity allows for sustainable fisheries, better nutrition

To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.

Ecology and evolutionary biology doctoral student named Cobell Fellow

Doctoral student Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas is one of five fellows Cobell Graduate Summer Research Fellows for 2025, selected from a pool of over 100 graduate student applicants.

Around Cornell

After Fort Drum, military vets embrace Mission: Agricultural

Northern New York Veterans in Agriculture (AgVets), a program run by Cornell Cooperative Extension Jefferson County, since 2020 has helped more than 2,200 area service members explore the field of agriculture through classes, tours and mentorships with local farmers.

Fishing supports social well-being for Myanmar refugees

Since relocating to Upstate New York, Myanmar refugees’ relationship to fishing has shifted, from angling for food and nutrition to being a means for maintaining social connections, time outdoors and emotional well-being.

New trustees set to join Cornell Board in July

At its May 23 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected five new trustees and reelected six current trustees to four-year terms. They all join recent alumni- and student-elected trustees.