Breeding Insight Platform Team Receives 2024 USDA Secretary Honor Award

On January 10, 2025, The USDA honored Cornell University’s Breeding Insight through the  USDA Honor Awards program, celebrating their contributions to providing all Americans with safe, nutritious food.

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Physician assistant students launch educational journeys

A group of 34 earned their short white coats as the newest class in Weill Cornell Medicine’s Master of Science in Health Sciences for Physician Assistants program.

Spotted lanternflies could cost NYS grape industry millions

Using data from two of New York's largest grape–producing regions, researchers found that losses could reach $1.5 million, $4 million and $8.8 million in the first, second and third years of infestation, respectively.

Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds

After installing floating solar panels on small ponds, researchers found that methane and carbon dioxide emissions increased by nearly 27% and dissolved oxygen substantially decreased.

Explore home space in a teenage sitcom during upcoming lecture

"Sanctuary from the Storm: Making (My) Room with The Torkelsons," takes place Feb. 11.

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Students can attend hackathons on AI, health, animals and digital ag

Students can apply to take part in one of four hackathons this semester — two on campus and two in New York City.

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Contaminants found in commonly hunted waterfowl

The study found detectable levels of contaminants, including some that may increase cancer risk, in every bird sampled across four states and nine ecological regions.

Economist: Dairy industry could take a hit from tariffs

The dairy industry could lose billions of dollars if President Trump imposes tariffs on products from China, Canada and Mexico, and begins deporting undocumented immigrants, a dairy economist said at a conference at Cornell last week.

Bacterial changes point to new therapies for Legionnaires’ disease

Researchers have pinpointed a key enzyme that allows Legionella to persist in the environment and in the body - and which could be used as a target for treatment for Legionnaires' disease.