Margaret Smith, "embodiment" of land-grant mission, retires

After almost 50 years at Cornell – from an undergraduate student to a widely respected steward of Cornell’s land grant mission – Margaret Smith has been elected professor emerita.

Around Cornell

CCE writes a prescription for health in the North Country

The North Country Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program helps participants with chronic disease learn to eat more healthfully – and get $150 in free vouchers for fruits and vegetables.

Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy

The new class of weight-loss and diabetes drugs are changing not just how much American households are eating, but even precisely what they buy at a supermarket or restaurant.

2025 Year in Review

Cornell’s impact was felt near and far, from the lacrosse fields to research labs and beyond in a turbulent 2025.

The mystery of the Seneca Drums persists

Researchers are plumbing the depths of the largest and deepest of New York’s Finger Lakes to explain the source of its famous booming sounds.

Law project raises awareness of constitutional rights

Know Your Rights presentations are part of the ongoing Cornell Immigration Legal Information Project, funded with a grant from the Park Foundation and started in January 2025.

K-12 enrollment falls in aging NYS, but charter schools gain

New York state’s aging population isn’t only evident in more graying residents, but in a declining number of school children – down more than a quarter-million over the past decade, according to a new analysis by Cornell demographers.

From Milstein scholar to design tech pioneer

Julia Beitel is pursuing a master’s in Design Technology at Cornell Tech, creating projects that fuse design, sustainability, and technology.

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‘Hemp house’ project kicks off new support for NYS hemp

With a $5 million investment from New York state, Cornell is building a processing hub and “service center,” where businesses can research, develop and prototype new hemp-based materials.