Long Island farm leverages Cornell research to adapt, expand

Harbes Farm on Long Island relies on a mutually beneficial collaboration with Cornell researchers, a partnership that has made the family’s three farms key destinations for Long Island agritourism.

AAP students lend their creativity to a new vision for 4-H camp

After Camp Owahta’s arts and crafts building burned down last summer, the Cortland County camp’s leadership turned to second-year architecture students for fresh ideas.

Students show off new machines at Sciencenter demo day

Students in Rapid Prototyping and Physical Computing visited the Ithaca children’s museum to demonstrate a number of projects.

Immersive training to help prepare NYS for natural disaster

A three-day simulation on campus will put students and community members in the role of emergency responders during a humanitarian crisis.

Cornell’s investment in local education anchors a broader economic story

The university's annual snapshot reveals $9.5 million in need-based scholarships and grants to Tompkins County students attending Cornell – and a deepening commitment to the region that goes far beyond the campus boundary. 

Student-created galleries explore Indonesian collection

The student installation, “Indonesia Embodied: Performing the Space Between” complements the museum’s "Hum of Life" exhibition. 

Around Cornell

From the Living Lab: Students tackle campus trash and food waste

From donating excess dining hall food to surveying their peers' leftovers, students reduce waste and make campus more sustainable. 

Low-cost solution to parasite, poverty at risk from possible NSF cuts

Cornell-led research linking poverty and disease – and a promising path out of both – faces an uncertain future as federal science funding comes under pressure.

Wine’s leftovers could help wean chicken farms off antibiotics

A new study finds that grape pomace – the skins, seeds and stems left over from winemaking – may match the growth-promoting effects of antibiotic additives in broiler chickens, without the public health risks.