Students learn soil science in the field

Cornell AES manages nine research farms and 127,000 square feet of greenhouse space on Ithaca’s campus and across New York state. While these facilities are designed to support research, they are also used as unique teaching tools for two dozen courses covering topics in plant science, soil science, entomology, food systems, agricultural machinery, and more. This is the third story in a series about on-farm teaching.

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Peer advisors polish resumes, build confidence

The peer advisor program is restarting in the Arts & Sciences Career Development office.

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Competition featuring MBA students’ case draws 700 entrants

Five Johnson School MBA students designed the case, organized the judging and facilitated the Emerging Markets Institute’s Corning Case Competition, “Powering Vietnam’s Future: The Rise of Electric Vehicles,” which attracted a record number of entrants.

Global experiences advance student learning

Over 70 undergraduates learned career-shaping lessons in the field last summer with support from Global Cornell. Students will share their international work at the November 19 Global Cornell Experience Showcase

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Student creates smart glasses for people with hearing loss

The glasses use AI to provide transcriptions of conversations in real time, which can be viewed both on the glasses and on a phone.

Veterans law clinic saves dog on death row

Students and attorneys in the Veterans Law Practicum secured clemency for a disabled Army veteran's beloved Great Dane after a nine-month separation.

At Carl Sagan’s gravesite, inspiration endures

On the eve of what would have been Sagan's 90th birthday, well-wishers commune at Lake View Cemetery, leaving notes and trinkets.

Cultivating future agricultural leaders at Cornell Orchards

Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES) manages nine research farms and 127,000 square feet of greenhouse space on Ithaca’s campus and across New York state. While these facilities are designed to support research, they are also used as unique teaching tools for two dozen courses covering topics in plant science, soil science, entomology, food systems, agricultural machinery, and more.

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Things to do: Hockey home-openers, Indigenous women exhibit, Collegetown cleanup

Cheer on the Big Red hockey teams, learn about Indigenous women who attended Cornell from 1914-1942 and join the annual post-Halloween trash pickup in Collegetown.