Grants fund high-risk research on fungal disease and antibiotic resistance

Schwartz Research Fund Visionary Grants for faculty members in the life sciences aims to provide significant assistance for innovative, visionary research that opens an important new line of inquiry.

Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change?

As the planet warms, wine-growing regions face an uncertain future. Should they double-down on what they grow or do something entirely different?

Americans agree: Ultraprocessed foods pose major health hazard

Across partisan lines, Americans broadly believe ultraprocessed foods are addictive and harmful, and support policies that could strengthen safeguards and hold the food industry accountable.

Cornell faculty, staff recognized with SUNY Chancellor’s awards

Eighteen faculty and staff members across Cornell’s state contract colleges have been named recipients of the 2025–26 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

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Doctoral students engage in advocacy

Nearly a dozen doctoral students practiced their research communication skills this spring through legislative opportunities in Washington, D.C.

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Improved embryo freezing technique could preserve endangered species

The new freezing method – 30 times faster than current protocols – could be used to improve assisted reproduction in humans or animals or to conserve biodiversity.

‘You are holding the pen’ – 1,300 Bowers graduates honored at recognition ceremonies

The Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science’s celebrated their newest graduates in department recognition ceremonies during Commencement weekend.

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DNA “nicks” make for safer, more precise genetic analysis

Cornell researchers developed a safer and more precise way to study how genes function in living tissues by refining a recently developed CRISPR-based genetic technique in fruit flies, enabling researchers to better study how genes contribute to development and disease. 

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Otherworldly thunder of Atlantic sturgeon inspires awe

The finding gives New York state another tool to locate and understand the behavior of the endangered Atlantic sturgeon, an iconic species decimated by overfishing.