The Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture (CIDA) convened its annual workshop on Oct. 21, 2025, at the Statler Hotel on the Cornell University campus. The day-long gathering featured project updates, networking, and a keynote exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping food systems.
A project led by Cornell’s Center for Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection and Cancer to develop a low-cost, battery-powered device for sample preparation in tuberculosis (TB) testing in areas with limited lab access and infrastructure, has received a $250,000 grant from the Gates Foundation.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's recently renovated Visitor Center received two awards from the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) and a Gold in exhibit and print from Graphis Awards. These prestigious awards honor installations that connect people to place through storytelling, meaning, and impact and celebrate the industry's best talents worldwide in design.
The first sprayable insecticide made of RNA can target and kill ravenous Colorado potato beetles while sparing most beneficial insects, making it a promising environmentally friendly option.
The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology will bring together leading scientists from across the globe and across disciplines for its 8th Biennial Weill Institute Symposium, Oct. 13–14. The two-day program, taking place in Ithaca, NY., will showcase advances in molecular and cell biology research, while fostering opportunities for Cornell students and postdoctoral scholars to connect with internationally recognized leaders in the life sciences.
The event, hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City, also included a pitch contest among businesses with connections to Weill Cornell Medicine or Cornell Tech.
$3 billion in recent private investments in dairy manufacturing have supercharged the need for companies to find new workers. Cornell is helping with extension trainings and bootcamps.
Fruit and vegetable farmers across the U.S. said that labor was the biggest barrier to adopting sustainable practices, with many farmers perceiving the labor requirements to be higher than they are.