The Laidlaw scholars at Cornell are diving into a world of research. Over the first summer of the program, 24 Cornellians selected for the prestigious international program completed research projects on topics ranging from migration and big data to entomology, engineering communications and animal science.
Cornell's Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team was recognized for its impact on poor communities by earning the L.A. Potts Success Story award on Dec. 5.
Two graduate students have received funding for research focused on increasing food security in Africa from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.
CALS and venture capital firm Medstrada have partnered to establish an entrepreneurial community in New York state to take on challenges in agriculture, nutrition and food production.
A new Cornell-led study examines how temperature affects fishing behavior and catches among inland fisher households in Cambodia, with important implications for understanding climate change.
During the COP26 climate change conference, 45 Cornell undergraduate and graduate students plugged in from Ithaca to hear international negotiations first-hand and environmental history.
Students and faculty from the world’s five leading agricultural universities, including Cornell, will spend three days learning and brainstorming at the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture’s second annual hackathon, Feb. 28-March 1.
Steve Reiners, professor of horticulture at the New York State Agriculture Experiment Station, says that an unusually cold spring put early NY crops such as peas, lettuce and broccoli behind schedule – but it’s too early to call the season a washout.
