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Don\u0027t believe everything you read.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1311_nutritionlabels.jpg?itok=JCBPaSvl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1311_nutritionlabels.jpg?itok=Pj60YEBc","date_published":"Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:09:21 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1311_nutritionlabels.jpg?itok=G0s79K2Y"},{"id":"333688","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/palette-versus-palate-wine-drinkers-embrace-spectrum-wine-colors","title":"Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors\u00a0","content_text":"A Cornell-led study finds that wines made from disease-resistant grape varieties, long dismissed by traditionalists, appeal to consumers as much as those made from classic European grapes.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0923_wine_tnd.jpg?itok=1JTe_InS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0923_wine_tnd.jpg?itok=78aidWoi","date_published":"Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:09:27 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Geneva","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research 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disease control ","content_text":"Fungal diseases can contribute up to 20% of staple crop losses and drug-resistant fungal infections lead to some 3.8 million human deaths, globally per year.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0918_fungi_tnd.jpg?itok=jHSfjU_M","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0918_fungi_tnd.jpg?itok=SXe2XSW4","date_published":"Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:09:51 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research 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pressure.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0910_hops2.jpg?itok=mHGQpaFM","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0910_hops2.jpg?itok=bdWU6DWZ","date_published":"Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:09:47 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","NYS Impact","New York City","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Geneva","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0910_hops2.jpg?itok=WLTah-qR","image_alt":"Technician Brian Nardone picks out any stems or leaves of picked hop cones before they are dried and baled for brewing trials."},{"id":"333590","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/secret-lives-city-insects-bringing-urban-ecology-community","title":"The secret lives of city insects: bringing urban ecology to the community","content_text":"Doctoral student Sylvana Ross and a team of Cincinnati youths spent their summer studying city-dwelling insects, amassing data that can inform decisions that support healthy green spaces.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/01_hot_ants_sylvana_ross-a.jpg?itok=OJTDphJJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/01_hot_ants_sylvana_ross-a.jpg?itok=yQh7To00","date_published":"Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:09:22 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Features","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/01_hot_ants_sylvana_ross-a.jpg?itok=giNosk6X","image_alt":"Doctoral student Sylvana Ross holds a bug net and poses in front of the Cincinnati skyline"},{"id":"333576","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/cornell-leads-project-putting-robots-work-us-orchards","title":"Cornell leads project putting robots to work in US orchards","content_text":"A Cornell-led research project is developing robots that can perform labor-intensive orchard operations; it\u2019s supported by a four-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Specialty Crop Research Initiative.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0903_orchard.png?itok=z82bh0lt","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0903_orchard.png?itok=BecMapXP","date_published":"Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:09:52 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Geneva","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0903_orchard.png?itok=VJVHqfmE","image_alt":"Prototype robot harvesting apples in fall 2025. Experimental models are used to fine-tune the engineering and to train the artificial intelligence that undergirds the robots."},{"id":"333537","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/louis-longchamps-lab-brings-scientific-tools-farmer-led-experimentation","title":"Louis Longchamps\u2019 lab brings scientific tools to farmer-led experimentation","content_text":"Cornell researcher Louis Longchamps is working to flip the traditional research model by putting farmers in the driver\u2019s seat, with scientists providing support to strengthen agricultural innovation and food security.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/longchamp_presenting_1917x1078.jpg?itok=IEEM-1HM","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/longchamp_presenting_1917x1078.jpg?itok=F9J1GRxM","date_published":"Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:09:27 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/longchamp_presenting_1917x1078.jpg?itok=zmRrqnxm","image_alt":"Louis Longchamps speaking to a group of people at a farm"},{"id":"333521","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/folic-acid-does-not-elevate-formaldehyde-mice-and-humans","title":"Folic acid does not elevate formaldehyde in mice and humans ","content_text":"Folic acid does not elevate toxic formaldehyde in the body, according to a new study on mice and human cancer patients who consumed high doses.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0827_folic_tnd.jpg?itok=WBcDeLXy","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0827_folic_tnd.jpg?itok=bMo8_BX1","date_published":"Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:08:30 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0827_folic_tnd.jpg?itok=mcde38Mg"},{"id":"333492","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/infection-diet-reshape-intestines-differently","title":"Infection, diet reshape intestines differently","content_text":"Diet changes and infection resize an organism\u2019s intestines through different cellular strategies. In malnourished fruit flies, infectious microbes became a source of food, not just a threat.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2018-07\/intestine_TND.jpg?h=fa4dcd8c\u0026itok=qLR8PlLc","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2018-07\/intestine_TND.jpg?itok=-or-6573","date_published":"Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:08:31 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2018-07\/intestine_TND.jpg?h=fa4dcd8c\u0026itok=sKLPKjpu","image_alt":"intestine"},{"id":"333484","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/research-matters-returns-following-ideas-lab-real-life","title":"Research Matters returns, following ideas from the lab to real life\u00a0","content_text":"The second season of Research Matters, a Cornell video podcast, drops today, with a way-too-relevant episode on why we don\u0027t always do the things we know we should.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0825_research.jpg?itok=W8VC-ZzZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0825_research.jpg?itok=Dm6zSIhI","date_published":"Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:08:48 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Artificial Intelligence","Research Matters","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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fill your freezer\u2019: Cornell connects meat producers with consumers","content_text":"The free website, called MeatSuite, helps customers find local meat producers and estimates the costs and savings of buying meat in bulk.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0824_meet1.jpg?itok=IzE27J7Q","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0824_meet1.jpg?itok=KCrveEyx","date_published":"Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:08:35 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0824_meet1.jpg?itok=UK9m04vt","image_alt":"Matthew LeRoux (right), Cornell extension associate and founder of MeatSuite, talks with MeatSuite-user Bill Morse of Bottomland Farm at the East Hill Plaza Farmers\u2019 Market on Aug. 19."},{"id":"333425","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/cornell-phd-students-create-inventory-drone-and-weeding-robot","title":"Cornell PhD students create inventory drone and weeding robot ","content_text":"The August\u0026nbsp;Startup Cornell podcast features doctoral students Doris Xu and Katrina Davis, two founders who were part of a summer\u0026nbsp;Prototyping Hardware Accelerator at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, a business incubator and startup workspace in downtown 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agroforestry.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/blue-and-yellow_macaw-thumbnail.jpg?itok=3s1boVSZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/blue-and-yellow_macaw-thumbnail.jpg?itok=bTEnY3zd","date_published":"Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:07:00 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/blue-and-yellow_macaw-thumbnail.jpg?itok=ii0lEYVA"},{"id":"333337","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/master-gardeners-test-best-nys-vegetable-varieties","title":"Master gardeners test for best 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communities.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/6-30-21_cce_nycurbanag_-244.jpg?itok=a0zE5y9b","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/6-30-21_cce_nycurbanag_-244.jpg?itok=fhJbGLqI","date_published":"Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:07:51 EDT","byline":"RJ Anderson","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/6-30-21_cce_nycurbanag_-244.jpg?itok=43-MWBUh","image_alt":"Judson Reid speaks with CCE Director Andy Turner at an urban agriculture site, with the New York City skyline in the background."},{"id":"333324","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/common-diet-tips-about-water-intake-and-spicy-foods-could-be-dead-wrong","title":"Common diet tips about water intake and spicy foods could be dead wrong","content_text":"A pair of studies from a Cornell nutrition scientist upend two pieces of received wisdom: that drinking more water at meals curbs eating, and that spicy snacks are a diet danger zone.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1288_waterandspicyfood_final_n.jpg?itok=jV8ZQSxu","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1288_waterandspicyfood_final_n.jpg?itok=Daybqob3","date_published":"Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:07:33 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public 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will.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=jK0TQcBr","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=bx8-JCeH","date_published":"Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:07:06 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=diEa3nH5","image_alt":"Illustration of the Earth in green with photo of cows grazing on the left side and crops on the right side"},{"id":"333275","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cornell-small-grains-breeding-strengthens-local-and-global-food-systems","title":"Cornell small grains breeding strengthens local and global food systems","content_text":"Led by Mark Sorrells and decades of innovation and collaboration, Cornell\u0027s small grains breeding program has developed higher-yielding, pest- and disease-resistant grain varieties that have strengthened the agricultural industry in New York state.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/sorrells_2017_0966_003_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=XS9MVH6B","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/sorrells_2017_0966_003_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=re26iVvJ","date_published":"Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:07:55 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around 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shortages.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0109_broccoli_0.jpg?itok=ITmWmF8l","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0109_broccoli_0.jpg?itok=NUmXTF1x","date_published":"Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:06:17 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","NYS Impact","Research 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international scholar, to lead Ashley School","content_text":"Patrick Webb will join Cornell as the inaugural executive director of the Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/patrick_webb_1920x1080.png?itok=eOisMmAi","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/patrick_webb_1920x1080.png?itok=F-TGz_XS","date_published":"Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:06:41 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/patrick_webb_1920x1080.png?itok=k8bH5nGE","image_alt":"headshot of patrick webb"},{"id":"333194","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/recent-mba-launches-locally-sourced-food-business","title":"Recent MBA launches locally-sourced food business","content_text":"Caroline Feldmeier MBA \u201826 is featured on the June Startup Cornell podcast.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/1cd7be1c-ddda-4617-bc41-999c89d5aa5e.png?h=06268292\u0026itok=ISCiSkLP","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/1cd7be1c-ddda-4617-bc41-999c89d5aa5e.png?h=8d2b4916\u0026itok=qdXfd2P9","date_published":"Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:06:28 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Around Cornell","Johnson Graduate School of Management","Ithaca","Economic 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","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/designing-climate-resilient-greenhouse-agriculture-a.jpg?itok=FcwXjww5","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/designing-climate-resilient-greenhouse-agriculture-a.jpg?itok=mYYEHcOY","date_published":"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:06:04 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/designing-climate-resilient-greenhouse-agriculture-a.jpg?itok=YRhAfRKM","image_alt":"Cornell researchers stand with an autonomous biosecurity system in a tomato greenhouse"},{"id":"333183","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/online-grocery-shopping-could-bring-more-fresh-produce-snap-families","title":"Online grocery shopping could bring more fresh produce to SNAP families","content_text":"Grocery shopping online could help SNAP families access healthy foods, especially for those with young children or long commutes to grocery stores.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1243_snaponline_final_n.jpg?itok=f7Mev5yL","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1243_snaponline_final_n.jpg?itok=LwBqneOE","date_published":"Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:06:39 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","New York City","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1243_snaponline_final_n.jpg?itok=1NQOFvaF","image_alt":"Illustration of different people purchasing produce on a mobile phone"},{"id":"333171","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/farmed-oysters-may-boost-new-yorks-dwindling-wild-populations","title":"Farmed oysters may boost New York\u2019s dwindling wild populations","content_text":"A new study offers genetic evidence and proof that farmed eastern oysters are adding to and breeding with wild eastern oyster populations in the western and central Long Island Sound.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/yonkers_ny_yuqing_shelltrays-a.jpg?itok=nQjpXDSM","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/yonkers_ny_yuqing_shelltrays-a.jpg?itok=in8qZAXP","date_published":"Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:06:32 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/yonkers_ny_yuqing_shelltrays-a.jpg?itok=sRZCw565","image_alt":"Yuqing Chen, a doctoral student and the study\u2019s first author, searches for and counts baby oysters attached to shells in trays in Yonkers, New York"},{"id":"332734","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/climate-change-and-wine-grapes-go-stay-or-change","title":"Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change?","content_text":"As the planet warms, wine-growing regions face an uncertain future. Should they double-down on what they grow or do something entirely different?","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=ygdfWGkx","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=-QahcnE7","date_published":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:06:22 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=2WqfTpnl","image_alt":"For marked climate changes, technologies like new shade cloth pay off to shield Napa\u2019s premium grapes like cabernet sauvignon. "},{"id":"333141","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/americans-agree-ultraprocessed-foods-pose-major-health-hazard","title":"Americans agree: Ultraprocessed foods pose major health hazard","content_text":"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.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1201_niederdeppeultraproc.jpg.jpeg?itok=xZBJ0Ib4","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1201_niederdeppeultraproc.jpg.jpeg?itok=j3D4AhUP","date_published":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:06:12 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. 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Alumni credit the farm with shaping lives and careers. Read their stories, and what\u0027s next for Dilmun.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/dilmun_garlic-harvest-party.png?itok=gPkWjOTi","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/dilmun_garlic-harvest-party.png?itok=rgAdFo8J","date_published":"Fri, 15 May 2026 12:05:26 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/dilmun_garlic-harvest-party.png?itok=It5J7LEH","image_alt":"A group of students holding newly harvested garlic"},{"id":"333041","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/thoughtful-solar-siting-can-protect-ag-biodiversity","title":"Thoughtful solar siting can protect ag, biodiversity","content_text":"Researchers have developed a model that identifies prime farmland, habitats critical for biodiversity and areas suitable for solar development in New York, to help communities minimize land-use conflicts when making solar siting decisions.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-01\/0127_solar.jpg?itok=t-ORecEd","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-01\/0127_solar.jpg?itok=DAFjrj4C","date_published":"Fri, 15 May 2026 11:05:36 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","NYS 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science funding comes under pressure.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2024-05\/0508_2030_0.jpg?itok=mtx_jQEY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2024-05\/0508_2030_0.jpg?itok=vjAr6YzC","date_published":"Wed, 13 May 2026 09:05:57 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Research Matters","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public Engagement","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Intercampus","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2024-05\/0508_2030_0.jpg?itok=WAxEf6eN","image_alt":"Researchers and community members gather\u00a0ceratophyllum demersum\u00a0from a water access point in northern Senegal."},{"id":"332970","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/living-lab-small-biodigester-fuel-research-extension","title":"From the Living Lab: Small biodigester to fuel research, extension","content_text":"One of the newest additions to Cornell\u2019s Living Lab, the anaerobic digester will generate electricity and provide a real-world testbed for researchers across campus.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1170_livinglabbiodigester_final_n.jpg?itok=NgYGF9tf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1170_livinglabbiodigester_final_n.jpg?itok=wYfA79Xl","date_published":"Thu, 07 May 2026 09:05:58 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 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tunnels.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/willsboro_hightunnel-cropped.jpg?itok=AC7qRH3N","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/willsboro_hightunnel-cropped.jpg?itok=ISGQBApf","date_published":"Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:04:33 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/willsboro_hightunnel-cropped.jpg?itok=DxrUjgY5","image_alt":"A group of people in front of a high tunnel with crops"},{"id":"332866","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/cce-helps-nys-gardeners-test-their-soil-nutrients-contaminants","title":"CCE helps NYS gardeners test their soil for nutrients, contaminants","content_text":"Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York runs\u0026nbsp;the Community Gardens Soil Testing Program, which offers free test results and advice to home gardeners anywhere in the state.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1139_ccesoiltesting_final_n.jpg?itok=0e7EzjUv","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1139_ccesoiltesting_final_n.jpg?itok=v-r-A5XT","date_published":"Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:04:35 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Features","NYS Impact","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","New York City","Engagement","NYS Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1139_ccesoiltesting_final_n.jpg?itok=GBbEgnLo","image_alt":"Illustration 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