[{"id":"333066","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/recycling-excreta-fertilizer-kenya-transforms-disgusting-beautiful","title":"Recycling excreta as fertilizer in Kenya transforms \u2018disgusting\u2019 to \u2018beautiful\u2019","content_text":"Cornell researchers and Kenyan partners have developed a fertilizer made from human excreta. The product improves soil health and food production, while preventing pollution in informal settlements and the aquatic environment. ","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/20260126_112813-a.jpg?itok=MFo01pEw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/20260126_112813-a.jpg?itok=c3PLF3j5","date_published":"Wed, 20 May 2026 10:05:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/20260126_112813-a.jpg?itok=TKSgU7fO","image_alt":"Charles Midega (left) and Roy Odawa display the Kontiki kiln they modified to make biochar from human feces."},{"id":"333050","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/long-island-farm-leverages-cornell-research-adapt-expand","title":"Long Island farm leverages Cornell research to adapt, expand","content_text":"Harbes Farm on Long Island relies on a mutually beneficial collaboration with Cornell researchers, a partnership that has made the family\u2019s three farms key destinations for Long Island agritourism.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/harbes-farm-edited-7-a.jpg?itok=yEqqiksI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/harbes-farm-edited-7-a.jpg?itok=yo6c6jJ9","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 11:05:38 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","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\/2026-05\/harbes-farm-edited-7-a.jpg?itok=dcTHtxH_","image_alt":"Edward Harbes IV\u00a0planting a new apple orchard in 2014."},{"id":"333048","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/new-low-thc-hemp-fiber-cultivar-flourishes-nys-climate","title":"New low-THC hemp fiber cultivar flourishes in NYS climate","content_text":"Ursa Alta will supply material for multiple product streams, including textiles such as denim, animal bedding and wall insulation.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/bert-with-alta-20260114-a.jpg?itok=JKLGVmJp","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/bert-with-alta-20260114-a.jpg?itok=HwEvhzSY","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 09:05:18 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","Geneva","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/bert-with-alta-20260114-a.jpg?itok=JcSYuzSm","image_alt":"Grower Humberto Hernandez evaluating a seed production field of Ursa Alta for Condor Seed on his farm in Yuma, Arizona."},{"id":"333042","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/celebrating-30-years-dilmun-hill-student-farm","title":"Celebrating 30 years of Dilmun Hill Student Farm","content_text":"For 30 years Dilmun Hill Student Farm has provided opportunities for growing crops, leadership skills and community. 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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Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","NYS Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2016_1200_livinglabstudentsandcampustrash_final_n.jpg?itok=vmiFQ4Hd","image_alt":"Illustration of schematic in background with photos of people helping at food pantry in foreground"},{"id":"333014","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/low-cost-solution-parasite-poverty-risk-possible-nsf-cuts","title":"Low-cost solution to parasite, poverty at risk from possible NSF cuts","content_text":"Cornell-led research linking poverty and disease \u2013 and a promising path out of both \u2013 faces an uncertain future as federal 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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condition.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1156_manganese_final_n.jpg?itok=OPXKrkHX","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1156_manganese_final_n.jpg?itok=gtzQgZZI","date_published":"Wed, 06 May 2026 09:05:42 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public Engagement","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1156_manganese_final_n.jpg?itok=213EldOV","image_alt":"Illustration showing a brain with dots on it and the background is someone working in an industrial plant"},{"id":"332950","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/entrepreneurial-students-win-awards-summer-work-their-startups","title":"Entrepreneurial students win awards for summer work on their startups","content_text":"Thirty student startups received\u0026nbsp;Human Spirit, Beck Fellows and\u0026nbsp;Cane Entrepreneurial Scholars awards this summer from Entrepreneurship at Cornell, funding that will allow students to work on their startups rather than take traditional summer positions.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2022kickoff_photo1.jpg?h=a0ed8313\u0026itok=qatYDa5u","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2022kickoff_photo1.jpg?h=5674d6d2\u0026itok=zNHXzuux","date_published":"Fri, 01 May 2026 15:05:41 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Business, 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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Jeb E. 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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 of two people working on a garden with shovels and a wheelbarrow "},{"id":"332859","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/handle-care-soft-robot-gripper-picks-ripe-fruit-without-bruising","title":"Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising","content_text":"Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch, then pick them without causing any damage.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/robot-gripper-2-a.jpg?itok=0S34oada","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/robot-gripper-2-a.jpg?itok=r14oLE7_","date_published":"Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:04:08 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 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sustainably.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1133_circularbionutriente.jpg?itok=OPcng7Sy","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1133_circularbionutriente.jpg?itok=heb0qrKG","date_published":"Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:04:39 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1133_circularbionutriente.jpg?itok=hoM0B8_G","image_alt":"Illustration of three piles of manure with a photo of a gardener with soil in their hands"},{"id":"332821","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/55m-ground-nesting-bees-make-home-ithaca-cemetery","title":"5.5M ground nesting bees make home in Ithaca cemetery","content_text":"An Ithaca\u0026nbsp;cemetery is home to one of the largest and oldest recorded aggregations of ground nesting bees in the world.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1096_cemeterybees_lead_final_n.jpg?itok=Xf8KQt4Y","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1096_cemeterybees_lead_final_n.jpg?itok=vipmSn7g","date_published":"Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:04:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Local Impact","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","NYS 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systems.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1128_uneventariffimpacts_final_n.jpg?itok=uSEflsa7","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1128_uneventariffimpacts_final_n.jpg?itok=IlzrHfZ3","date_published":"Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:04:00 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Global Reach","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1128_uneventariffimpacts_final_n.jpg?itok=Kzr1Aokx","image_alt":"Illustration of the United States with small price tags on different 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Tip creep. People have a lot to say about where, when and how much to tip. A new book dives deep.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0323_tip_tnd.jpg?itok=apjq-dX_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0323_tip_tnd.jpg?itok=gyO8IAKD","date_published":"Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:03:15 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Public Engagement","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0323_tip_tnd.jpg?itok=FPm-GTMm","image_alt":"Tip jar"},{"id":"332678","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/vipan-kumar-combating-glyphosate-resistant-weeds","title":"Vipan Kumar: Combating glyphosate-resistant weeds","content_text":"Vipan Kumar, associate professor in the School of 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promotes Buffalo\u2019s well-being with healthy community stores","content_text":"CCE Erie County\u0026nbsp;encourages corner stores in Buffalo\u2019s food deserts to stock fresh fruits, vegetables and other nutritious options\u0026nbsp;and educates residents on how to take care of their health.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/2026_1054_jk_053.jpg?itok=oJXxJjjY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/2026_1054_jk_053.jpg?itok=zETqu7rd","date_published":"Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:03:05 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Diversity","Engagement","NYS 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Consumers need to understand sustainability claims and, more importantly, be willing to pay a premium for them.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0802_wheat_tnd_0.jpg?itok=ZhaYCHhH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0802_wheat_tnd_0.jpg?itok=In9blDRZ","date_published":"Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:02:16 EST","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research 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Agriculture and Life Sciences New York Soil Health Climate Smart Agriculture Fund, aimed at working with farmers to promote healthy soils.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-06\/soil-8080788_1280.jpg?itok=3Mf_ygYr","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-06\/soil-8080788_1280.jpg?itok=tZFJpjoG","date_published":"Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:02:49 EST","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research 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they interact with cattle."},{"id":"332312","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/01\/are-we-asking-right-questions-prevent-tick-borne-illnesses","title":"Are we asking the right questions to prevent tick-borne illnesses?","content_text":"Research on prior surveys finds very few people have been asked why they chose not to take preventative actions.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-01\/0126_tickprevention_tnd.jpg?itok=WhkRGBa7","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-01\/0126_tickprevention_tnd.jpg?itok=TEVEqHOR","date_published":"Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:01:43 EST","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life 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\u0022embodiment\u0022 of land-grant mission, retires","content_text":"After almost 50 years at Cornell \u2013 from an undergraduate student to a widely respected steward of Cornell\u2019s land grant mission \u2013 Margaret Smith has been elected professor emerita.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-01\/margaret-screengrab5.jpg?itok=OdZdPzyA","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-01\/margaret-screengrab5.jpg?itok=3KsfzyqY","date_published":"Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:01:59 EST","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-01\/margaret-screengrab5.jpg?itok=K8mrgmDV","image_alt":"image of margaret smith among corn stalks"},{"id":"332226","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/01\/ai-improves-flood-projections-under-climate-change","title":"AI improves flood projections under climate change","content_text":"Physics-based models should be supplemented with AI hydrological models rather than relying on site-specific estimates, researchers find.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2018-05\/0510_flood_TND.jpg?h=b7fb795e\u0026itok=cmgFWg5z","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2018-05\/0510_flood_TND.jpg?itok=LN_WiE9t","date_published":"Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:01:12 EST","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research 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From left, Doris Mitchell, Gail Parsons, Rollins, Laura Paddock and Kathie Crescenzi. 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Understanding how soils retain or emit carbon dioxide during this process may inform climate change resilience efforts.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-12\/thumbnail_5.jpg?itok=3Ev_hIay","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-12\/thumbnail_5.jpg?itok=gqt0a6d6","date_published":"Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:12:00 EST","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2025-12\/thumbnail_5.jpg?itok=6_lz9_D4"},{"id":"332160","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2025\/12\/amplifying-beet-new-tech-makes-crunchier-snacks","title":"Amplifying the beet: New tech makes for crunchier snacks","content_text":"\u0022Better-for-you\u0022 snacks are all the rage. New tech from Cornell food scientists may give beets their time to shine.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-12\/1217_beets.jpg?itok=xHBFNiRu","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-12\/1217_beets.jpg?itok=L5j96HJm","date_published":"Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:12:15 EST","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Geneva","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Intercampus","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2025-12\/1217_beets.jpg?itok=BMRYUqgM","image_alt":"Microwave-vacuumed crispy beet snacks"},{"id":"332157","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2025\/12\/2025-year-review","title":"2025 Year in Review","content_text":"Cornell\u2019s impact was felt near and far, from the lacrosse fields to research labs and beyond in a turbulent 2025.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-12\/A07I2706-A.jpg?itok=mQJmRvwJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-12\/A07I2706-A.jpg?itok=e6MPbCOx","date_published":"Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:12:00 EST","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","Features","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell University Library","Cornell Ann S. 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