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The fund prioritizes initiatives that improve the health of free-ranging wildlife and\/or solve environmental problems via a One Health lens.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/_smith_ccf_2026_tortoise_by_carmen_smith-resize.jpg?itok=0GYc010p","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/_smith_ccf_2026_tortoise_by_carmen_smith-resize.jpg?itok=Y7KkHy-A","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:06:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Veterinary Medicine"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/_smith_ccf_2026_tortoise_by_carmen_smith-resize.jpg?itok=j2PLG0j9"},{"id":"333245","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/it-skull-deformity-or-just-tiny-dog","title":"Is it a skull deformity or just a tiny dog?","content_text":"A new study deepens the understanding of canine skull shapes, helping veterinarians distinguish problems from normal variation.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0625_dog1.jpg?itok=ukJQVGy9","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0625_dog1.jpg?itok=YT0ONum4","date_published":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:06:21 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0625_dog1.jpg?itok=hWtnEMtQ","image_alt":"Researchers studied medical images of 852 dogs, including the German shepherd shown here with an archetypal cranium."},{"id":"333219","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/double-damage-warming-climate-reduces-milk-quality-and-quantity","title":"\u2018Double the damage\u2019: Warming climate reduces milk quality and quantity","content_text":"Heat stress on dairy cows not only decreases the amount of milk produced but also the fat and protein content, doubling the economic losses.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/dairy-cow-news-image600px_0.jpg?itok=1QSg35gb","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/dairy-cow-news-image600px_0.jpg?itok=6McqdMcx","date_published":"Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:06:22 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","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\/dairy-cow-news-image600px_0.jpg?itok=L_gmKZI6"},{"id":"333217","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/13-student-projects-earn-cida-research-innovation-fund-awards","title":"13 student projects earn CIDA Research Innovation Fund awards ","content_text":"Thirteen Cornell students will spend the summer advancing new technologies for agriculture after receiving 2026 Research Innovation Fund awards from the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/ai_drone_cida.png?itok=zXQw6hRG","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/ai_drone_cida.png?itok=SOyRtV-n","date_published":"Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:06:37 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/ai_drone_cida.png?itok=VbVYKPOD"},{"id":"333212","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/pew-grant-project-design-hepatitis-c-vaccine-built-natural-immunity","title":"Pew grant project to design hepatitis C vaccine built on natural immunity","content_text":"Andrew Flyak, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named a 2026 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0325_hepc_0.jpg?itok=OgVBFavU","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0325_hepc_0.jpg?itok=ssdg6LIV","date_published":"Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:06:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0325_hepc_0.jpg?itok=Vv9pwMA1","image_alt":"Antibodies from an individual who cleared multiple Hepatitis C virus infections target not one but three regions of the virus\u2019 E2 protein."},{"id":"333199","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/patrick-webb-renowned-international-scholar-lead-ashley-school","title":"Patrick Webb, renowned 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":"333190","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/cultivating-future-scientists-through-plants-and-partnerships","title":"Cultivating future scientists through plants and partnerships ","content_text":"Students from\u0026nbsp;Buffalo\u0027s McKinley High School\u0026nbsp;\u2014 home to one of the few high-school horticulture programs in New York state \u2014 visited Cornell May 19\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;view the work of the\u0026nbsp;Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems\u0026nbsp;(CROPPS).","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/mckinley_students.png?itok=zvfA-QPf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/mckinley_students.png?itok=0vWKiRFs","date_published":"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:06:16 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/mckinley_students.png?itok=Gmmq9HNy"},{"id":"333186","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/cornell-atkinson-awards-drive-progress-tech-ag-sustainability","title":"Cornell Atkinson awards drive progress in tech, ag, sustainability","content_text":"Cornell Atkinson has awarded $900k to support six new research projects that seek to protect coral reefs, improve greenhouse agriculture and understand whether wildfires affect disease spread. ","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":"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":"333161","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/grants-fund-high-risk-research-fungal-disease-and-antibiotic-resistance","title":"Grants fund high-risk research on fungal disease and antibiotic resistance","content_text":"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.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0608_schwartz_tnd.jpg?itok=BpQonJ74","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0608_schwartz_tnd.jpg?itok=tcM6W3bQ","date_published":"Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:06:14 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0608_schwartz_tnd.jpg?itok=Eb3xY32W"},{"id":"333156","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/spoonies-sperm-cells-genomics-connects-cornell-research","title":"From Spoonies to sperm cells, genomics connects Cornell research ","content_text":"A symposium hosted by the Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics and the Cornell Center for Immunology attracted early-career researchers and faculty working across genetics, immunology, developmental biology and computational biology.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/cvg_sym_cover.png?itok=wBXX9kws","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/cvg_sym_cover.png?itok=SToade--","date_published":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:06:03 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around 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Hooey Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0602_mcart.jpg?itok=GfW1uFWW","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0602_mcart.jpg?itok=FHVzRGKF","date_published":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:06:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","News \u0026 Events","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0602_mcart.jpg?itok=yj_FxGAo","image_alt":"Dr. Jessica McArt, DVM \u201907, Ph.D. \u201913."},{"id":"333124","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/seniors-celebrate-their-extraordinary-journeys","title":"A\u0026S seniors celebrate their extraordinary journeys","content_text":"As the class of 2026 graduates in Arts \u0026amp; Sciences, we celebrate their extraordinary journeys.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1027_df_002-web.jpg?h=987aaa25\u0026itok=wgtgUeil","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1027_df_002-web.jpg?h=6ced90ad\u0026itok=hReCq7so","date_published":"Fri, 29 May 2026 08:05:11 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","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","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Student 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disease.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/magic_neuron.jpg?itok=nq16JTYi","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/magic_neuron.jpg?itok=MU6dsdvc","date_published":"Wed, 27 May 2026 14:05:20 EDT","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/magic_neuron.jpg?itok=Ws1KQLog"},{"id":"333112","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/otherworldly-thunder-atlantic-sturgeon-inspires-awe","title":"Otherworldly thunder of Atlantic sturgeon inspires awe","content_text":"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.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1182_soundsofsturgeon_final_n.jpg?itok=EGNTuDjY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1182_soundsofsturgeon_final_n.jpg?itok=ypieraK0","date_published":"Wed, 27 May 2026 13:05:02 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1182_soundsofsturgeon_final_n.jpg?itok=WHfh-5TX","image_alt":"Illustration of sturgeon swimming with yellow sound waves in the background"},{"id":"333085","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/onecornell-health-educators-conference-inspires-teaching-excellence-across","title":"OneCornell health educators conference inspires teaching excellence across disciplines ","content_text":"More than 150 educators gathered in-person and virtually May 16-17 at Weill Cornell Medicine for the OneCornell Health Educators Conference.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/05-16-2026-wcmneuroconf-272.jpg.jpeg?itok=FoffphtZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/05-16-2026-wcmneuroconf-272.jpg.jpeg?itok=4Yc9UIVv","date_published":"Thu, 21 May 2026 13:05:51 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","New York City","Around Cornell","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell 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The product improves soil health and food production, while preventing pollution in informal settlements and the aquatic environment. 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recipients","content_text":false,"image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/cover.png?itok=Ke-KjMpq","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/cover.png?itok=uHTcI_o_","date_published":"Tue, 19 May 2026 10:05:07 EDT","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/cover.png?itok=SUVcLd_B"},{"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 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crisis.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0518_prepare.jpg?itok=be_6_lSh","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0518_prepare.jpg?itok=TY8F-byf","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 08:05:12 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0518_prepare.jpg?itok=LFNSAYbU","image_alt":"Earlier this year, college students and community members from around New York state participated in New York Hope, a disaster preparedness training run by the Consortium for Humanitarian Service and Education."},{"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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effective.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2019-05\/0521_microbes_tnd.jpg?itok=OgaI4P_p","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2019-05\/0521_microbes_tnd.jpg?itok=ffCut6Fn","date_published":"Wed, 06 May 2026 12:05:15 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2019-05\/0521_microbes_tnd.jpg?itok=iqwl78zG","image_alt":"microbes"},{"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, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Law, 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Kotlikoff and professors Olga Boudker, Cathy Caruth and Francesca Molinari have been recognized by the honorary society for their excellence and leadership.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2019-04\/0417_aaas_tnd.jpg?itok=Zhap4bqB","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2019-04\/0417_aaas_tnd.jpg?itok=_m2M0yuM","date_published":"Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:04:01 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Staff News","College of Arts and Sciences","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2019-04\/0417_aaas_tnd.jpg?itok=DEYsUXbk","image_alt":"AAAS logo"},{"id":"332864","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/counselors-embedded-911-call-centers-benefit-police-public","title":"Counselors embedded in 911 call centers benefit police, the public","content_text":"Behavioral health clinicians at 911 call centers answer mental health and substance abuse calls, enabling police officers to spend more time focusing on public safety.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0420_911.jpg?itok=Jz_CG14T","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0420_911.jpg?itok=Iwi_iw2P","date_published":"Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:04:42 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0420_911.jpg?itok=24gfRZS4","image_alt":"Illustration of woman on left calling 911 in emotional turmoil with 911 dispatcher in photo on right speaking with her. A colored bar graph is shown going from orange to blue symbolizing de-escalation of the situation"},{"id":"332850","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/temperature-shifts-change-plant-proteins-powering-photosynthesis","title":"Temperature shifts change plant proteins powering photosynthesis","content_text":"Plants adjust to temperature changes, in part, by switching the way they express Rubisco, the protein that performs the critical first step of photosynthesis, according to new research from Cornell and partners.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-05\/istock-1938753860-noisy-plants-1280x720.jpg?itok=5map_uwJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-05\/istock-1938753860-noisy-plants-1280x720.jpg?itok=M4tw2dUT","date_published":"Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:04:29 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary 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southeastern U.S. coastlines between 2020-22 were emaciated and malnourished, with ingested fishing gear and marine debris found in two of them.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1034_spermwhales.jpg?itok=syucyVt9","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1034_spermwhales.jpg?itok=1hlDlWqX","date_published":"Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:04:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1034_spermwhales.jpg?itok=O_T0ETRE","image_alt":"Illustration of a whale with a highlighted area near it\u0027s stomach with inset images of bacteria and trash, indicating these are things the whale swallowed"},{"id":"332787","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/breakthrough-takes-big-step-toward-safe-reversible-male-contraception","title":"Breakthrough takes big step toward safe, reversible male contraception","content_text":"A proof of principle study in mice, six years in the making, shows how targeting a natural checkpoint in meiosis, the process by which sex cells reproduce, safely stopped sperm production. \u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0407_male_contraception.jpg?itok=SiMr8p0a","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0407_male_contraception.jpg?itok=c6_F_imc","date_published":"Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:04:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 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humans.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0407_frye.jpg?itok=Z23oaTr3","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0407_frye.jpg?itok=oDNltYot","date_published":"Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:04:50 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Research Matters","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Public Engagement","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0407_frye.jpg?itok=vDRGtm28","image_alt":" Dr. Elisha Frye, D.V.M. \u201910, associate professor of practice, explains how Cornell\u2019s Animal Health Diagnostic Center works at the front lines of detecting and preventing diseases that can jump between animals and humans."},{"id":"332776","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/revived-device-reveals-scents-attract-and-deter-crop-pests","title":"A revived device reveals scents that attract and deter crop pests","content_text":"The device, called an electroantennogram, allows researchers to identify the exact scent molecules detected by an insect\u2019s antennae.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1108_jk_025-n.jpg?itok=DlM-zJqC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1108_jk_025-n.jpg?itok=FW-I1iiU","date_published":"Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:04:36 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research 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society.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0326_aaas_tnd.jpg?itok=zkbrGfz_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0326_aaas_tnd.jpg?itok=ayCtNJ-p","date_published":"Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:03:00 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0326_aaas_tnd.jpg?itok=CzXYxyHH"},{"id":"332718","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/tiny-bubbles-sound-waves-clean-produce-safely-and-effectively","title":"Tiny bubbles, sound waves clean produce safely and effectively","content_text":"A bubble bath with a constant acoustic sound in the water may be the best chemical-free, gentle method for cleaning agricultural produce.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0326_bubbles2.jpg?itok=taGUyuPX","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0326_bubbles2.jpg?itok=WU_X4I-Q","date_published":"Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:03:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0326_bubbles2.jpg?itok=tpD_9S6p"},{"id":"332708","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/programmable-plant-systems-team-selected-global-food-initiative","title":"Programmable plant systems team selected for global food initiative","content_text":"The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) has been selected to help shape a new international effort to reimagine the future of food systems through the CIFAR Arrell Future of Food Initiative.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/margaret_frank_speaking.png?itok=ZcxwlkXp","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/margaret_frank_speaking.png?itok=DM7V7n32","date_published":"Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:03:39 EDT","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research 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resistance.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0319_milkweed1.jpg?itok=jjVpaHbH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0319_milkweed1.jpg?itok=sq1TgP8q","date_published":"Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:03:58 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0319_milkweed1.jpg?itok=QS4hbECd","image_alt":"Cornell researchers have uncovered a new strategy milkweed uses to fight monarchs: upgrading the structure of its toxins."},{"id":"332644","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/susan-henry-former-cals-dean-and-pioneering-geneticist-dies-79","title":"Susan Henry, former CALS dean and pioneering geneticist, dies at 79","content_text":"Susan Henry, former dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a molecular geneticist whose breakthroughs in understanding cell metabolism contributed to advances in human pharmaceuticals, died March 7 at age 79.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0318_henry_tnd.jpg?itok=uvcee1sF","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0318_henry_tnd.jpg?itok=PFW8tTsY","date_published":"Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:03:14 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Staff News","College of Agriculture and Life 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