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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":"333072","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/cornell-cat-convenes-researchers-industry-accelerate-life-sciences-innovation","title":"Cornell CAT convenes researchers, industry to accelerate life sciences innovation","content_text":"At a daylong event designed to promote academic-industry collaboration, Cornell\u2019s Center for Advanced Technology in Life Science Enterprise cast itself as both a funder of early-stage research and catalyst accelerating connections that move discoveries foward.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/catalyzing_2026_panel.png?itok=CB_QHulE","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/catalyzing_2026_panel.png?itok=u_0H0KW4","date_published":"Wed, 20 May 2026 10:05:42 EDT","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around 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Sciences.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/tri_repro_lecture.png?itok=5ISCZn9x","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/tri_repro_lecture.png?itok=oYUqu2D2","date_published":"Wed, 20 May 2026 09:05:02 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/tri_repro_lecture.png?itok=BiuD8D6r","image_alt":"Karen Schindler delivers the keynote Moss lecture"},{"id":"333061","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/immunology-center-announces-2026-multidisciplinary-seed-grant-recipients","title":"Immunology center announces 2026 multidisciplinary seed grant 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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Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0511_pomace_tnd.jpg?itok=ukIMxm8A"},{"id":"332971","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/how-bacterial-zombies-play-role-immunity-evolution","title":" How \u2018bacterial zombies\u2019 play a role in immunity, evolution","content_text":"Microbes that cause an infection remain biochemically active after they die, continuing to trigger a host\u2019s immune system while also making the immune response less 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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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Jeb E. 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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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\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\/2026-03\/waterhemp.png?h=9490d558\u0026itok=Llm8Iqcd","image_alt":"waterhemp growing rampant in a field"},{"id":"332653","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/milkweed-evolves-mind-blowing-tactic-fight-monarchs","title":"Milkweed evolves \u2018mind-blowing\u2019 tactic to fight monarchs","content_text":"Milkweed has found a new strategy in its epic evolutionary battle with monarch butterflies: structurally upgrading its toxins to outmaneuver monarchs\u0027 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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EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0316_tcamp_029.jpg?itok=k_MuYrp5","image_alt":"Graduate student Stephen Bredin, president of Tompkins County Amphibian Patrol (TCAMP), holds a spotted salamander he found during a patrol in early March. It can take a migrating salamander 10-15 minutes to cross a road. 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Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/lodge_visit_with_community-based_organizations_supporting_lgbtq_communities_in_chennai_india.jpeg?h=34bf606e\u0026itok=Gxww0_hA","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/lodge_visit_with_community-based_organizations_supporting_lgbtq_communities_in_chennai_india.jpeg?itok=q-ux4RNB","date_published":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:03:50 EST","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Architecture \u0026 Design","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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two major types\u202fof gene-controlling DNA sequences,\u202fpromoters and enhancers,\u202foperate\u202fwith\u202fa shared\u202flogic and often perform the same jobs.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/16x9_dna_strand_image.jpg?itok=a9OWyvRc","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/16x9_dna_strand_image.jpg?itok=l-MrJ6nO","date_published":"Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:02:35 EST","byline":"","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\/2026-02\/16x9_dna_strand_image.jpg?itok=Hcm_ejN-"},{"id":"332452","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/wildfire-smoke-silences-grassland-birds-nys","title":"Wildfire smoke silences grassland birds in NYS","content_text":"In June 2023, smoke from Canadian wildfires dampened birds\u2019 vocalizations in New York state, with a particularly negative effect on already imperiled grassland birds.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/0219_wildfire.jpg?itok=T4nSeLRK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/0219_wildfire.jpg?itok=fq4tAwy8","date_published":"Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:02:40 EST","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","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\/2026-02\/0219_wildfire.jpg?itok=hrec5Z8Z","image_alt":"Smoke from Canadian wildfires in 2023 had a particularly silencing effect on the bobolink \u2013 an imperiled, highly social species that depends on grassland habitats."},{"id":"332505","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/exploring-plants-insects-and-floral-microclimates","title":"Exploring plants, insects and floral microclimates","content_text":"Jonathan Chai \u201824 explored whether squash floral humidity plays a role in pollen viability and behavior of squash pollinators and floral predators.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/jonchai_header2_2400x1350px.jpg?itok=Zg0M0t4z","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/jonchai_header2_2400x1350px.jpg?itok=4G5EAknw","date_published":"Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:02:35 EST","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around 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But when levels go unchecked, it can damage cells and disrupt normal signaling.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/cell_general_crane.png?itok=SD5yOrCO","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/cell_general_crane.png?itok=xzEbtKyf","date_published":"Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:02:00 EST","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-02\/cell_general_crane.png?itok=Vdvb32Ns"},{"id":"332458","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/landmark-study-finds-striking-parallels-feline-human-cancers","title":"Landmark study finds striking parallels in feline, human cancers","content_text":"The study from an international team of experts in veterinary medicine, human medicine and genomics provides the first large-scale genetic map of feline cancer.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/0219_cat.jpg?itok=menI4g_9","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/0219_cat.jpg?itok=CfyhAnqD","date_published":"Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:02:00 EST","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Graduate School","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-02\/0219_cat.jpg?itok=Fyw78VjS","image_alt":"Many of the researchers involved collected and provided tissue samples from own their pets to be used in this study. Pictured is Dr. Latasha Ludwig\u2019s cat, Lanni."},{"id":"332441","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/five-ad-white-professors-large-campus-spring","title":"Five A.D. White Professors-at-Large on campus this spring","content_text":"Bram Govaerts, director general of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, will kick off the\u0026nbsp;A.D. 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