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Kroch Library.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0902_glacier1.jpg?itok=TjrZ4YEY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0902_glacier1.jpg?itok=ES95ipvy","date_published":"Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:09:43 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Cornell University Library","Ithaca","Student Life","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0902_glacier1.jpg?itok=qJkZ1VD_","image_alt":"Birthday Canyon in Greenland."},{"id":"333533","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/lab-ornithology-host-annual-migration-celebration","title":"Lab of Ornithology to host annual Migration Celebration","content_text":"Celebrate birds with a fun-filled day of free workshops, presentations, bird walks, and more at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on Sept. 12 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=x8OzZtA_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=nH6LJQn5","date_published":"Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:08:44 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=_9vVz7IQ","image_alt":"Adult and child matching bird images with names at migration celebration"},{"id":"333532","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/bipartisan-fisheries-management-law-would-expand-edna-use","title":"Bipartisan fisheries management law would expand eDNA use","content_text":"Bipartisan legislation introduced this month by the co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Oceans Caucus relies on environmental DNA techniques pioneered by retired Cornell Atkinson director David Lodge.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0831_fish_tnd.jpg?itok=26tvPG6b","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0831_fish_tnd.jpg?itok=m2uy0eiM","date_published":"Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:08:24 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life 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15:08:00 EDT","byline":"Jenna Crowder","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Diversity","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0609_13_002_600w.jpg?itok=eTjXfFAW","image_alt":"The New York City skyline as seen from New Jersey."},{"id":"333491","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/study-casts-doubt-carbon-removal-method","title":"Study casts doubt on carbon-removal method","content_text":"A study led by Cornell researchers suggests the real-world potential of \u201cenhanced weathering\u201d \u2014 spreading crushed basalt on farmland as a way to removed CO2 \u2014 may be far smaller than widely cited estimates.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0826_basalt_tnd.jpg?itok=4OLUX0Wj","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0826_basalt_tnd.jpg?itok=t5QtRDpO","date_published":"Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:08:18 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0826_basalt_tnd.jpg?itok=3WdDgKdB"},{"id":"333484","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/research-matters-returns-following-ideas-lab-real-life","title":"Research Matters returns, following ideas from the lab to real life\u00a0","content_text":"The second season of Research Matters, a Cornell video podcast, drops today, with a way-too-relevant episode on why we don\u0027t always do the things we know we should.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0825_research.jpg?itok=W8VC-ZzZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0825_research.jpg?itok=Dm6zSIhI","date_published":"Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:08:48 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Artificial Intelligence","Research Matters","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture 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help cool cities worldwide","content_text":"Researchers used satellite images to identify 1.8 million trees in New York City, a new approach that could be broadly implemented to increase cooling and improve air quality in cities.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0820_trees_tnd.jpg?itok=_Lh1_10B","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0820_trees_tnd.jpg?itok=gMusLuM8","date_published":"Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:08:13 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","Engagement","Intercampus","Research Impact","Sustainability","New York 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goals.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/thumbnail.jpg?itok=uzGAdu1q","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/thumbnail.jpg?itok=QtZ9pVcn","date_published":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:08:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","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\/2026-08\/thumbnail.jpg?itok=LeTnkvpT"},{"id":"333429","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/many-paths-one-destination-cornell-welcomes-new-students","title":"Many paths, one destination: Cornell welcomes new students ","content_text":"The 3,681 first-year students and 603 transfers who begin moving to campus Aug. 17, hail from 49 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and American Samoa, and 62 countries.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1332_sh_062.jpg?h=ad5194ef\u0026itok=BTCajZxt","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1332_sh_062.jpg?itok=COL6dsoO","date_published":"Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:08:01 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Local Impact","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","NYS 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students.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1289_ry_0493-n.jpg?itok=fXiRxuOk","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1289_ry_0493-n.jpg?itok=ql6pd6Z0","date_published":"Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:08:00 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1289_ry_0493-n.jpg?itok=iXVLn3jH","image_alt":"Professor Sunny Jung (standing) helps teachers assemble a robot"},{"id":"333404","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/ai-plus-chemistry-can-expand-battery-electrolyte-design","title":"AI plus chemistry can expand battery electrolyte design","content_text":"Artificial intelligence is aiding the search for better battery materials while using a creative approach to chemistry to expand the design space for electrolytes, unlocking new possibilities for safer, higher-performing energy storage.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2021-04\/0430_electrolyte_tnd.jpg?itok=slN81dtD","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2021-04\/0430_electrolyte_tnd.jpg?itok=4fqn-u_j","date_published":"Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:08:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Research Matters","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 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health.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2023_nycvegetationsolarirradiancemapping_16x9_0.jpg?itok=pEjIqyni","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2023_nycvegetationsolarirradiancemapping_16x9_0.jpg?itok=mpY1KHK2","date_published":"Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:08:37 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","Cornell Tech","Ithaca","New York City","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2023_nycvegetationsolarirradiancemapping_16x9_0.jpg?itok=LqYK2byk","image_alt":"NYC vegetation map"},{"id":"333399","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/stephen-ashley-62-mba-64-trustee-emeritus-and-cals-benefactor-dies-86","title":"Stephen Ashley \u201962, MBA \u201964, trustee emeritus and CALS benefactor, dies at 86 ","content_text":"Trustee emeritus and philanthropist Stephen Ashley \u201962, MBA \u201964, whose service and advocacy for Cornell spanned more than five decades, died July 29 in Richmond, New York.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-12\/1216_ashley2.jpg?itok=ITslc-KW","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-12\/1216_ashley2.jpg?itok=870QEdq_","date_published":"Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:08:55 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of 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Ashley \u201962, MBA \u201964"},{"id":"333385","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/satellite-imagery-could-protect-trees-devastating-moth-outbreaks","title":"Satellite imagery could protect trees from devastating moth outbreaks","content_text":"Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths offer a promising solution for tracking pest outbreaks and for identifying large scale trends.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0730_moth_tnd.jpg?itok=kCV5x-WI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0730_moth_tnd.jpg?itok=R8oIBiIx","date_published":"Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:07:08 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and 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people.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0723_colorado_tnd.jpg?itok=_Tb4MzXy","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0723_colorado_tnd.jpg?itok=mj1W2q8O","date_published":"Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:07:46 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Economic Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0723_colorado_tnd.jpg?itok=GrKTYYdw"},{"id":"333350","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/rubber-tree-agroforestry-supports-birds-biodiversity-colombian-amazon","title":"Rubber tree agroforestry supports birds, biodiversity in the Colombian Amazon","content_text":"A doctoral candidate and Semlitz Sustainability Fellow and his Colombian partners seek to protect birds and biodiversity in the Amazon via sustainable rubber tree agroforestry.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/blue-and-yellow_macaw-thumbnail.jpg?itok=3s1boVSZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/blue-and-yellow_macaw-thumbnail.jpg?itok=bTEnY3zd","date_published":"Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:07:00 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research 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structure.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0716_parks3.jpg?itok=WTViJanI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0716_parks3.jpg?itok=D_U73SoO","date_published":"Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:07:01 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Local Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. 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"},{"id":"332920","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/diet-could-remake-modern-agriculture","title":"The diet that could remake modern agriculture","content_text":"New study asserts that systematic change in food production and consumption requires real political capital and will.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=jK0TQcBr","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=bx8-JCeH","date_published":"Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:07:06 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=diEa3nH5","image_alt":"Illustration of the Earth in green with photo of cows grazing on the left side and crops on the right side"},{"id":"333313","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/how-cornell-startup-scaled-13-billion-battery-tech","title":"How a Cornell startup scaled to $1.3 billion in battery tech","content_text":"The startup was founded by Cornell alumni and a professor, inspired by a class in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and nurtured through Cornell\u2019s entrepreneurship ecosystem.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0713_factorial.jpg?itok=hxcDoMAK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0713_factorial.jpg?itok=Iokv1f9H","date_published":"Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:07:36 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Graduate School","Ithaca","New York City","Economic Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0713_factorial.jpg?itok=WDMca1TD","image_alt":"From left, Siyu Huang, Ph.D. \u201912, Wesley Sine, MBA \u201914, H\u00e9ctor D. Abru\u00f1a and Alex Yu, Ph.D. \u201914, celebrate Facorial\u2019s debut on the Nasdaq Sock Market."},{"id":"333297","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/nys-stewards-spur-absolutely-critical-local-action-climate-change","title":"NYS stewards spur \u2018absolutely critical\u2019 local action on climate change","content_text":"The Cornell Climate Stewards program gives New York state residents the tools and confidence to address the impacts of climate change in their communities.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/allison-anderson-a.jpg?itok=uo7j6uGe","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/allison-anderson-a.jpg?itok=7TkawWFv","date_published":"Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:07:36 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Features","NYS Impact","Public 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found.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0709_china_tnd.jpg?itok=x6_gTRjN","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0709_china_tnd.jpg?itok=TU6OFEiU","date_published":"Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:07:59 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0709_china_tnd.jpg?itok=kCu7ltqw"},{"id":"333292","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/climate-change-leaves-northern-tree-swallows-most-vulnerable","title":"Climate change leaves northern tree swallows most vulnerable","content_text":"Tree swallows in the northern U.S. and Canada face the greatest risk from climate change despite responding to temperature the same way as tree swallows in the southern U.S.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0708_swallow_tnd.jpg?itok=wOZiZSOl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0708_swallow_tnd.jpg?itok=xX-9-qcJ","date_published":"Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:07:04 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0708_swallow_tnd.jpg?itok=GH2TnpPO","image_alt":"Tree swallow"},{"id":"333270","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/east-coast-broccoli-lowers-costs-and-risks-california-drought","title":"East Coast broccoli lowers costs and risks from California drought","content_text":"Expanding broccoli production on the East Coast and outside of California can help stabilize fresh produce supply chains that are vulnerable to water shortages.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0109_broccoli_0.jpg?itok=ITmWmF8l","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0109_broccoli_0.jpg?itok=NUmXTF1x","date_published":"Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:06:17 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and 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14:06:04 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0629_insects.jpg?itok=3EahygWW"},{"id":"333267","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/cornell-yang-center-wildlife-health-awards-seed-funding-five-conservation-efforts","title":"Cornell Yang Center for Wildlife Health awards seed funding to five conservation efforts around the globe","content_text":"The CCF provides catalytic seed funding to spark pioneering applied research to advance wildlife conservation solutions. 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":"333248","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/getting-warmer-slower-forest-growth-means-less-carbon-storage","title":"Getting warmer: Slower forest growth means less carbon storage","content_text":"A new ecological discovery \u2013 that global warming is slowing tree growth \u2013 means current climate predictions could overestimate forests\u2019 potential for carbon storage by as much as 30%.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0625_forest_tnd.jpg?itok=XnTfcNti","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0625_forest_tnd.jpg?itok=oItEHgJF","date_published":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:06:53 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0625_forest_tnd.jpg?itok=Z3o3I2ve"},{"id":"333242","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/sustainable-ag-finance-leadership-training-connects-industry-leaders","title":"Sustainable ag finance leadership training connects industry leaders","content_text":"Cornell Atkinson hosted its first executive education program \u2013 the Resilient Futures Leadership Program: Financing Sustainable Agriculture \u2013 with partner Field to Market. The successful program will be offered twice more over the next two years.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/field_to_market_group_0283_1.jpg?itok=pcinoKRj","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/field_to_market_group_0283_1.jpg?itok=S-nbERZv","date_published":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:06:24 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/field_to_market_group_0283_1.jpg?itok=UJaVi4ZI","image_alt":"Members of the inaugural Resilient Futures Leadership Program cohort gather at Cornell University in front of Atkinson Hall. The six-month executive education program brought together professionals from across sectors to explore strategies for financing sustainable agriculture. 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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 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","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/designing-climate-resilient-greenhouse-agriculture-a.jpg?itok=FcwXjww5","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/designing-climate-resilient-greenhouse-agriculture-a.jpg?itok=mYYEHcOY","date_published":"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:06:04 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/designing-climate-resilient-greenhouse-agriculture-a.jpg?itok=YRhAfRKM","image_alt":"Cornell researchers stand with an autonomous biosecurity system in a tomato greenhouse"},{"id":"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":"333164","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/electrochemical-bath-recycles-critical-minerals-batteries","title":"Electrochemical bath recycles critical minerals in batteries","content_text":"Researchers developed a more efficient and cost-effective way to recover almost the full life of lithium-ion batteries after they are spent.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0609_lithium.jpg?itok=yy4eiuNY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0609_lithium.jpg?itok=EsCqG5Mo","date_published":"Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:06:00 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0609_lithium.jpg?itok=k-quA8j3","image_alt":"Illustration of a lithium-ion battery surrounded by a recycling symbol"},{"id":"332734","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/climate-change-and-wine-grapes-go-stay-or-change","title":"Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change?","content_text":"As the planet warms, wine-growing regions face an uncertain future. Should they double-down on what they grow or do something entirely different?","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=ygdfWGkx","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=-QahcnE7","date_published":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:06:22 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=2WqfTpnl","image_alt":"For marked climate changes, technologies like new shade cloth pay off to shield Napa\u2019s premium grapes like cabernet sauvignon. "},{"id":"333146","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/inaugural-frontiers-ai-summit-focuses-foundational-research-behind-ais-rapid","title":"Inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit focuses on the foundational research behind AI\u2019s rapid progress","content_text":"On May 27, nearly 300 researchers, industry leaders, and nonprofit innovators gathered at Cornell Tech for the inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/kilian.jpg?itok=JZ2yuQ4P","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/kilian.jpg?itok=TbaeA1-W","date_published":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:06:33 EDT","byline":"Grace Stanley","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Around Cornell","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Tech","New York City","Economic Impact","Engagement","Intercampus","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/kilian.jpg?itok=RRIiwx6m"},{"id":"333137","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/carbon-dioxide-and-water-played-key-role-historic-mount-etna-eruption","title":"Carbon dioxide and water played key role in historic Mount Etna eruption","content_text":"Researchers identified very different mechanisms behind two historic eruptions of Mount Etna in Italy \u2013 a finding that can help geologists assess the risk of future eruptions.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0602_etna_tnd.jpg?itok=r3b55uWF","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0602_etna_tnd.jpg?itok=cz6_yWZB","date_published":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:06:00 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0602_etna_tnd.jpg?itok=5L0FvzWs"},{"id":"333134","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/cornell-engineers-use-tiny-vibrating-beams-rethink-ai-hardware","title":"Cornell engineers use tiny vibrating beams to rethink AI hardware","content_text":"Cornell researchers have developed a computing device that stores information electrically but reads it through tiny mechanical motion, an approach that could open a path toward more energy-efficient hardware for AI and scientific computing.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0601_femems_tnd.jpg?itok=pq17TDuQ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0601_femems_tnd.jpg?itok=sfONc88d","date_published":"Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:06:54 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0601_femems_tnd.jpg?itok=gZq9bP4X"},{"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 Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1027_df_002-web.jpg?h=987aaa25\u0026itok=oAl_bAOU","image_alt":"group photo of lots of students"},{"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. 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