[{"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 Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0109_broccoli_0.jpg?itok=oGUadCvb","image_alt":"Broccoli"},{"id":"333268","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/there-may-be-3-times-many-insect-species-previously-thought","title":"There may be 3 times as many insect species than previously thought","content_text":"A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 to 14 million more species than people thought, with few of them discovered. \u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0629_insects.jpg?itok=kivFlihn","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0629_insects.jpg?itok=bza8xTnC","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 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. "},{"id":"333235","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/researchers-find-trap-hindering-performance-hybrid-perovskites","title":"Researchers find \u2018trap\u2019 hindering performance of hybrid perovskites","content_text":"A new study from Cornell researchers has revealed an obstacle to improving charge transport in hybrid perovskites, a promising class of semiconductor materials used in energy conversion and electronic devices.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0623_perovskite_tnd.jpg?itok=aXF57dm-","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0623_perovskite_tnd.jpg?itok=Ocp2doxr","date_published":"Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:06:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research 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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":"333218","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/student-indigenous-partners-use-edna-aid-biodiversity-ecuador","title":"Student, Indigenous partners use eDNA to aid biodiversity in Ecuador","content_text":"A Cornell graduate student and indigenous Ecuadorian partners are sampling eDNA in Amazonian riverways to understand how gold mining and other human disturbances impact aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem health.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/10_thumbnail.jpg?itok=D5BDolY_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/10_thumbnail.jpg?itok=shKbHyFI","date_published":"Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:06:00 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/10_thumbnail.jpg?itok=LXQFGNvn"},{"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":"333184","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/strengthening-key-health-measures-national-climate-plans","title":"Strengthening key health measures in national climate plans","content_text":"The majority of national climate adaptation plans fail to fully integrate health needs or engage populations most at risk from climate change, according to a new study.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-01\/istock-2224148981-climate-temps-1280x720.jpg?itok=7PwvZHET","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-01\/istock-2224148981-climate-temps-1280x720.jpg?itok=J7-f671U","date_published":"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:06:22 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","Sustainability","New York City","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-01\/istock-2224148981-climate-temps-1280x720.jpg?itok=mNSQqeiQ","image_alt":"Climate change"},{"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":"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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feces."},{"id":"333048","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/new-low-thc-hemp-fiber-cultivar-flourishes-nys-climate","title":"New low-THC hemp fiber cultivar flourishes in NYS climate","content_text":"Ursa Alta will supply material for multiple product streams, including textiles such as denim, animal bedding and wall insulation.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/bert-with-alta-20260114-a.jpg?itok=JKLGVmJp","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/bert-with-alta-20260114-a.jpg?itok=HwEvhzSY","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 09:05:18 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Geneva","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research 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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 Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2025-01\/0127_solar.jpg?itok=EGMHDxLF","image_alt":"Solar panels on pond"},{"id":"333029","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/living-lab-students-tackle-campus-trash-and-food-waste","title":"From the Living Lab: Students tackle campus trash and food waste","content_text":"From donating excess dining hall food to surveying their peers\u0027 leftovers, students reduce waste and make campus more sustainable.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2016_1200_livinglabstudentsandcampustrash_final_n.jpg?itok=LrJSjaKx","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2016_1200_livinglabstudentsandcampustrash_final_n.jpg?itok=TlF70uaz","date_published":"Wed, 13 May 2026 17:05:33 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and 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2026.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/20250410_atkinson_conference_041_small_thumbnail.jpg?itok=Sk3GP7K3","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/20250410_atkinson_conference_041_small_thumbnail.jpg?itok=DBlLo9cS","date_published":"Wed, 13 May 2026 13:05:00 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/20250410_atkinson_conference_041_small_thumbnail.jpg?itok=4V_3Lm38"},{"id":"333014","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/low-cost-solution-parasite-poverty-risk-possible-nsf-cuts","title":"Low-cost solution to parasite, poverty at risk from possible NSF cuts","content_text":"Cornell-led research linking poverty and disease \u2013 and a promising path out of both \u2013 faces an uncertain future as federal science funding comes under pressure.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2024-05\/0508_2030_0.jpg?itok=mtx_jQEY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2024-05\/0508_2030_0.jpg?itok=vjAr6YzC","date_published":"Wed, 13 May 2026 09:05:57 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Research Matters","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public Engagement","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Intercampus","Radical Collaboration","Research 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housing.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1193_cjimasstimberprimer_final.jpg?itok=59MQHG64","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1193_cjimasstimberprimer_final.jpg?itok=3lHozivt","date_published":"Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:22 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Local Impact","NYS Impact","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Economic Impact","NYS Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1193_cjimasstimberprimer_final.jpg?itok=Fp37v6x-","image_alt":"Illustration showing a wooded background with lumber and building in the foreground with a picture of two construction workers looking at the building"},{"id":"332994","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/wines-leftovers-could-help-wean-chicken-farms-antibiotics","title":"Wine\u2019s leftovers could help wean chicken farms off antibiotics","content_text":"A new study finds that grape pomace \u2013 the skins, seeds and stems left over from winemaking \u2013 may match the growth-promoting effects of antibiotic additives in broiler chickens, without the public health risks.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0511_pomace_tnd.jpg?itok=-tJ2hNPa","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0511_pomace_tnd.jpg?itok=cJ-dCc-N","date_published":"Tue, 12 May 2026 09:05:16 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","NYS 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Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, a nationwide program that provides year-long unique opportunities to work in Washington, D.C. executive and legislative offices where they contribute to real-world marine policy work.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/fellows-knauss-2025-dawnparry-field-.jpg?itok=JMfdTgG3","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/fellows-knauss-2025-dawnparry-field-.jpg?itok=FtuYniLa","date_published":"Tue, 12 May 2026 09:05:41 EDT","byline":"Paul Focazio","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Washington, D.C.","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/fellows-knauss-2025-dawnparry-field-.jpg?itok=PHiZCE3g","image_alt":"Dawn Parry stands on the deck of a research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico next to orange acoustic recording equipment recovered from the ocean and used to monitor whales and underwater noise."},{"id":"332995","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/over-hill-and-dale-students-internet-things-projects-benefit-finger-lakes","title":"Over hill and dale, students\u2019 Internet of Things projects benefit Finger Lakes communities","content_text":"Students in a Duffield Engineering class are equipping a racing baton and a flying drone with Internet of Things technology to address challenges in and around Geneva, N.Y.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1150_sh_091.jpg?itok=joB_9z3d","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1150_sh_091.jpg?itok=7geSujHA","date_published":"Mon, 11 May 2026 09:05:25 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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Bowers College of Computing and Information Sciences, and Jeffrey Wang \u201927, a mechanical engineering major in Duffield Engineering, work on their drone project during the Internet of Things and Technology and Engagement class."},{"id":"332970","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/living-lab-small-biodigester-fuel-research-extension","title":"From the Living Lab: Small biodigester to fuel research, extension","content_text":"One of the newest additions to Cornell\u2019s Living Lab, the anaerobic digester will generate electricity and provide a real-world testbed for researchers across campus.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1170_livinglabbiodigester_final_n.jpg?itok=NgYGF9tf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1170_livinglabbiodigester_final_n.jpg?itok=wYfA79Xl","date_published":"Thu, 07 May 2026 09:05:58 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1170_livinglabbiodigester_final_n.jpg?itok=VWmkp5Kq","image_alt":"Illustration of woman touching cow with a background of a building schematic"},{"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, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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decade.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/actaea_rhodostigma_fruit-a.jpg?itok=2eqn5Icm","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/actaea_rhodostigma_fruit-a.jpg?itok=MD0HEXml","date_published":"Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:04:55 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Local Impact","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","NYS Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/actaea_rhodostigma_fruit-a.jpg?itok=YKhBPn2k","image_alt":"The pink baneberry plant\u0027s pink berries"},{"id":"332922","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/living-lab-rooftop-heat-recovery-slashes-cornells-energy-use","title":"From the Living Lab: Rooftop heat recovery slashes Cornell\u2019s energy use","content_text":"For the latest advance in sustainability on Cornell\u2019s campus, look to the new heat recovery systems atop Olin Hall, Duffield Hall and the Biotechnology Building.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1102_ry_0567n.jpg?itok=mexvjThW","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1102_ry_0567n.jpg?itok=fU_FGkUy","date_published":"Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:04:18 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Features","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","Economic 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topics.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2018-11\/1114_sustainability_TND.jpg?itok=LhHtCX2U","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2018-11\/1114_sustainability_TND.jpg?itok=qNtIqpjv","date_published":"Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:04:05 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2018-11\/1114_sustainability_TND.jpg?itok=N5QhORwP","image_alt":"Sustainability"},{"id":"332872","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/student-built-methane-sensor-aids-mangrove-restoration-efforts","title":"Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts","content_text":"A student-built methane sensor device is empowering researchers and indigenous communities to protect and restore mangrove forests in Colombia.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/atkinson-todd-cowen-edf43-a.jpg?itok=2w0Rztwl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/atkinson-todd-cowen-edf43-a.jpg?itok=FyzsuhYO","date_published":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:04:01 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Features","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/atkinson-todd-cowen-edf43-a.jpg?itok=oW_w-b65","image_alt":"On campus, students and researchers prepare to deploy the \u201cCornell Flux Chamber\u201d in Colombia\u2019s mangrove ecosystems, capturing methane emissions in a dynamic tidal landscape."},{"id":"332859","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/handle-care-soft-robot-gripper-picks-ripe-fruit-without-bruising","title":"Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising","content_text":"Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch, then pick them without causing any damage.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/robot-gripper-2-a.jpg?itok=0S34oada","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/robot-gripper-2-a.jpg?itok=r14oLE7_","date_published":"Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:04:08 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell 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Reduction Act of 2022 in the annual Distinguished Lecture in the Social Sciences, on April 23.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0416_ccss.jpg?itok=XcGm42m6","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0416_ccss.jpg?itok=-QYwi_o5","date_published":"Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:04:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy","Ithaca","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0416_ccss.jpg?itok=zD7TwlVa","image_alt":"Leah Stokes, the Anton Vonk Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will deliver a lecture as part of the annual Distinguished Lecture in the Social Sciences."},{"id":"332837","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/animal-and-human-waste-could-slash-synthetic-fertilizer-use-us","title":"Animal and human waste could slash synthetic fertilizer use in US","content_text":"Waste could fulfill 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for the nation\u2019s agriculture, and significant amounts could be distributed locally and sustainably.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1133_circularbionutriente.jpg?itok=OPcng7Sy","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1133_circularbionutriente.jpg?itok=heb0qrKG","date_published":"Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:04:39 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1133_circularbionutriente.jpg?itok=hoM0B8_G","image_alt":"Illustration of three piles of manure with a photo of a gardener with soil in their hands"},{"id":"332823","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/smarter-hurricane-warnings-save-billions","title":"Smarter hurricane warnings save billions","content_text":"Better forecasting reduces hurricane damage by nearly a quarter, saving $2 billion per hurricane \u2013 more than the entire federal budget for weather forecasting, a study found.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1143_hurricaneforecasting_final_n.jpg?itok=BWM3J2e_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1143_hurricaneforecasting_final_n.jpg?itok=LXsMvnDC","date_published":"Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:04:58 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1143_hurricaneforecasting_final_n.jpg?itok=u7PVg2dR","image_alt":"Illustration of a map with an inset photo of a boarded up house and signs that say Hurricane Evacuation Route and Sandbag Location"},{"id":"332828","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/give-your-gadgets-second-life-earth-day-repair-fair","title":"Give your gadgets a second life at the Earth Day Repair Fair","content_text":"At the fourth annual Earth Day Repair Fair, local experts will help students, staff, faculty and community memebrs to repair or recycle their bring broken and aging electronics.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/repair_fair_600.jpg?h=81635105\u0026itok=72oT41J2","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/repair_fair_600.jpg?itok=UxRy0xuW","date_published":"Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:04:02 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Ithaca","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/repair_fair_600.jpg?h=81635105\u0026itok=m--02Q6_","image_alt":"A young man with short dark hair and a CCRA t shirt stands in front of a sign that says \u0022repair\u0022"},{"id":"332821","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/55m-ground-nesting-bees-make-home-ithaca-cemetery","title":"5.5M ground nesting bees make home in Ithaca cemetery","content_text":"An Ithaca\u0026nbsp;cemetery is home to one of the largest and oldest recorded aggregations of ground nesting bees in the world.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1096_cemeterybees_lead_final_n.jpg?itok=Xf8KQt4Y","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1096_cemeterybees_lead_final_n.jpg?itok=vipmSn7g","date_published":"Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:04:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Local Impact","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1096_cemeterybees_lead_final_n.jpg?itok=3yi3eSJR","image_alt":"Illustration with bees over a cemetery and fruit trees"},{"id":"332808","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/earth-day-talk-inaugurate-trevor-pinch-memorial-lecture-series","title":"Earth Day talk to inaugurate Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture series","content_text":"A lecture featuring sociologist Steven Yearley on carbon sinks and climate policy will launch the Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture Series on April 22 \u2013\u0026nbsp;Earth Day.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/steven_yearley_2.jpg?h=89d53dd8\u0026itok=4dmCqqO4","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/steven_yearley_2.jpg?itok=MtB6Bpnl","date_published":"Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:04:37 EDT","byline":"Linda B. Glaser","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/steven_yearley_2.jpg?h=89d53dd8\u0026itok=fyjdQ_8z","image_alt":"Steven Yearley"},{"id":"332799","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/four-sperm-whale-strandings-point-potential-human-causes","title":"Four sperm whale strandings point to potential human causes","content_text":"The whales that stranded on 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":"332805","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/northeast-farmers-could-profit-grass-fed-beef-if-they-expand-join-forces","title":"Northeast farmers could profit from grass-fed beef if they expand, join forces","content_text":"A new analysis finds that grass-fed beef can compete with grain-fed beef in New York state and New England, particularly if production is scaled up.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0409_grassfed.jpg?itok=ZrHcWGTw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0409_grassfed.jpg?itok=YS9LC03p","date_published":"Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:04:45 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0409_grassfed.jpg?itok=5eweC6T9","image_alt":"Cattle at Centerdale Farm in Black River, New York."},{"id":"332798","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/collaborative-exhibits-showcase-biodiversity","title":"Collaborative exhibits showcase biodiversity  ","content_text":"Three new Cornell University Library exhibits explore the beauty and fragility of Earth\u2019s biodiversity\u0026nbsp;in habitats near and far, from elusive species on other continents to wildlife in our own backyards.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0409_kakapo-a.jpg?itok=33R3dB0S","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0409_kakapo-a.jpg?itok=3apa1V6C","date_published":"Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:04:24 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell University Library","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0409_kakapo-a.jpg?itok=P3i0tinL","image_alt":"Among critically endangered species featured in \u201cLast Call\u201d exhibit is the k\u0101k\u0101p\u014d, a flightless parrot endemic to New Zealand."},{"id":"332794","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/cornell-atkinson-research-grants-support-future-sustainability-leaders","title":"Cornell Atkinson research grants support future sustainability leaders","content_text":"Cornell Atkinson has announced 40 research grants to support undergraduate and graduate student researchers whose work will support sustainability, biodiversity and agriculture.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/leahcrenshaw_measures_bill_of_white-throated_spadebill_thumbnail.jpg?itok=5rD4goBl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/leahcrenshaw_measures_bill_of_white-throated_spadebill_thumbnail.jpg?itok=ELIGh7L9","date_published":"Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:04:00 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \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":"332775","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/spring-cold-snaps-harm-nesting-tree-swallows-some-show-resilience","title":"Spring cold snaps harm nesting tree swallows, but some show resilience","content_text":"Warming temperatures cause tree swallows to nest up earlier than they once did, but early spring cold snaps can hinder nestlings\u2019 growth and survival.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0407_swallows.jpg?itok=kSOSb4U3","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0407_swallows.jpg?itok=XaAs7ZLb","date_published":"Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:04:45 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 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EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Features","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1118_microgridpr_final_n.jpg?itok=JtP9Iweg","image_alt":"Illustration of Puerto Rican island with solar panels and chickens"},{"id":"332694","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/nickel-catalyst-enables-high-performance-fuel-cell-free-precious-metals","title":"Nickel catalyst enables high-performance fuel cell free of precious metals","content_text":"Cornell researchers have developed a non-precious-metal catalyst that represents a major step toward alkaline fuel cells that use inexpensive commodity metals, such as nickel and cobalt, in several energy applications.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0323_fuelcell_0.jpg?itok=Qam0LUr6","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0323_fuelcell_0.jpg?itok=8AlenbVC","date_published":"Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:03:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0323_fuelcell_0.jpg?itok=Oe50TE45","image_alt":"fuel cell"}]