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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 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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"},{"id":"332680","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/global-atlas-will-track-human-and-climate-impact-river-systems","title":"Global atlas will track human and climate impact on river systems ","content_text":"A new Cornell-led project will create a global record that shows how river systems around the world have changed under human influence over the last 75 years.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0323_ecosystem.jpg?itok=VUFiyrEH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0323_ecosystem.jpg?itok=555EEAQ6","date_published":"Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:03:36 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0323_ecosystem.jpg?itok=jwS6rn_y"},{"id":"332635","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/ecologist-biogeochemist-emily-bernhardt-lead-cornell-atkinson","title":"Ecologist, biogeochemist Emily Bernhardt to lead Cornell Atkinson","content_text":"Emily Bernhardt, Ph.D. \u201801, the James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry at Duke University, will join Cornell as the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the\u0026nbsp;Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability on Sept. 1.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0317_atkinson_tnd.jpg?itok=PWYaWExK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0317_atkinson_tnd.jpg?itok=ykIB3Xrf","date_published":"Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:03:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0317_atkinson_tnd.jpg?itok=pAkRQFwe"},{"id":"332637","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/risk-not-zero-detection-should-guide-food-safety","title":"Risk, not zero-detection, should guide food safety","content_text":"Cornell-led research argues that food safety regulations should set evidence-based targets for food that is sufficiently safe rather than aiming for zero risk, which is neither achievable nor desirable.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/istock-2211574678-food-pathogens-1280x720.jpg?itok=GPY5xdff","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/istock-2211574678-food-pathogens-1280x720.jpg?itok=yfJLK9R6","date_published":"Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:03:12 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/istock-2211574678-food-pathogens-1280x720.jpg?itok=DQotdB_6","image_alt":"Quality control testing of chicken nuggets"},{"id":"332622","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/human-patrols-boost-migrating-amphibians","title":"Human patrols boost migrating amphibians","content_text":"Led by two Cornell graduate students, more than 300 volunteers are heading out into the rain on warm spring nights to help migrating salamanders and frogs.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0316_tcamp_029.jpg?itok=S3-wxnjH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0316_tcamp_029.jpg?itok=f_vvPu4O","date_published":"Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:03:06 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0316_tcamp_029.jpg?itok=k_MuYrp5","image_alt":"Graduate student Stephen Bredin, president of Tompkins County Amphibian Patrol (TCAMP), holds a spotted salamander he found during a patrol in early March. It can take a migrating salamander 10-15 minutes to cross a road. "},{"id":"332604","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/rapid-evolution-can-rescue-species-climate-change","title":"Rapid evolution can \u2018rescue\u2019 species from climate change","content_text":"In response to extreme drought, scarlet monkeyflower populations rapidly evolved and recovered, providing a window into climate change adaptation.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/monkey-flower-a.jpg?itok=ne0uLdxJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/monkey-flower-a.jpg?itok=AUR_E7qR","date_published":"Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:03:00 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, 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\/2026-03\/monkey-flower-a.jpg?itok=AJY7QoG_","image_alt":"In response to extreme drought, scarlet monkeyflower populations rapidly evolved and recovered, providing a window into climate change adaptation."},{"id":"332606","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/cornell-atkinson-financing-future-agriculture","title":"Cornell Atkinson: Financing the future of agriculture","content_text":"Cornell Atkinson and a host of partners are addressing challenges in finance and insurance to support farmers, now and in the future.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/thumbnail_1_600px.jpg?itok=5tziYg0W","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/thumbnail_1_600px.jpg?itok=rkUwPUlQ","date_published":"Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:03:00 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Tech","Ithaca","New York City","Intercampus","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/thumbnail_1_600px.jpg?itok=C1Ymmyrp"},{"id":"332585","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/sap-chiller-improve-quality-life-maple-producers","title":"Sap chiller to improve quality of life for maple producers","content_text":"A new low-cost, do-it-yourself method allows maple syrup producers to cool and hold sap before boiling, giving greater flexibility and preventing all-nighters.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0310_maple1.jpg?itok=mRrvw_11","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0310_maple1.jpg?itok=bkEw8N83","date_published":"Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:03:57 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","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0310_maple1.jpg?itok=Gl2m424R","image_alt":"Maple sap is boiled down at Cornell\u2019s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest in Van Etten, New York."},{"id":"332557","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/going-nuclear-student-group-embraces-clean-energy","title":"Going nuclear: Student group embraces clean energy","content_text":"The newly formed student group Cornell Nuclear is Clean Energy is embracing nuclear technology to fight climate change and create jobs.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0304_michaelson.jpg?itok=niwjy1tC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0304_michaelson.jpg?itok=AYe54woQ","date_published":"Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:03:44 EST","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","Cornell Jeb E. 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Consumers need to understand sustainability claims and, more importantly, be willing to pay a premium for them.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0802_wheat_tnd_0.jpg?itok=ZhaYCHhH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0802_wheat_tnd_0.jpg?itok=In9blDRZ","date_published":"Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:02:16 EST","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0802_wheat_tnd_0.jpg?itok=r1Sbp8-A"},{"id":"332494","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/fungi-could-transform-leftovers-lifelines","title":"Fungi could transform leftovers into lifelines","content_text":"Mycelium, the vegetative, root-like network of fungi, has the power to transform food waste into new, life-sustaining food.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/0225_fungi2.jpg?itok=8fecQU2n","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/0225_fungi2.jpg?itok=G8otEVJH","date_published":"Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:02:33 EST","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-02\/0225_fungi2.jpg?itok=O9cyFxXZ","image_alt":"Various physical parameters\u00a0affected mycelium pellet formation, some producing larger, flocculent pellets and others compact, spherical ones, both seen here in experimental flasks."},{"id":"332497","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/hackathon-winners-combat-ear-infections-parasites-and-animal-overpopulation","title":"Hackathon winners combat ear infections, parasites and animal overpopulation","content_text":"Products to fight ear infections in dogs, a parasite in cattle and animal population control challenges won top honors at the Feb. 20-22 Animal Health Hackathon at the College of Veterinary Medicine.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/six_team.png?h=f8d0ce9d\u0026itok=lTOr49DJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/six_team.png?h=2152a311\u0026itok=cMOtrWcL","date_published":"Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:02:38 EST","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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He comes to Cornell from San Diego Botanic Gardens, where he served as president and CEO, and also was adjunct associate professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/around.cornell.16x9thumb.ari_.1.jpg?itok=XI98x4gJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/around.cornell.16x9thumb.ari_.1.jpg?itok=x6jwyuy-","date_published":"Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:02:00 EST","byline":"Shannon Dortch","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-02\/around.cornell.16x9thumb.ari_.1.jpg?itok=lDJkjDH8","image_alt":"Man standing outdoors in sunshine"},{"id":"332436","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/study-reveals-deer-inhibit-trees-raise-plant-diversity","title":"Study reveals deer inhibit trees but raise plant diversity","content_text":"At high densities, white-tailed deer inhibit growth of trees but increase the overall diversity of smaller plant and weed species, according to a long-term study published Dec. 23 in PLOS One.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/dsc05804_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=wEhG9-A5","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/dsc05804_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=p7yYAlwc","date_published":"Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:02:29 EST","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","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\/2026-02\/dsc05804_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=1dBPr8x4","image_alt":"Scott Morris in a greenhouse with plants"},{"id":"332411","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/youth-build-resilience-climate-vulnerable-sierre-leone","title":"Youth build resilience in climate-vulnerable Sierre Leone","content_text":"A collaboration based in Bo City empowers future leaders to invest in climate adaptation, providing a model for other \u0022secondary cities.\u0022","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/0216_bo_city.jpg?itok=BS2r7qsn","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/0216_bo_city.jpg?itok=fIJsMcku","date_published":"Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:02:54 EST","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Jeb E. 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could remove up to a gigaton of carbon by 2100 if adopted globally."},{"id":"332415","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/unprecedented-emissions-maps-will-hone-mitigation","title":"\u2018Unprecedented\u2019 emissions maps will hone mitigation","content_text":"The new, high-resolution maps calculate global emissions from croplands by region, crop and source \u2013 enabling hyper-local mitigation.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/0213_cropland_map.jpg?itok=alq6g8jK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/0213_cropland_map.jpg?itok=bia8bZLG","date_published":"Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:02:37 EST","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-02\/0213_cropland_map.jpg?itok=0MC4RU9y","image_alt":"Cornell researchers synthesized data from multiple ground sources and models to map global cropland emissions at high resolution \u2013 down to about 10 kilometers."},{"id":"332413","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/composers-tackle-environmental-issues-new-exhibit","title":"Composers tackle environmental issues in new exhibit","content_text":"A multimedia Cornell University Library exhibition, demonstrating how music can be a powerful vehicle for raising environmental awareness, opens Feb. 20 at the Sidney Cox Library of Music and Dance.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/0212_silent.jpg?itok=l31qZp24","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/0212_silent.jpg?itok=WbllFJFZ","date_published":"Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:02:29 EST","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Cornell University Library","Ithaca","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-02\/0212_silent.jpg?itok=881VevOJ","image_alt":"A detail of the score for \u201cSilent Spring,\u201d a symphonic poem for orchestra by Steven Stucky, who composed the piece in 2011 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ground-breaking book by environmental activist Rachel Carson."},{"id":"332409","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/02\/grants-fund-oyster-restoration-cattlevoltaics","title":"Grants fund oyster restoration, \u2018cattlevoltaics\u2019","content_text":"Five new projects from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and The Nature Conservancy seek to protect pollinators, restore oyster habitats, manage flood risk and support \u201ccattlevoltaics.\u201d","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/0212_bee_atkinson.jpg?itok=D3BueRAF","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/0212_bee_atkinson.jpg?itok=h4xCaLhq","date_published":"Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:02:15 EST","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. 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migration.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-02\/house_finch_by_james_tornetta_cornell_lab_macaulay_library.jpeg?itok=qbsKy0cu","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-02\/house_finch_by_james_tornetta_cornell_lab_macaulay_library.jpeg?itok=1AuQD19n","date_published":"Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:02:41 EST","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-02\/house_finch_by_james_tornetta_cornell_lab_macaulay_library.jpeg?itok=123BB4MU","image_alt":"House 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floating solar panels more treacherous \u2013 but a new approach for siting floating solar could help management and conservation of this and many other species. 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Johnson Museum of Art will co-host \u201cTeaching About Climate Change: Art, Action and Reflection,\u201d a faculty panel, teaching workshop and exhibit tour exploring how instructors can engage the humanities, climate change and community in their teaching.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-01\/rockman-2560px.jpg?h=a1b81ca2\u0026itok=m0oec6Dh","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-01\/rockman-2560px.jpg?itok=X7TeMkrd","date_published":"Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:01:25 EST","byline":"Carolyn Keller","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and 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16 Jan 2026 14:01:00 EST","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2020-10\/1028_farms3.jpg?itok=sRi1JQgO","image_alt":"Johanna Gertin"},{"id":"332261","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/01\/scientists-map-key-oceanic-unknowns-climate-interventions","title":"Scientists map key oceanic unknowns in climate interventions","content_text":"Researchers review climate intervention strategies to cut emissions and improve oceanic 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Understanding how soils retain or emit carbon dioxide during this process may inform climate change resilience efforts.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-12\/thumbnail_5.jpg?itok=3Ev_hIay","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-12\/thumbnail_5.jpg?itok=gqt0a6d6","date_published":"Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:12:00 EST","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2025-12\/thumbnail_5.jpg?itok=6_lz9_D4"}]