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strained.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1015_data_center_tnd.jpg?itok=_hH9AnJn","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1015_data_center_tnd.jpg?itok=QCNeAI5M","date_published":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:10:50 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","NYS Impact","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Economic Impact","NYS Impact","Research 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EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","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","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1407_aer_009-n.jpg?itok=sBAAmh3-","image_alt":"A solar farm in Lansing, New York."},{"id":"333773","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/culberg-joins-nasa-effort-probe-rapidly-changing-arctic-glaciers","title":"Culberg joins NASA effort to probe rapidly changing Arctic glaciers","content_text":"Riley Culberg, assistant professor, is a member of the science team for Snow4Flow, a new NASA mission to study how much ice glaciers contain and how much new snow they receive.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2_0.png?itok=hH5KN2kI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2_0.png?itok=nYWqxnxB","date_published":"Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:10:03 EDT","byline":"Chris Dawson","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/2_0.png?itok=f27292ry"},{"id":"333771","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/sociologist-alumna-who-studies-climate-change-wins-macarthur-fellowship","title":"Sociologist alumna who studies climate change wins MacArthur Fellowship","content_text":"Sociologist Holly Jean Buck, Ph.D. \u201917, a member of the University at Buffalo faculty, is one of 20 recipients of this year\u2019s MacArthur Fellowships, known as the \u201cgenius grants,\u201d for her research on climate change and environmental policy.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=HIX6EXMS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=PDp5M_sn","date_published":"Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:10:39 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Graduate School","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=K6KBmkds","image_alt":"Holly Jean Buck, Ph.D. \u201917, has been awarded a MacArthur Foundation \u201cgenius grant.\u201d"},{"id":"333762","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/rooted-reciprocity-indigenous-students-share-stories-how-plants-fuel-connection","title":"\u2018Rooted in Reciprocity\u2019: Indigenous students share stories of how plants fuel connection","content_text":"Through plants and personal stories, a new student-led exhibit at Cornell Botanic Gardens\u0026nbsp;explores the concept that people live because the natural world lives.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1417_df_012-n.jpg?itok=IHW_VadP","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1417_df_012-n.jpg?itok=xozViGR_","date_published":"Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:10:00 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1417_df_012-n.jpg?itok=psVPpN6K","image_alt":"Visitors can see new plantings that are deeply connected to Indigenous communities in the Pounder Vegetable Garden and the gardens outside the Nevin Welcome Center as part of the Cultivating Hope exhibit."},{"id":"333738","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/exhibit-weaves-together-clothing-work-and-environment","title":"Exhibit weaves together clothing, work and the environment","content_text":"A Cornell University Library exhibit, \u201cWeathering the Storm,\u201d which examines the intersection of the environment, labor and workwear, opens Oct. 8 at the ILR School\u2019s Catherwood Library.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1001_kheel2_0.jpg?h=b09db5e9\u0026itok=4oR-7lXK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1001_kheel2_0.jpg?itok=5aLvzHMA","date_published":"Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:10:56 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell University Library","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1001_kheel2_0.jpg?h=b09db5e9\u0026itok=1lTm4KkW"},{"id":"333739","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/sea-change-wildfin-aims-improve-fish-behavior-analysis-wild","title":"Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild","content_text":"A doctoral student and a team of Cornell researchers and colleagues created WildFin, a data set composed of nine hours of video\u0026nbsp;that they labeled frame-by-frame with fish behaviors.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1001_wildfin_tnd.jpg?itok=sEhTC1ww","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1001_wildfin_tnd.jpg?itok=7-2RsGN1","date_published":"Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:10:21 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1001_wildfin_tnd.jpg?itok=S12n0_xG"},{"id":"333734","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/tariffs-canadian-power-could-raise-costs-emissions-and-grid-risks","title":"Tariffs on Canadian power could raise costs, emissions and grid risks ","content_text":"A new study finds that tariffs on Canadian power could reduce the amount of imported electricity, raise prices, increase carbon emissions and make the power system more vulnerable to extreme weather.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/1001_tariffs_tnd.jpg?itok=eM2QlZEp","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/1001_tariffs_tnd.jpg?itok=a_aHigGV","date_published":"Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:10:00 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","NYS Impact","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Economic Impact","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/1001_tariffs_tnd.jpg?itok=9rHtxgLB"},{"id":"333727","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/creative-tourism-plan-fosters-forest-protection-economic-growth-puerto-rico","title":"Creative tourism plan fosters forest protection, economic growth in Puerto Rico","content_text":"A collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service and\u0026nbsp;the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business aims to shape sustainable tourism development for Puerto Rico\u2019s El Yunque National Forest.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/el-toro-a.jpg?itok=zAmQa3fT","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/el-toro-a.jpg?itok=sD0LQDQ8","date_published":"Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:09:26 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/el-toro-a.jpg?itok=agLITx8B","image_alt":"El Toro Mountain in Puerto Rico\u2019s El Yunque National Forest."},{"id":"333718","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/experts-spotlight-financial-strategies-advance-sustainability","title":"Experts spotlight financial strategies to advance sustainability","content_text":"Financial strategies can advance sustainability goals, but only if environmental trade-offs can be measured and incorporated into decisions, a panel of experts said at a Climate Week NYC 2026 event co-hosted by the\u0026nbsp;SC Johnson College and Cornell Atkinson.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0928_climate.jpg?itok=nf3jW0-U","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0928_climate.jpg?itok=uu6MC1i0","date_published":"Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:09:58 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","New York City","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","New York City","Research Impact","Sustainability","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0928_climate.jpg?itok=i41QdDQZ","image_alt":"Sharing the stage at Climate Week NYC 2026 were, from left, Alan Martinez, lead for climate and nature finance, strategic partnerships, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability; Brad Sparks, executive director, Accounting for Sustainability Foundation in the U.S.; and Andrew Karolyi, the Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business."},{"id":"333720","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/more-damaged-trees-mean-fewer-ecosystem-benefits-low-income-residents","title":"More damaged trees mean fewer ecosystem benefits for low-income residents ","content_text":"As an undergraduate researcher, Maya Mangala-Munuma \u002725 found that trees were three times more likely to be damaged in impoverished, racially diverse neighborhoods.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0928_trees_tnd.jpg?itok=mEhKKSPY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0928_trees_tnd.jpg?itok=_OnLqB3q","date_published":"Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:09:17 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","New York City","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","Student Life","Research Impact","Sustainability","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0928_trees_tnd.jpg?itok=0x5hzE8U"},{"id":"333686","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/light-pollutions-transformation-night-requires-prompt-action","title":"Light pollution\u2019s \u2018transformation of night\u2019 requires prompt action","content_text":"Science historian Sara B. Pritchard describes a massive spike in the amount of artificial light in the 21st century, with light pollution increasing by nearly 10% annually between 2011 and 2022.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/global-night-sky.jpg-a.jpg?itok=PEop1q7S","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/global-night-sky.jpg-a.jpg?itok=loNO7BOP","date_published":"Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:09:08 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/global-night-sky.jpg-a.jpg?itok=Z1ObG7SU","image_alt":"Illustration of the Earth at night"},{"id":"333659","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/fungi-nutrient-sensing-breakthrough-may-aid-green-tech-disease-control","title":"Fungi nutrient sensing breakthrough may aid green tech, disease control ","content_text":"Fungal diseases can contribute up to 20% of staple crop losses and drug-resistant fungal infections lead to some 3.8 million human deaths, globally per year.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0918_fungi_tnd.jpg?itok=jHSfjU_M","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0918_fungi_tnd.jpg?itok=SXe2XSW4","date_published":"Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:09:51 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","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\/2026-09\/0918_fungi_tnd.jpg?itok=6f_R9Xsd"},{"id":"333627","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/offers-new-science-technology-and-society-major","title":"A\u0026S offers new science, technology and society major","content_text":"An innovative major in the College of Arts \u0026amp; Sciences is being expanded and refined to highlight its combination of science, social science and the humanities and its relevance to careers today.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/sts_class_2026.jpg?h=0d9e37ad\u0026itok=C-qz9MCY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/sts_class_2026.jpg?h=4018fe31\u0026itok=ddalqRQu","date_published":"Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:09:22 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","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"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/sts_class_2026.jpg?h=0d9e37ad\u0026itok=il9dUrr9","image_alt":"two students talking in a classroom"},{"id":"333593","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/dyed-wool-sustainable-water-purification-alternative","title":"Dyed wool a sustainable water purification alternative","content_text":"A research team has proven the feasibility of using polydopamine-dyed and ultrablack wool as a low-cost, renewable water-purification method.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0909_water_tnd.jpg?itok=_XCJqnis","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0909_water_tnd.jpg?itok=ZXw1drmD","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:09:29 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0909_water_tnd.jpg?itok=Ynq-SUKG"},{"id":"333596","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/cornell-unplugged-encourages-mindful-tech-use-social-connection","title":"Cornell Unplugged encourages mindful tech use, social connection","content_text":"New event asks the community to decrease technology use, increase face-to-face interaction and consider that every AI chat, doomscroll and text message has a water, energy and carbon footprint.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1319_sh_012-n.jpg?itok=_HiviQKS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1319_sh_012-n.jpg?itok=0UECCngP","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:09:19 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Geneva","Ithaca","New York City","Student Life","Intercampus","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1319_sh_012-n.jpg?itok=Wmmd2tov","image_alt":"Sunset on Libe Slope"},{"id":"333597","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/cornellians-address-ai-ny-energy-future-climate-week-nyc","title":"Cornellians to address AI, NY energy future at Climate Week NYC","content_text":"Cornell and global leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC Sept. 20-27 to discuss some of the world\u2019s most pressing sustainability challenges, including harnessing AI\u2019s power while mitigating its negative impacts.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0909_climate_tnd.jpg?itok=0P6tGkGE","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0909_climate_tnd.jpg?itok=jBeCsaEk","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:09:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","New York City","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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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 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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 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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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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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"},{"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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