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","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/20260126_112813-a.jpg?itok=MFo01pEw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/20260126_112813-a.jpg?itok=c3PLF3j5","date_published":"Wed, 20 May 2026 10:05:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/20260126_112813-a.jpg?itok=TKSgU7fO","image_alt":"Charles Midega (left) and Roy Odawa display the Kontiki kiln they modified to make biochar from human feces."},{"id":"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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EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0518_prepare.jpg?itok=LFNSAYbU","image_alt":"Earlier this year, college students and community members from around New York state participated in New York Hope, a disaster preparedness training run by the Consortium for Humanitarian Service and Education."},{"id":"333041","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/thoughtful-solar-siting-can-protect-ag-biodiversity","title":"Thoughtful solar siting can protect ag, biodiversity","content_text":"Researchers have developed a model that identifies prime farmland, habitats critical for biodiversity and areas suitable for solar development in New York, to help communities minimize land-use conflicts when making solar siting decisions.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-01\/0127_solar.jpg?itok=t-ORecEd","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-01\/0127_solar.jpg?itok=DAFjrj4C","date_published":"Fri, 15 May 2026 11:05:36 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","NYS 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 Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","NYS Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2016_1200_livinglabstudentsandcampustrash_final_n.jpg?itok=vmiFQ4Hd","image_alt":"Illustration of schematic in background with photos of people helping at food pantry in foreground"},{"id":"333025","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/david-lodge-ecologist-and-cornell-atkinson-director-retire","title":"David Lodge, ecologist and Cornell Atkinson director, to retire","content_text":"David Lodge, ecologist and director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, will retire May 22, 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 Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2024-05\/0508_2030_0.jpg?itok=WAxEf6eN","image_alt":"Researchers and community members gather\u00a0ceratophyllum demersum\u00a0from a water access point in northern Senegal."},{"id":"333010","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/mass-timber-industry-offers-sustainable-construction-high-quality-jobs","title":"Mass timber industry offers sustainable construction, high-quality jobs","content_text":"The ILR School\u2019s Climate Jobs Institute presented its primer on the how the production of mass timber can create jobs and accelerate the creation of affordable 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. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Geneva","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1150_sh_091.jpg?itok=DnFsA0Ft","image_alt":"Alex Ilacqua, \u201927, (left) a computer science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Cornell Ann S. 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. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","School of Hotel Administration","College of Human Ecology","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Johnson Graduate School of Management","Ithaca","Student Life","Economic Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2022kickoff_photo1.jpg?h=a0ed8313\u0026itok=OyEEfDqb","image_alt":"people talking to each other at table"},{"id":"332929","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/phd-student-finds-new-flower-finger-lakes-forests","title":"Ph.D. student finds new flower in Finger Lakes forests","content_text":"Actaea rhodostigma \u2013 or the pink baneberry \u2013 the first new flowering plant species identified in New York in nearly a 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 Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/robot-gripper-2-a.jpg?itok=RplvoM68","image_alt":"This soft-gripping technology, developed in the Organic Robotics Lab, could lead to more resilient and ecological food production and increase the availability of fruit species that are difficult to cultivate."},{"id":"332847","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/talk-explore-politics-behind-inflation-reduction-act","title":"Talk to explore politics behind the Inflation Reduction Act","content_text":"Climate policy scholar Leah Stokes will examine the political negotiations and personal stories behind the Inflation 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 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/leahcrenshaw_measures_bill_of_white-throated_spadebill_thumbnail.jpg?itok=R9SKtBrj"},{"id":"332786","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/what-can-individuals-do-prevent-next-pandemic","title":"What can individuals do to prevent the next pandemic?","content_text":"Elisha Frye, D.V.M. \u201910, 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.","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 Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0407_swallows.jpg?itok=KMTbHl4a","image_alt":"Young tree swallows beg for food from a parent who is foraging nearby."},{"id":"332764","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/storm-ravaged-vieques-microgrid-builds-resilience","title":"On storm-ravaged Vieques, a microgrid builds resilience","content_text":"A small Puerto Rican island still lacks reliable power nine years after Hurricane Maria - a new collaboration with Cornell is bringing relief.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1118_microgridpr_final_n.jpg?itok=ZRxhPpaq","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1118_microgridpr_final_n.jpg?itok=2_92UAp2","date_published":"Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:04:42 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. \u201901, 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"}]