[{"id":"333103","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/kotlikoff-grads-you-have-tools-build-better-world","title":"Kotlikoff to grads: You have the tools to build a better world","content_text":"The Class of 2026 has the tenacity, talent and determination to advance the unfinished work of American democracy, President Michael I. Kotlikoff told graduates and their guests at Commencement ceremonies held May 23.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1209_sh_154.jpg?itok=kt1SaF0a","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1209_sh_154.jpg?itok=ITIJspgD","date_published":"Sat, 23 May 2026 13:05:18 EDT","byline":"Melanie Lefkowitz, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell University Library","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","College of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions","School of Continuing Education","Cornell Jeb E. 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That idea sits at the heart of the Community Learning and Service Partnership (CLASP), a program that connects Cornell students with staff in collaborative, one-on-one learning partnerships.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/20260416_hr_sasha_annalisa_020_small.jpg?h=2aa8050c\u0026itok=mcaoj4Fm","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/20260416_hr_sasha_annalisa_020_small.jpg?itok=TnnTmZRA","date_published":"Fri, 22 May 2026 14:05:01 EDT","byline":"Grace DePaull","tags":["Around Cornell","Staff News","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/20260416_hr_sasha_annalisa_020_small.jpg?h=2aa8050c\u0026itok=QxGxBkGz","image_alt":"Informal photo of Sasha Endo and Annalisa Raymer sitting together in a large meeting room"},{"id":"333097","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/community-leaders-explore-promise-and-risks-ai-cornell-summit","title":"Community leaders explore promise and risks of AI at Cornell summit","content_text":"Civic leaders from across New York state gathered at Cornell May 18-20 to explore both the promise and risks of this technological transformation.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1213_052-n.jpg?itok=6v-Gty5Y","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1213_052-n.jpg?itok=KheV8n9O","date_published":"Fri, 22 May 2026 09:05:37 EDT","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1213_052-n.jpg?itok=gx5r2fph","image_alt":"The community voices panel at the Community-Centered AI Thought Summit at Cornell."},{"id":"333066","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/recycling-excreta-fertilizer-kenya-transforms-disgusting-beautiful","title":"Recycling excreta as fertilizer in Kenya transforms \u2018disgusting\u2019 to \u2018beautiful\u2019","content_text":"Cornell researchers and Kenyan partners have developed a fertilizer made from human excreta. The product improves soil health and food production, while preventing pollution in informal settlements and the aquatic environment. ","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":"333059","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/cornellians-accept-fulbright-awards","title":"Cornellians accept Fulbright awards","content_text":"A new group of students and alumni have accepted Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards this academic year.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/img_84162.jpg?h=fb0e8a7a\u0026itok=292b_6iG","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/img_84162.jpg?itok=0m-zGb-v","date_published":"Tue, 19 May 2026 09:05:25 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Global Reach","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/img_84162.jpg?h=fb0e8a7a\u0026itok=IhGCEerS","image_alt":"Fulbrighter Audrey Su works with a team picking up trash in a natural area in Norway."},{"id":"333054","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/twenty-three-receive-awards-recognizing-excellence-and-impact","title":"Twenty-three receive awards recognizing excellence and impact","content_text":"The Graduate Excellence and Impact Awards recognized members of the graduate community for their impacts on advancing access, engagement and belonging through service and leadership.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/img_1921.jpg?h=8b3fd550\u0026itok=aE8Lusa2","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/img_1921.jpg?itok=Sqtm-glK","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 14:05:00 EDT","byline":"Katya Hrichak","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","College of Human Ecology","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/img_1921.jpg?h=8b3fd550\u0026itok=rKgcIRpr","image_alt":"The 2026 Excellence and Impact Awards sit on a table"},{"id":"333050","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/long-island-farm-leverages-cornell-research-adapt-expand","title":"Long Island farm leverages Cornell research to adapt, expand","content_text":"Harbes Farm on Long Island relies on a mutually beneficial collaboration with Cornell researchers, a partnership that has made the family\u2019s three farms key destinations for Long Island agritourism.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/harbes-farm-edited-7-a.jpg?itok=yEqqiksI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/harbes-farm-edited-7-a.jpg?itok=yo6c6jJ9","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 11:05:38 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Geneva","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research 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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 Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/bert-with-alta-20260114-a.jpg?itok=JcSYuzSm","image_alt":"Grower Humberto Hernandez evaluating a seed production field of Ursa Alta for Condor Seed on his farm in Yuma, Arizona."},{"id":"333047","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/aap-students-lend-their-creativity-new-vision-4-h-camp","title":"AAP students lend their creativity to a new vision for 4-H camp","content_text":"After Camp Owahta\u2019s arts and crafts building burned down last summer, the Cortland County camp\u2019s leadership turned to second-year architecture students for fresh ideas.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/_s257481-a.jpg?itok=RNbnFOYR","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/_s257481-a.jpg?itok=NHoFFkSN","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 09:05:19 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/_s257481-a.jpg?itok=dLGefpso","image_alt":"Two students view a table filled with wooden architectural models"},{"id":"333042","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/celebrating-30-years-dilmun-hill-student-farm","title":"Celebrating 30 years of Dilmun Hill Student Farm","content_text":"For 30 years Dilmun Hill Student Farm has provided opportunities for growing crops, leadership skills and community. Alumni credit the farm with shaping lives and careers. Read their stories, and what\u0027s next for Dilmun.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/dilmun_garlic-harvest-party.png?itok=gPkWjOTi","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/dilmun_garlic-harvest-party.png?itok=rgAdFo8J","date_published":"Fri, 15 May 2026 12:05:26 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/dilmun_garlic-harvest-party.png?itok=It5J7LEH","image_alt":"A group of students holding newly harvested garlic"},{"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":"333026","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/prof-jolene-rickard-receives-lifetime-achievement-award","title":"Prof. Jolene Rickard receives Lifetime Achievement Award","content_text":"A citizen of the Skar\u00f9\u00b7r\u0119\u0294 \/ Tuscarora Nation (Hodin\u00f6hs\u00f6:ni Confederacy), Joline K. Rickard is honored for work that has had a profound impact on contemporary Indigenous art and scholarship. \u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/jolene-k-rickard.jpg?h=2ce53c33\u0026itok=ZjqUODEJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/jolene-k-rickard.jpg?itok=GaFIsDQp","date_published":"Wed, 13 May 2026 12:05:29 EDT","byline":"Linda Glaser","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/jolene-k-rickard.jpg?h=2ce53c33\u0026itok=RF8UgDeN","image_alt":"Jolene K. Rickard"},{"id":"333013","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/regular-audits-would-build-trust-confidence-ai","title":"Regular audits would build trust, confidence in AI","content_text":"J. Nathan Matias, assistant professor of communication, is a co-author of \u201cAuditing AI,\u201d which offers AI users from all walks of life an introduction into AI evaluation, which is key for developing trust in the technology.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0513_book_tnd.jpg?itok=sPhQc1xt","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0513_book_tnd.jpg?itok=zApo289z","date_published":"Wed, 13 May 2026 09:05:28 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0513_book_tnd.jpg?itok=6AQJ90uE"},{"id":"333009","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/study-abroad-propels-careers-graduating-seniors","title":"Study abroad propels careers of graduating seniors","content_text":"Every year, around 2,000 Cornell students say a temporary goodbye to their lives in Ithaca \u2013 in pursuit of international experiences outside their comfort zone.\u0026nbsp;Their time studying abroad gave graduating seniors Kevin Chang and Ana Hoffman Sole knowledge of new places, new skills and rich new communities. Now they\u2019re looking ahead to career paths that build on what they learned.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/img_86653.jpeg?h=ffdf3fdd\u0026itok=eFnjeUGZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/img_86653.jpeg?itok=xpWaxgZE","date_published":"Tue, 12 May 2026 11:05:38 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Global Reach","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Student Life","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/img_86653.jpeg?h=ffdf3fdd\u0026itok=yEkkIr4j","image_alt":"Ana Hoffman Sole steers the ship."},{"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 Impact","Public Engagement","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\/2026-05\/0511_pomace_tnd.jpg?itok=ukIMxm8A"},{"id":"333007","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/sea-grant-seeks-graduate-students-2027-marine-policy-fellowship-program-dc","title":" Sea Grant seeks graduate students for 2027 Marine Policy Fellowship Program in D.C.","content_text":"New York Sea Grant is looking for graduate students to apply for Sea Grant\u2019s John A. 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":"332996","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/cals-duffield-engineering-academic-advisers-earn-2026-excellence-awards","title":"CALS, Duffield Engineering academic advisers earn 2026 excellence awards","content_text":"The Professional Academic Advising Community chose winners of their annual awards from 21 nominees.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0511_advising.jpg?itok=PhF5-aI0","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0511_advising.jpg?itok=-2VZStqF","date_published":"Mon, 11 May 2026 11:05:00 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Diversity"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0511_advising.jpg?itok=LgIQrTNu","image_alt":"Maegan Puzas Kessen (left), assistant director of inclusive academic advising in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of Academic Programs, won the Leadership and Community Impact Award and Alex Pizzola, assistant director of engineering advising in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, won the Individual Impact Award at a presentation May 7."},{"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, 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temperatures.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/samarkand_sunset_0.jpg?itok=v4DGz-Kg","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/samarkand_sunset_0.jpg?itok=ItFu4L1l","date_published":"Wed, 06 May 2026 17:05:12 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/samarkand_sunset_0.jpg?itok=U65n44VJ"},{"id":"332974","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/nine-students-receive-suny-chancellors-awards","title":"Nine students receive SUNY Chancellor\u2019s Awards","content_text":"Nine students and recent graduates representing Cornell\u2019s four contract colleges have been chosen to receive the 2026 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor\u2019s Award for Student Excellence.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/chuhta_260427_case0819-1280px.jpg?itok=Gh4wke2F","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/chuhta_260427_case0819-1280px.jpg?itok=W_tJswi7","date_published":"Wed, 06 May 2026 13:05:54 EDT","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","College of Veterinary Medicine","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/chuhta_260427_case0819-1280px.jpg?itok=K0yGlx9N","image_alt":"Three people posing with award certificate"},{"id":"332971","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/how-bacterial-zombies-play-role-immunity-evolution","title":" How \u2018bacterial zombies\u2019 play a role in immunity, evolution","content_text":"Microbes that cause an infection remain biochemically active after they die, continuing to trigger a host\u2019s immune system while also making the immune response less effective.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2019-05\/0521_microbes_tnd.jpg?itok=OgaI4P_p","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2019-05\/0521_microbes_tnd.jpg?itok=ffCut6Fn","date_published":"Wed, 06 May 2026 12:05:15 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2019-05\/0521_microbes_tnd.jpg?itok=iqwl78zG","image_alt":"microbes"},{"id":"332964","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/engineering-design-course-takes-aim-spotted-lanternflies","title":"Engineering design course takes aim at spotted lanternflies","content_text":"Nearly 200 Cornell Duffield Engineering students exhibited handheld scrapers for insect egg masses, automated vineyard net-lifting systems, and even early-stage mechanical sorters designed to separate invasive spotted lanternflies from harvested grapes.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026-mae-cals-ipm-spotted-lanternfly-prototypes-041_0.jpg?itok=C_lSKPY0","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026-mae-cals-ipm-spotted-lanternfly-prototypes-041_0.jpg?itok=pZqJEfcb","date_published":"Mon, 04 May 2026 16:05:12 EDT","byline":"Chris Dawson","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026-mae-cals-ipm-spotted-lanternfly-prototypes-041_0.jpg?itok=Qh4soHIg"},{"id":"332952","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/community-engagement-awards-celebrate-partnerships-creating-positive-change","title":"Community Engagement Awards celebrate partnerships creating positive change","content_text":"The fourth annual Community Engagement Awards celebrated community-engaged work by students, faculty and staff from across Cornell over the past year.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/scl_einhornawards_20260422_am3566_6823_horiz_crop.jpg?itok=EK8llu9h","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/scl_einhornawards_20260422_am3566_6823_horiz_crop.jpg?itok=glUrknEr","date_published":"Mon, 04 May 2026 08:05:34 EDT","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Jeb E. 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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Jeb E. 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education.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1014_047-s.jpg?h=4dce244e\u0026itok=8yo7Udaf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1014_047-s.jpg?itok=8bahjxc-","date_published":"Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:00 EDT","byline":"Katya Hrichak","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Diversity"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1014_047-s.jpg?h=4dce244e\u0026itok=3Rt73N2T","image_alt":"Nine of the 10 2026 Bouchet Society inductees"},{"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 Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1102_ry_0567n.jpg?itok=7tI6A5Ch","image_alt":"From left to right, Cornell facilities staff Sam Fairchild and Jason Collins answer questions from students Gina Chen \u002728 and Eunice Son \u002728 in a tour of Olin Hall\u0027s mechanical room."},{"id":"332923","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/cornell-atkinson-announces-124m-joint-edf-grants","title":"Cornell Atkinson announces $1.24M in joint EDF grants","content_text":"The\u0026nbsp;Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Environmental Defense Fund will distribute $1.24 million to\u0026nbsp;12 projects co-led by Cornell and EDF scientists for research addressing several sustainability 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":"332904","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/black-student-empowerment-awarded-2026-perkins-prize","title":"Black Student Empowerment awarded 2026 Perkins Prize","content_text":"Black Student Empowerment, in the Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment and Belonging, has received the annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0424_perkins.jpg?itok=GJl7bprC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0424_perkins.jpg?itok=hsdfEfM6","date_published":"Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:04:17 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0424_perkins.jpg?itok=dC3JAc5r","image_alt":"Master\u2019s degree student Cameron White \u201924 accepts the 30th annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony, on behalf of Black Student Empowerment."},{"id":"332898","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/research-helps-extend-growing-seasons-north-country","title":"Research helps extend growing seasons in the North Country","content_text":"Cornell researchers at the Willsboro Research Farm are helping northern New York farmers extend their short growing season through the use of high tunnels.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/willsboro_hightunnel-cropped.jpg?itok=AC7qRH3N","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/willsboro_hightunnel-cropped.jpg?itok=ISGQBApf","date_published":"Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:04:33 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","NYS 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13:04:44 EDT","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/fang_second_wind_01.jpeg?itok=uEVbHQOh"},{"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":"332866","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/cce-helps-nys-gardeners-test-their-soil-nutrients-contaminants","title":"CCE helps NYS gardeners test their soil for nutrients, contaminants","content_text":"Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York runs\u0026nbsp;the Community Gardens Soil Testing Program, which offers free test results and advice to home gardeners anywhere in the state.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1139_ccesoiltesting_final_n.jpg?itok=0e7EzjUv","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1139_ccesoiltesting_final_n.jpg?itok=v-r-A5XT","date_published":"Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:04:35 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Features","NYS Impact","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","New York City","Engagement","NYS Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1139_ccesoiltesting_final_n.jpg?itok=GBbEgnLo","image_alt":"Illustration of two people working on a garden with shovels and a wheelbarrow "},{"id":"332861","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/maribel-garcia-award-honors-student-expanding-access-leadership","title":"Maribel Garcia award honors student expanding access to leadership","content_text":"Ana Loter \u201927 is recognized for her work in youth leadership development with the Rotaract Youth Leadership Institute.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/loter_img_6331.jpg?itok=-NoS0HSz","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/loter_img_6331.jpg?itok=LLELO1AO","date_published":"Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:04:09 EDT","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/loter_img_6331.jpg?itok=8C7cytkM"},{"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":"332850","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/temperature-shifts-change-plant-proteins-powering-photosynthesis","title":"Temperature shifts change plant proteins powering photosynthesis","content_text":"Plants adjust to temperature changes, in part, by switching the way they express Rubisco, the protein that performs the critical first step of photosynthesis, according to new research from Cornell and partners.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-05\/istock-1938753860-noisy-plants-1280x720.jpg?itok=5map_uwJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-05\/istock-1938753860-noisy-plants-1280x720.jpg?itok=M4tw2dUT","date_published":"Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:04:29 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences 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Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Johnson Graduate School of Management","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/pfs_1864.jpg?itok=ZcSEpAOR","image_alt":"two people talking on a stage"},{"id":"332842","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/moonshot-project-aims-restore-trust-digital-public-sphere","title":"\u2018Moonshot\u2019 project aims to restore trust in the digital public sphere","content_text":"Researchers have received a seed grant for $250,000 and a chance at a $10 million award to support a project aimed at using artificial intelligence to establish a foundation for trustworthy AI-mediated communication across online platforms.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1151_trustdigitalpublicsphere_final_n.jpg?itok=xz1qiEIa","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1151_trustdigitalpublicsphere_final_n.jpg?itok=adZ7kUSb","date_published":"Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:04:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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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":"332834","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/creative-teaching-awards-celebrate-experiential-learning-community-connections","title":"Creative Teaching Awards celebrate experiential learning, community connections","content_text":"This year\u2019s Creative Teaching Awards faculty recipients have taken students for hands-on, local learning experiences well beyond the classroom walls.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/cta_fiorella_aquaponics-a.jpg?itok=vXUL-8DR","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/cta_fiorella_aquaponics-a.jpg?itok=Xqc7lYK-","date_published":"Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:04:18 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","New York City","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York 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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 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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 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