[{"id":"333350","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/rubber-tree-agroforestry-supports-birds-biodiversity-colombian-amazon","title":"Rubber tree agroforestry supports birds, biodiversity in the Colombian Amazon","content_text":"A doctoral candidate and Semlitz Sustainability Fellow and his Colombian partners seek to protect birds and biodiversity in the Amazon via sustainable rubber tree agroforestry.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/blue-and-yellow_macaw-thumbnail.jpg?itok=3s1boVSZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/blue-and-yellow_macaw-thumbnail.jpg?itok=bTEnY3zd","date_published":"Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:07:00 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/blue-and-yellow_macaw-thumbnail.jpg?itok=ii0lEYVA"},{"id":"333337","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/master-gardeners-test-best-nys-vegetable-varieties","title":"Master gardeners test for best NYS vegetable varieties","content_text":"Across 37 counties, Cornell Cooperative Extension master gardeners are growing and evaluating select vegetables to find what grows best in New York state. \u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1203_jk_017.jpg?itok=Imbh9WqI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1203_jk_017.jpg?itok=I6NUVmSa","date_published":"Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:07:36 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1203_jk_017.jpg?itok=2q-CW0nB","image_alt":"Howard Rice, senior technician in the School of Integrative Plant Science, leads a demonstration on grafting tomatoes for master gardener volunteers on May 12."},{"id":"333333","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/judson-reid-head-cce-regional-agriculture-teams","title":"Judson Reid to head up CCE Regional Agriculture Teams","content_text":"A longtime extension educator and vegetable specialist, Reid will lead Cornell Cooperative Extension\u0027s statewide Regional Agriculture Teams, strengthening connections between Cornell research and New York\u0027s agricultural communities.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/6-30-21_cce_nycurbanag_-244.jpg?itok=a0zE5y9b","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/6-30-21_cce_nycurbanag_-244.jpg?itok=fhJbGLqI","date_published":"Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:07:51 EDT","byline":"RJ Anderson","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/6-30-21_cce_nycurbanag_-244.jpg?itok=43-MWBUh","image_alt":"Judson Reid speaks with CCE Director Andy Turner at an urban agriculture site, with the New York City skyline in the background."},{"id":"333325","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cornell-city-ithaca-seek-unified-vision-parks","title":"Cornell, City of Ithaca seek \u2018unified vision\u2019 for parks","content_text":"Students and faculty will help the city transform its parks and their care \u2013 with new landscaping features and a proposed maintenance plan and governance structure.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0716_parks3.jpg?itok=WTViJanI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0716_parks3.jpg?itok=D_U73SoO","date_published":"Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:07:01 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Local Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. 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"},{"id":"332920","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/diet-could-remake-modern-agriculture","title":"The diet that could remake modern agriculture","content_text":"New study asserts that systematic change in food production and consumption requires real political capital and will.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=jK0TQcBr","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=bx8-JCeH","date_published":"Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:07:06 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1152_foodsystemchange_final_n.jpg?itok=diEa3nH5","image_alt":"Illustration of the Earth in green with photo of cows grazing on the left side and crops on the right side"},{"id":"333318","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cornell-botanic-gardens-introduces-self-guided-tours-spanish-and-mandarin","title":"Cornell Botanic Gardens introduces self-guided tours in Spanish and Mandarin","content_text":"Cornell Botanic Gardens has expanded its self-guided walking tours to Spanish and Mandarin, the two most spoken languages other than English among Cornell students and their families. The gardens partnered with two campus programs, where students translated 10 tours into the two additional languages, and recorded audio for 26 stops around the cultivated gardens and F.R. Newman Arboretum.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/ac.audiotour_thumb.jpg?itok=85oO7iwI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/ac.audiotour_thumb.jpg?itok=dWj7VaMi","date_published":"Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:07:09 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Local Impact","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/ac.audiotour_thumb.jpg?itok=sXLh6NRs","image_alt":"Cell phone scanning a QR code on a sign in a garden area"},{"id":"333321","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cornell-4-hers-plant-seeds-future-careers","title":"At Cornell, 4-H\u2019ers plant seeds for future careers","content_text":"Middle and high school students from across New York state spent three days discovering potential career paths during the annual\u0026nbsp;4-H Career Explorations Conference, held June 30 to July 2 at Cornell.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/2026-career-ex-4235-a.jpg?itok=D2-BzAyV","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/2026-career-ex-4235-a.jpg?itok=_gRiAyt5","date_published":"Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:07:55 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/2026-career-ex-4235-a.jpg?itok=LViPySWn","image_alt":"4-H\u2019ers use liquid nitrogen to make ice cream in the session \u201cExploring the Universe: From Planets to Supernovae.\u201d"},{"id":"333317","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/learning-labs-cultivate-knowledge-and-produce-students","title":"Learning labs cultivate knowledge \u2013 and produce \u2013 for students ","content_text":"The labs produce lettuce, cilantro, bok choy and watercress\u0026nbsp;\u2013 and cultivate knowledge among high school students growing the food.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0713_hydroponics1.jpg?itok=rPPN__oy","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0713_hydroponics1.jpg?itok=D-Nk-dCc","date_published":"Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:07:45 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","New York City","Diversity","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS 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communities.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/allison-anderson-a.jpg?itok=uo7j6uGe","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/allison-anderson-a.jpg?itok=7TkawWFv","date_published":"Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:07:36 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Law School","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/allison-anderson-a.jpg?itok=DEg9Y8fp","image_alt":"Allison Anderson (right), of Pelham, New York, tables for the Village of Pelham Sustainability Advisory Board, which she helped resurrect as part of the Cornell Climate Stewards program."},{"id":"333296","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/chinas-pollution-declines-came-cost","title":"China\u2019s pollution declines came at a cost","content_text":"China\u2019s Scientific Outlook on Development program, which tied local leaders\u2019 job performance evaluations to environmental quality improvements, had negative impacts on the country\u0027s agricultural economy, researchers found.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0709_china_tnd.jpg?itok=x6_gTRjN","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0709_china_tnd.jpg?itok=TU6OFEiU","date_published":"Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:07:59 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson 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08 Jul 2026 10:07:00 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0701_social_tnd.jpg?itok=N8I_twIG"},{"id":"333292","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/climate-change-leaves-northern-tree-swallows-most-vulnerable","title":"Climate change leaves northern tree swallows most vulnerable","content_text":"Tree swallows in the northern U.S. and Canada face the greatest risk from climate change despite responding to temperature the same way as tree swallows in the southern U.S.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0708_swallow_tnd.jpg?itok=wOZiZSOl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0708_swallow_tnd.jpg?itok=xX-9-qcJ","date_published":"Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:07:04 EDT","byline":"","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\/2026-07\/0708_swallow_tnd.jpg?itok=GH2TnpPO","image_alt":"Tree swallow"},{"id":"333290","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cti-announces-2026-winners-ye-awards-graduate-achievements-teaching","title":"CTI announces 2026 winners of Ye Awards for graduate achievements in teaching","content_text":"This year\u0027s University-Wide graduate teaching conference celebrated excellence in teaching, recognizing Margaret Foster and Naman Agrawal with the Cornelia Ye and Christine Ye Awards for Outstanding Teaching Assistance.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/a7409474_copy.jpg?h=1928df35\u0026itok=ze_oN-HI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/a7409474_copy.jpg?itok=kSZ2pHzW","date_published":"Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:07:11 EDT","byline":"Carolyn Keller","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Features","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/a7409474_copy.jpg?h=1928df35\u0026itok=If9i6fHD","image_alt":"The recipients of the Ye Awards, a woman in a grey sweater and man with glasses and a blue shirt, hold their award certificates."},{"id":"333275","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cornell-small-grains-breeding-strengthens-local-and-global-food-systems","title":"Cornell small grains breeding strengthens local and global food systems","content_text":"Led by Mark Sorrells and decades of innovation and collaboration, Cornell\u0027s small grains breeding program has developed higher-yielding, pest- and disease-resistant grain varieties that have strengthened the agricultural industry in New York state.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/sorrells_2017_0966_003_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=XS9MVH6B","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/sorrells_2017_0966_003_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=re26iVvJ","date_published":"Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:07:55 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/sorrells_2017_0966_003_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=nupm--Zf","image_alt":"Mark Sorrells in front of small grains plots"},{"id":"333264","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/academic-boot-camp-helps-veterans-build-college-confidence","title":"Academic \u2018boot camp\u2019 helps veterans build college confidence","content_text":"Eighteen active-duty and veteran service members visited Cornell with the nonprofit Warrior-Scholar Project, which helps military personnel pursue higher education.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=Ek61RF31","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=oIr2bQLb","date_published":"Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:06:34 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","School of Continuing Education","Ithaca","Diversity","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=zYTvEmIS","image_alt":"Dressed in clean-room suits, the Warrior-Scholar Project\u2019s STEM boot camp cohort toured the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility."},{"id":"333270","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/east-coast-broccoli-lowers-costs-and-risks-california-drought","title":"East Coast broccoli lowers costs and risks from California drought","content_text":"Expanding broccoli production on the East Coast and outside of California can help stabilize fresh produce supply chains that are vulnerable to water shortages.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0109_broccoli_0.jpg?itok=ITmWmF8l","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0109_broccoli_0.jpg?itok=NUmXTF1x","date_published":"Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:06:17 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment 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\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0629_insects.jpg?itok=kivFlihn","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0629_insects.jpg?itok=bza8xTnC","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:06:04 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0629_insects.jpg?itok=3EahygWW"},{"id":"333267","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/cornell-yang-center-wildlife-health-awards-seed-funding-five-conservation-efforts","title":"Cornell Yang Center for Wildlife Health awards seed funding to five conservation efforts around the globe","content_text":"The CCF provides catalytic seed funding to spark pioneering applied research to advance wildlife conservation solutions. The fund prioritizes initiatives that improve the health of free-ranging wildlife and\/or solve environmental problems via a One Health lens.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/_smith_ccf_2026_tortoise_by_carmen_smith-resize.jpg?itok=0GYc010p","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/_smith_ccf_2026_tortoise_by_carmen_smith-resize.jpg?itok=Y7KkHy-A","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:06:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Veterinary Medicine"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/_smith_ccf_2026_tortoise_by_carmen_smith-resize.jpg?itok=j2PLG0j9"},{"id":"333266","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/two-doctoral-students-selected-ffar-fellows","title":"Two doctoral students selected as FFAR Fellows","content_text":"Doctoral students Divyanth Loganathan Girija and Sumit Sharma were selected for the 2026-2029 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Fellows Program.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-08\/2025_1275_sh_017-n.jpg?itok=0yukhw51","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-08\/2025_1275_sh_017-n.jpg?itok=ibpqSTIo","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:06:19 EDT","byline":"Katya Hrichak","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2025-08\/2025_1275_sh_017-n.jpg?itok=DWEPmdDy","image_alt":"McGraw Tower and its newly renovated roof."},{"id":"333248","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/getting-warmer-slower-forest-growth-means-less-carbon-storage","title":"Getting warmer: Slower forest growth means less carbon storage","content_text":"A new ecological discovery \u2013 that global warming is slowing tree growth \u2013 means current climate predictions could overestimate forests\u2019 potential for carbon storage by as much as 30%.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0625_forest_tnd.jpg?itok=XnTfcNti","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0625_forest_tnd.jpg?itok=oItEHgJF","date_published":"Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:06:53 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0625_forest_tnd.jpg?itok=Z3o3I2ve"},{"id":"333242","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/sustainable-ag-finance-leadership-training-connects-industry-leaders","title":"Sustainable ag finance leadership training connects industry leaders","content_text":"Cornell Atkinson hosted its first executive education program \u2013 the Resilient Futures Leadership Program: Financing Sustainable Agriculture \u2013 with partner Field to Market. The successful program will be offered twice more over the next two years.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/field_to_market_group_0283_1.jpg?itok=pcinoKRj","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/field_to_market_group_0283_1.jpg?itok=S-nbERZv","date_published":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:06:24 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/field_to_market_group_0283_1.jpg?itok=UJaVi4ZI","image_alt":"Members of the inaugural Resilient Futures Leadership Program cohort gather at Cornell University in front of Atkinson Hall. The six-month executive education program brought together professionals from across sectors to explore strategies for financing sustainable agriculture. 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stores.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1243_snaponline_final_n.jpg?itok=f7Mev5yL","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1243_snaponline_final_n.jpg?itok=LwBqneOE","date_published":"Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:06:39 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","New York City","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1243_snaponline_final_n.jpg?itok=1NQOFvaF","image_alt":"Illustration of different people purchasing produce on a mobile 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inquiry.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0608_schwartz_tnd.jpg?itok=BpQonJ74","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0608_schwartz_tnd.jpg?itok=tcM6W3bQ","date_published":"Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:06:14 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0608_schwartz_tnd.jpg?itok=Eb3xY32W"},{"id":"332734","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/climate-change-and-wine-grapes-go-stay-or-change","title":"Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change?","content_text":"As the planet warms, wine-growing regions face an uncertain future. Should they double-down on what they grow or do something entirely different?","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=ygdfWGkx","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=-QahcnE7","date_published":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:06:22 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0604_winegrape.jpg?itok=2WqfTpnl","image_alt":"For marked climate changes, technologies like new shade cloth pay off to shield Napa\u2019s premium grapes like cabernet sauvignon. "},{"id":"333141","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/americans-agree-ultraprocessed-foods-pose-major-health-hazard","title":"Americans agree: Ultraprocessed foods pose major health hazard","content_text":"Across partisan lines, Americans broadly believe ultraprocessed foods are addictive and harmful, and support policies that could strengthen safeguards and hold the food industry accountable.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1201_niederdeppeultraproc.jpg.jpeg?itok=xZBJ0Ib4","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1201_niederdeppeultraproc.jpg.jpeg?itok=j3D4AhUP","date_published":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:06:12 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. 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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science\u2019s celebrated their newest graduates in department recognition ceremonies during Commencement weekend.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/bowers_recog_2026_600.jpg?itok=8JrIIzGM","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/bowers_recog_2026_600.jpg?itok=Vc-nRPuW","date_published":"Thu, 28 May 2026 11:05:22 EDT","byline":"Louis DiPietro, Patricia Waldron","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science\u2019s celebrated their newest graduates in department recognition ceremonies during Commencement weekend.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/bowers_recog_2026_600.jpg?itok=8JrIIzGM","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/bowers_recog_2026_600.jpg?itok=Vc-nRPuW","date_published":"Thu, 28 May 2026 11:05:22 EDT","byline":"Louis DiPietro, Patricia Waldron","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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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. 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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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