[{"id":"333073","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/advocate-physics-literacy-wins-campus-community-leadership-award","title":"Advocate for physics, literacy wins Campus-Community Leadership Award","content_text":"For her volunteer outreach encouraging local children to learn about physics and reading, Abra Geiger \u201926 has won the 2026 University Relations Campus-Community Leadership Award.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0521_campusaward.jpg?itok=KMuBk7cH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0521_campusaward.jpg?itok=bRYjVVgt","date_published":"Thu, 21 May 2026 09:05:57 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0521_campusaward.jpg?itok=p0-733ex","image_alt":"At center, holding her award, is Abra Geiger \u201926, recipient of the 2026 University Relations Campus-Community Leadership Award. Left to right, with her are Erik Herman, creative director of the Free Science Workshop\/Ithaca Physics Bus; Kyle Kimball, vice president for university relations; Cassaundra Guzman, McNair Program advisor\/coordinator; and Marla Love, Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students."},{"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":"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 Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/harbes-farm-edited-7-a.jpg?itok=dcTHtxH_","image_alt":"Edward Harbes IV\u00a0planting a new apple orchard in 2014."},{"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":"333046","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/students-show-new-machines-sciencenter-demo-day","title":"Students show off new machines at Sciencenter demo day","content_text":"Students in Rapid Prototyping and Physical Computing visited the Ithaca children\u2019s museum to demonstrate a number of projects.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0518_sciencenter2.jpg?itok=LWZWC_37","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0518_sciencenter2.jpg?itok=ByJP__F8","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 09:05:01 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Local Impact","Public Engagement","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0518_sciencenter2.jpg?itok=MaHEDGXk","image_alt":"Paige Shelton works on her project at the Sciencenter."},{"id":"333045","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/immersive-training-help-prepare-nys-natural-disaster","title":"Immersive training to help prepare NYS for natural disaster","content_text":"A three-day simulation on campus will put students and community members in the role of emergency responders during a humanitarian crisis.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0518_prepare.jpg?itok=be_6_lSh","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0518_prepare.jpg?itok=TY8F-byf","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 08:05:12 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":"333032","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/cornells-investment-local-education-anchors-broader-economic-story","title":"Cornell\u2019s investment in local education anchors a broader economic story","content_text":"The university\u0027s annual snapshot reveals $9.5 million in need-based scholarships and grants to Tompkins County students attending Cornell \u2013 and a deepening commitment to the region that goes far beyond the campus boundary.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1205_sh_047.jpg?itok=fN41uC6J","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1205_sh_047.jpg?itok=fDypokAY","date_published":"Fri, 15 May 2026 10:05:40 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","Ithaca","Student Life","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1205_sh_047.jpg?itok=0B7pa-ue","image_alt":"Josh Kwayke-Minott \u201929"},{"id":"333036","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/student-created-galleries-explore-indonesian-collection","title":"Student-created galleries explore Indonesian collection","content_text":"The student installation, \u201cIndonesia Embodied: Performing the Space Between\u201d complements the museum\u2019s \u0022Hum of Life\u0022 exhibition.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/indonesia_nephele_sarrinikolaou_credit_david_o_brown-johnson_museum.jpeg?h=823932d2\u0026itok=T1geCdMY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/indonesia_nephele_sarrinikolaou_credit_david_o_brown-johnson_museum.jpeg?h=d65a39b4\u0026itok=Qg5gxXAh","date_published":"Thu, 14 May 2026 17:05:03 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/indonesia_nephele_sarrinikolaou_credit_david_o_brown-johnson_museum.jpeg?h=823932d2\u0026itok=cs8OjDq6","image_alt":"person speaking in a museum"},{"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":"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":"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":"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":"332992","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/nys-can-protect-workers-disabilities-strobel-gower-tells-state-senate","title":"NYS can protect workers with disabilities, Strobel Gower tells state senate","content_text":"Individuals with disabilities face numerous challenges in the workplace, but the state can help, according to Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of the ILR School\u2019s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0508_glower_tnd.png?itok=bs61ViOo","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0508_glower_tnd.png?itok=kfPuA7Lt","date_published":"Fri, 08 May 2026 15:05:52 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0508_glower_tnd.png?itok=vmvk7ezt"},{"id":"332984","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/cornell-and-suny-students-show-400-enough-change-lives","title":"Cornell and SUNY students show $400 is enough to change lives","content_text":"Funding from the 2026 SUNY Contribution Project, an initiative from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, provides $400 to 200 randomly selected students to make any contribution they wish.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2021-08\/giving._tnd.jpg?itok=dM2G5AHl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2021-08\/giving._tnd.jpg?itok=bTULE5bY","date_published":"Thu, 07 May 2026 13:05:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2021-08\/giving._tnd.jpg?itok=ufjyCNIZ"},{"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 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condition.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1156_manganese_final_n.jpg?itok=OPXKrkHX","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1156_manganese_final_n.jpg?itok=gtzQgZZI","date_published":"Wed, 06 May 2026 09:05:42 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public Engagement","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1156_manganese_final_n.jpg?itok=213EldOV","image_alt":"Illustration showing a brain with dots on it and the background is someone working in an industrial plant"},{"id":"332958","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/student-exhibit-explores-public-health-history-cornell","title":"Student exhibit explores public health history at Cornell","content_text":"Jeffrey Ho \u002726 digs through the University Archives to show how the university community dealt with the HIV\/AIDS and COVID pandemics.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/jeffrey_ho-exhibit_1_0.jpg?itok=CElZPr_9","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/jeffrey_ho-exhibit_1_0.jpg?itok=RX_jwFZr","date_published":"Mon, 04 May 2026 11:05:11 EDT","byline":"Jose Beduya","tags":["Around Cornell","Research Matters","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","Cornell University Library"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/jeffrey_ho-exhibit_1_0.jpg?itok=QkfUFZAu"},{"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. Brooks School of Public Policy","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Tech","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Human Ecology","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Cornell Law School","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/scl_einhornawards_20260422_am3566_6823_horiz_crop.jpg?itok=JIAYj3uC","image_alt":"two people talking"},{"id":"332909","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/hospitality-competition-winner-plans-expand-restaurant-chain","title":"Hospitality competition winner plans to expand restaurant into a chain ","content_text":"Master\u2019s student Avery Sheppard won $25,000 to put toward her fish and chips eatery by winning the Nolan School\u2019s hospitality business plan competition, held April 18 in Statler Auditorium.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/averycheck-a.jpg?itok=AFR4JoPa","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/averycheck-a.jpg?itok=zNG6XbTs","date_published":"Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:04:43 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","School of Hotel Administration","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/averycheck-a.jpg?itok=DRGHYS37","image_alt":"Avery Sheppard holds her first place $25,000 prize."},{"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":"332841","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/kaplan-fellowship-honors-butchers-work-connecting-engineering-design-community","title":"Kaplan Fellowship honors Butcher\u2019s work connecting engineering design with community-identified needs","content_text":"Jonathan Butcher, the Joseph N. Pew Jr. Professor in Engineering in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, has been named this year\u2019s recipient of the Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship from the Einhorn Center.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/butcher_03.png?itok=0_-Xj5oH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/butcher_03.png?itok=T2ka13M1","date_published":"Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:04:26 EDT","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/butcher_03.png?itok=X_1ULiDV","image_alt":"Group standing under balloons"},{"id":"332833","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/new-astronomy-exhibit-showcases-early-glass-slides","title":"New astronomy exhibit showcases early glass slides","content_text":"A new exhibit in the downstairs of Fuertes Observatory allows visitors to view 800 glass lantern slides uncovered and catalogued by the Cornell Astronomical Society.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/img_5558-web.jpg?itok=XUium_GT","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/img_5558-web.jpg?itok=GcKxezkP","date_published":"Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:04:46 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/img_5558-web.jpg?itok=VEJRuPyX","image_alt":"person holding a lantern slide"},{"id":"332756","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/major-new-telescope-chilean-summit-opens-window-universe","title":"Major new telescope on Chilean summit opens window on universe","content_text":"Thirty-four years after Cornell scientists first conceived it, the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope now rises above the Atacama Desert.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0410_fyst_cover.jpg?itok=sj21mAqs","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0410_fyst_cover.jpg?itok=WmythFJp","date_published":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:04:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Global Reach","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0410_fyst_cover.jpg?itok=3HzqQsPV"},{"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":"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 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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":"332763","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/easter-egg-exhibit-showcases-ukrainian-program-culture-cornell","title":"Easter egg exhibit showcases Ukrainian program, culture at Cornell","content_text":"An exhibit of brilliantly colored Ukrainian Easter eggs, or pysanky, is one of several new initiatives Cornell\u2019s Ukrainian Program is undertaking to bring the culture, language and history of Ukraine to the Cornell community.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0401_eggs2.jpg?itok=975_E04I","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0401_eggs2.jpg?itok=t8Rqiw-y","date_published":"Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:04:39 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0401_eggs2.jpg?itok=0hZVPRUH","image_alt":"The eggs, or pysanky, were created by Lori Radcliff-Woods,\u00a0ag districts data manager for the Institute for Resource Information Sciences, Soil and Crop Sciences, in the School of Integrated Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences."},{"id":"332744","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/student-veterans-create-resource-fair-local-parents","title":"Student-veterans create resource fair for local parents","content_text":"The fair, organized by a master\u2019s student and her partner, distributed $62,000 in free supplies to 180 local families.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0330_baby1.jpg?itok=XlUeHBxZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0330_baby1.jpg?itok=P729F0pe","date_published":"Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:03:38 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Graduate School","Ithaca","Diversity","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0330_baby1.jpg?itok=JWrMkDIe","image_alt":"Carmyn Polk, MBA \u201926, presents PartumCare Now to an attendee."},{"id":"332677","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/why-we-tip-who-we-tip-and-what-it-really-says-about-us","title":"Why we tip, who we tip and what it really says about us","content_text":"Tipflation. Tip creep. People have a lot to say about where, when and how much to tip. A new book dives deep.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0323_tip_tnd.jpg?itok=apjq-dX_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0323_tip_tnd.jpg?itok=gyO8IAKD","date_published":"Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:03:15 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Public Engagement","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0323_tip_tnd.jpg?itok=FPm-GTMm","image_alt":"Tip jar"},{"id":"332638","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/cce-promotes-buffalos-well-being-healthy-community-stores","title":"CCE promotes Buffalo\u2019s well-being with healthy community stores","content_text":"CCE Erie County\u0026nbsp;encourages corner stores in Buffalo\u2019s food deserts to stock fresh fruits, vegetables and other nutritious options\u0026nbsp;and educates residents on how to take care of their health.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/2026_1054_jk_053.jpg?itok=oJXxJjjY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/2026_1054_jk_053.jpg?itok=zETqu7rd","date_published":"Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:03:05 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Diversity","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/2026_1054_jk_053.jpg?itok=PhcrOMtM","image_alt":"Sheila Bass (center), program manager of CCE Erie\u2019s Healthy Community Store Initiative, talks about nutrition with Jasmine Robbs (left), a customer at Buffalo\u2019s Golden Corner store, and Moet Grooms (right), a CCE educator with the Healthy Community Store Initiative, in Buffalo, New York."},{"id":"332633","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/veterinary-college-hosts-annual-open-house-april-11","title":"Veterinary College hosts annual open house April 11","content_text":"The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will welcome community members of all ages to its annual CVM Open House on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0316_vet1.jpg?itok=h_WRGrqL","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0316_vet1.jpg?itok=UwA0KtY6","date_published":"Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:03:19 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0316_vet1.jpg?itok=Q3g4BHjQ","image_alt":"Guests visit with a variety of animals at the Cornell Veterinary Open House in 2024."},{"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":"332627","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/enter-dragon-milestone-dragon-day-take-viewers-inside","title":"Enter the dragon: Milestone Dragon Day to take viewers inside","content_text":"Celebrating a tradition born 125 years ago, first-year architecture students on March 27 will parade a dragon they\u0027ve designed through campus, then invite community members to tour its interior.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0316_dragonday_s258765.jpg?itok=Ue8z73EV","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0316_dragonday_s258765.jpg?itok=04OM0HQz","date_published":"Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:03:57 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0316_dragonday_s258765.jpg?itok=imasWk0a","image_alt":"This year\u0027s Dragon Day theme, \u201cVeiled,\u201d will feature layered scales of stretched fabric partially concealing the dragon\u0027s skeleton of two-by-fours and plywood."},{"id":"332549","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/athletics-group-turns-gratitude-small-acts-kindness","title":"Athletics group turns gratitude into small acts of kindness","content_text":"Track athletes join forces to form Men of Color in Athletics, a student-athlete campus group that has made quiet, intentional kindness and service a part of its mission.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0312_moca_ee204e11.jpg?itok=qMG-vhee","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0312_moca_ee204e11.jpg?itok=GBi9cNJw","date_published":"Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:03:53 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Local Impact","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0312_moca_ee204e11.jpg?itok=XPCxOvIm","image_alt":"Noah Cummings \u201926 avoids participants during a warmup activity during a session of Run Your City, a six-week youth sports camp, at Cass Park in Ithaca."},{"id":"332614","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/research-matters-learning-armpit-internet","title":"Research Matters: Learning from \u2018the armpit of the internet\u2019","content_text":"This week\u2019s episode of Research Matters features misinformation expert Claire Wardle, discussing how today\u2019s information ecosystem has become increasingly polluted by misleading and emotionally charged content that spreads faster than facts.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0312_wardle.jpg?itok=KoJYPMYX","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0312_wardle.jpg?itok=nlD2TuPW","date_published":"Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:03:00 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Features","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life 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Hall.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0311_nestle_tnd.jpg?itok=4EaOqbW4","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0311_nestle_tnd.jpg?itok=feHwx21j","date_published":"Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:03:45 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0311_nestle_tnd.jpg?itok=MV5eM2vN","image_alt":"Marion Nestle"},{"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":"332596","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/ny-times-writer-and-klarman-79-civil-debate-can-change-minds","title":"NY Times writer and Klarman \u002779: Civil debate can change minds","content_text":"A live and online audience of nearly 1,000 tapped into an ongoing conversation between Bret Stephens and Seth Klarman about media, democracy, education and the nature of debate.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0310_stephens_tnd.jpg?itok=L3y28Nys","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0310_stephens_tnd.jpg?itok=kGCgZVSw","date_published":"Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:03:32 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0310_stephens_tnd.jpg?itok=Nr33uUVJ"},{"id":"332583","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/hillel-breaks-ground-new-building-support-jewish-life-cornell","title":"Hillel breaks ground on new building to support Jewish life at Cornell","content_text":"Harkavy Hall on West Campus will house the\u0026nbsp;Steven K. and Winifred A. Grinspoon Hillel Center for Jewish Community at Cornell, currently located at Anabel Taylor Hall.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0309_hillel1.jpg?itok=18tEZP8s","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0309_hillel1.jpg?itok=Pfv96Esq","date_published":"Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:03:38 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0309_hillel1.jpg?itok=bkc0F2nd","image_alt":"Breaking ground at Harkavy Hall are (left to right) Rabbi Ari Weiss, CEO of Grinspoon Hillel; Dr. Steven Grinspoon \u201983; Winifred \u201cWinnie\u201d Grinspoon \u201983; Harriet Harkavy \u201960; Adam Lehman, president and CEO of Hillel International; and President Michael I. Kotlikoff."},{"id":"332580","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/stem-cell-registry-drive-will-mobilize-campus-save-lives","title":"Stem-cell registry drive will mobilize campus to save lives","content_text":"To help the son of an alum and thousands of people in need of life-saving intervention, Cornell is hosting a stem-cell cheek swabbing campaign March 13-20 across the Ithaca campus.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0309_uribe.jpg?itok=5TLZCBEJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0309_uribe.jpg?itok=5mk8Locs","date_published":"Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:03:06 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0309_uribe.jpg?itok=MCGjSTC0","image_alt":"Uribe family standing in front of a carousel"},{"id":"332573","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/ivy-basketball-tourneys-bring-madness-ithaca","title":"Ivy basketball tourneys bring \u2018madness\u2019 to Ithaca","content_text":"The men\u2019s and women\u2019s Ivy League basketball tournaments will both be held at Cornell for the first time, following a year of preparation.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0305_basketball3.jpg?itok=PQFodPUo","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0305_basketball3.jpg?itok=Lzi42GBb","date_published":"Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:03:41 EST","byline":"Steve Gattine, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Big Red Sports","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0305_basketball3.jpg?itok=Cpkb8lN4","image_alt":"The crowd at Newman Arena goes wild as the Cornell men\u2019s basketball team defeats Brown."},{"id":"332564","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/rbgs-influences-featured-fashioning-justice-exhibit","title":"RBG\u2019s influences featured in \u2018Fashioning Justice\u2019 exhibit","content_text":"Ruth Bader Ginsburg \u201954 was a champion for women\u2019s equality. Her style, and the substance behind it, will be on display in an exhibit, \u201cFashioning Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg \u201954 and the Power of Presence.\u201d","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/2026_1031_ry_0167.jpg?itok=PiEzGfU8","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/2026_1031_ry_0167.jpg?itok=93sYZvSK","date_published":"Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:03:28 EST","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/2026_1031_ry_0167.jpg?itok=FWFAD5Pf","image_alt":"One theme of the exhibit will be \u201cThe Politics of Lace,\u201d and its ascension from accessory to a feature often worn by Ginsburg."},{"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. Brooks School of Public Policy","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","NYS Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0304_michaelson.jpg?itok=aiJle9Yq","image_alt":"Diana Michaelson \u002727 (left), co-president and co-founder of Cornell Nuclear is Clean Energy (NiCE), speaks during a weekly meeting, along with with Neal Goturi \u002729 (right), of the ILR School."},{"id":"332552","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/spacecraft-image-center-brings-universe-nys","title":"Spacecraft image center brings the universe to NYS","content_text":"Science \u2013 and astronomy \u2013 are for everyone at Cornell\u2019s Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility, which supports astronomy research and performs K-12 and other outreach across New York state.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0304_spif2.jpg?itok=xNZBIi0p","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0304_spif2.jpg?itok=8WkKw665","date_published":"Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:03:00 EST","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0304_spif2.jpg?itok=W6YwM0m8","image_alt":"A student looks through VR headsets during the visit to SPIF."},{"id":"332547","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/faster-and-smarter-cornell-tech-helps-advance-nyc-priorities","title":"\u2018Faster and smarter\u2019: Cornell Tech helps advance NYC priorities","content_text":"A first-of-its-kind fellowship program embeds mid-career professionals in New York City government agencies, accelerating critical projects and deepening Cornell Tech\u0027s partnership with the city.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0304_urban1.jpg?itok=96zxq5_F","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0304_urban1.jpg?itok=VqacrcbZ","date_published":"Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:03:00 EST","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Features","New York City","Public Engagement","Cornell Tech","New York City","Engagement","Sustainability","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0304_urban1.jpg?itok=SGmbkKgz","image_alt":"The Urban Innovation Fellows Initiative embeds mid-career professionals in New York City government agencies, accelerating critical projects and deepening Cornell Tech\u0027s partnership with the city."},{"id":"332545","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/duffield-engineering-showcases-xrp-robot-governors-cup","title":"Duffield Engineering showcases XRP robot at Governors Cup ","content_text":"Engineering faculty and students traveled to Washington, D.C., for the inaugural\u0026nbsp;U.S. Governors Cup Robotics Tournament, where they showcased a robot in hopes of inspiring young students.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0303_governors_tnd.jpg?itok=qVGlTjRz","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0303_governors_tnd.jpg?itok=9uB89qGa","date_published":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:03:44 EST","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Washington, D.C.","Student Life","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/0303_governors_tnd.jpg?itok=pZJwJMr6"},{"id":"332543","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/cornell-faculty-and-staff-honored-community-engaged-innovation","title":"Cornell faculty and staff honored for community-engaged innovation","content_text":"Fourteen members of Cornell\u2019s faculty and staff are being recognized this year with Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/lodge_visit_with_community-based_organizations_supporting_lgbtq_communities_in_chennai_india.jpeg?h=34bf606e\u0026itok=Gxww0_hA","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/lodge_visit_with_community-based_organizations_supporting_lgbtq_communities_in_chennai_india.jpeg?itok=q-ux4RNB","date_published":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:03:50 EST","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Architecture \u0026 Design","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","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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