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Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0901_kopp_tnd.jpg?itok=lGFeWpgg","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0901_kopp_tnd.jpg?itok=WdHcNji3","date_published":"Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:09:00 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Local Impact","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","Public Engagement","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0901_kopp_tnd.jpg?itok=ZH37IWiF"},{"id":"333533","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/lab-ornithology-host-annual-migration-celebration","title":"Lab of Ornithology to host annual Migration Celebration","content_text":"Celebrate birds with a fun-filled day of free workshops, presentations, bird walks, and more at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on Sept. 12 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=x8OzZtA_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=nH6LJQn5","date_published":"Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:08:44 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=_9vVz7IQ","image_alt":"Adult and child matching bird images with names at migration celebration"},{"id":"333532","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/bipartisan-fisheries-management-law-would-expand-edna-use","title":"Bipartisan fisheries management law would expand eDNA use","content_text":"Bipartisan legislation introduced this month by the co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Oceans Caucus relies on environmental DNA techniques pioneered by retired Cornell Atkinson director David Lodge.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0831_fish_tnd.jpg?itok=26tvPG6b","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0831_fish_tnd.jpg?itok=m2uy0eiM","date_published":"Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:08:24 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0831_fish_tnd.jpg?itok=ksI6YV29"},{"id":"333515","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/campaign-closes-record-support-students-and-research","title":"Campaign closes with record support for students and research","content_text":"Cornell\u2019s To Do the Greatest Good campaign surpassed its goal of raising more than $5 billion and engaging more than 200,000 alumni \u2013 achievements that will enhance opportunities for students and accelerate critical faculty research.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0827_campaign_tnd.jpg?itok=AqnRYiRD","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0827_campaign_tnd.jpg?itok=CfwgwcjE","date_published":"Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:08:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Global Reach","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell University Library","Cornell Ann S. 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fill your freezer\u2019: Cornell connects meat producers with consumers","content_text":"The free website, called MeatSuite, helps customers find local meat producers and estimates the costs and savings of buying meat in bulk.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0824_meet1.jpg?itok=IzE27J7Q","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0824_meet1.jpg?itok=KCrveEyx","date_published":"Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:08:35 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0824_meet1.jpg?itok=UK9m04vt","image_alt":"Matthew LeRoux (right), Cornell extension associate and founder of MeatSuite, talks with MeatSuite-user Bill Morse of Bottomland Farm at the East Hill Plaza Farmers\u2019 Market on Aug. 19."},{"id":"333461","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/wall-wall-map-nyc-trees-could-help-cool-cities-worldwide","title":"\u2018Wall-to-wall\u2019 map of NYC trees could help cool cities worldwide","content_text":"Researchers used satellite images to identify 1.8 million trees in New York City, a new approach that could be broadly implemented to increase cooling and improve air quality in cities.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0820_trees_tnd.jpg?itok=_Lh1_10B","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0820_trees_tnd.jpg?itok=gMusLuM8","date_published":"Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:08:13 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell 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grant from the\u0026nbsp;Bezos Family Foundation to launch two new fellowships aimed to\u0026nbsp;help youth develop a sense of purpose.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2020-07\/0713_mcgraw_summer.jpg?itok=pKa7JBgu","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2020-07\/0713_mcgraw_summer.jpg?itok=mbGdN6Wg","date_published":"Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:08:39 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2020-07\/0713_mcgraw_summer.jpg?itok=c6dw8-VW","image_alt":"McGraw Tower in summer from the Alpha Phi Alpha Centennial Memorial bench."},{"id":"333405","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/nys-teachers-take-microplastics-snail-inspired-robot","title":"NYS teachers take on microplastics with snail-inspired robot","content_text":"Researchers and extension staff translated complex research into a hands-on curriculum \u2013 including the construction and deployment of floating robots \u2013 for New York State teachers and their students.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1289_ry_0493-n.jpg?itok=fXiRxuOk","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1289_ry_0493-n.jpg?itok=ql6pd6Z0","date_published":"Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:08:00 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of 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health.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2023_nycvegetationsolarirradiancemapping_16x9_0.jpg?itok=pEjIqyni","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2023_nycvegetationsolarirradiancemapping_16x9_0.jpg?itok=mpY1KHK2","date_published":"Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:08:37 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","Cornell Tech","Ithaca","New York City","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2023_nycvegetationsolarirradiancemapping_16x9_0.jpg?itok=LqYK2byk","image_alt":"NYC 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That changed in 2018, when they arrived in Ithaca.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1280_062-n.jpg?itok=UD3VG6oY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1280_062-n.jpg?itok=6ifYEpbs","date_published":"Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:07:39 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Diversity","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1280_062-n.jpg?itok=fOI9Hm-h","image_alt":"Lilit Abrahayan (left) and her husband, Vardan Khachatryan (right), became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony held July 23 at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Their two children are pictured between them. Khachatryan is a research associate at the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Education (CLASSE)."},{"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":"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":"333324","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/common-diet-tips-about-water-intake-and-spicy-foods-could-be-dead-wrong","title":"Common diet tips about water intake and spicy foods could be dead wrong","content_text":"A pair of studies from a Cornell nutrition scientist upend two pieces of received wisdom: that drinking more water at meals curbs eating, and that spicy snacks are a diet danger zone.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1288_waterandspicyfood_final_n.jpg?itok=jV8ZQSxu","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1288_waterandspicyfood_final_n.jpg?itok=Daybqob3","date_published":"Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:07:33 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public Engagement","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1288_waterandspicyfood_final_n.jpg?itok=pXHrQUbm","image_alt":"Illustration of a scale flanked by spicy peppers on one side and a glass of water on the other"},{"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":"333320","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/precollege-partnerships-open-pathways-local-students","title":"Precollege Partnerships Open Pathways for Local Students","content_text":"Cornell\u2019s Einhorn Center for Community Engagement works with the School of Continuing Education to identify local STEP and Upward Bound students ready to enroll in Cornell courses through Precollege Studies","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/2015_0831_048_select_1.jpg?itok=g1kmAFhZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/2015_0831_048_select_1.jpg?itok=-THoaPIr","date_published":"Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:07:10 EDT","byline":"Shelley Preston","tags":["Around Cornell","Local Impact","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions","School of Continuing 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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":"333278","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/workers-temporary-protected-status-aid-nyss-economy-society","title":"Workers with temporary protected status aid NYS\u2019s economy, society","content_text":"Central Americans with the status make signification contributions to New York\u2019s economy and civic and political organizations, an ILR School report says.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0701_campos_tnd.jpg?itok=vZOdfhdB","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0701_campos_tnd.jpg?itok=yGPis1Yh","date_published":"Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:07:23 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Economic Impact","NYS 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president.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/dsc_6959-a.jpg?itok=TgidQpgv","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/dsc_6959-a.jpg?itok=yQojJPNm","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:06:10 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell University Library","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/dsc_6959-a.jpg?itok=G5YEPHDs"},{"id":"333244","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/student-built-bridges-connect-communities-thanks-engineering-course","title":"Student-built bridges connect communities thanks to engineering course","content_text":"Thanks to a new civil and environmental engineering course, adjunct professor Charlie Trautmann helps students hone their engineering skills by designing and building a series of community bridges.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=68lHyEzl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=n7MzEeZp","date_published":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:06:31 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=NIyh_4kS","image_alt":"A pedestrian footbridge that crosses Fall Creek in an area of the Cornell Botanic Gardens known as Flat Rock was rebuilt by Cornell students in 2023."},{"id":"333227","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/workshop-turns-research-youth-purpose-action-educators","title":"Workshop turns research on youth purpose into action for educators","content_text":"The\u0026nbsp;Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement at the Bronfenbrenner Center is helping youth educators understand how to foster a sense of purpose in the young people they serve.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/dsc_0899-a.jpg?itok=i5C22wj5","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/dsc_0899-a.jpg?itok=6wD08lup","date_published":"Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:06:21 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS 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researcher\u2019s bold redesign of firefighter gear, which hasn\u2019t significantly changed in decades, is more versatile and better adapted to their actual work, only a small fraction of which involves fighting structure fires.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1215_jk_020.jpg?itok=wCelF5Tj","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1215_jk_020.jpg?itok=gJkV-Wcg","date_published":"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:06:11 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Public Engagement","Graduate School","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","New York City","Engagement","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1215_jk_020.jpg?itok=hb5mD-9r","image_alt":"Two designers stand with fire 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overfishing.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1182_soundsofsturgeon_final_n.jpg?itok=EGNTuDjY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1182_soundsofsturgeon_final_n.jpg?itok=ypieraK0","date_published":"Wed, 27 May 2026 13:05:02 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Features","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\/2026-05\/2026_1182_soundsofsturgeon_final_n.jpg?itok=WHfh-5TX","image_alt":"Illustration of sturgeon swimming with yellow sound waves in the background"},{"id":"333016","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/prison-education-program-wins-15m-create-national-research-hub","title":"Prison education program wins $1.5M to create national research hub","content_text":"The Cornell Prison Education Program has launched two national initiatives to address the data and research challenges facing programs that provide higher education in prisons.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0526_prison.jpg?itok=NkGodEaf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0526_prison.jpg?itok=ywAdRI50","date_published":"Tue, 26 May 2026 09:05:08 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","NYS Impact","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","Ithaca","Diversity","Engagement","NYS 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Teaching assistant Hailey Shapiro \u201922, left, looks on."},{"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 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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. 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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"}]