[{"id":"333375","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/deans-discuss-democracy-new-podcast-series","title":"Deans discuss democracy on new podcast series","content_text":"A new series of episodes on a Cornell podcast will reflect on the 250th birthday of the U.S. and feature three Cornell deans.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/democracy%20dialogues%20photo2.jpg?h=d92a635a\u0026itok=zkkaNi2T","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/democracy%20dialogues%20photo2.jpg?h=0750a654\u0026itok=M9Sh_g50","date_published":"Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:07:59 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Global Reach","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy","Cornell Law School","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/democracy%20dialogues%20photo2.jpg?h=d92a635a\u0026itok=TMhN1Gst","image_alt":"four people sitting around a table"},{"id":"333373","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/welcome-home-new-americans-begin-their-journey-us-citizens","title":"\u2018Welcome home\u2019: New Americans begin their journey as US citizens","content_text":"Vardan Khachatryan and Lilit Abrahamyan did not plan to stay in the U.S. when they left Armenia in 2016 and moved to Virginia. 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. Brooks School of Public Policy","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0716_parks3.jpg?itok=OBcAUOHv","image_alt":"Jayden Camarena (left), master\u0027s student in landscape architecture, and Fatima Bouzid (right), master\u0027s student in public administration, take measurements of a large tree in Stewart Park on July 1. "},{"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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and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","New York City","Diversity","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0713_hydroponics1.jpg?itok=Q-E7WGOU","image_alt":"Barry Rothstein, extension support specialist for Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC, tends to the plants growing in the Cornell Hydroponics Learning Labs at Park West Educational Campus in Manhattan."},{"id":"333297","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/nys-stewards-spur-absolutely-critical-local-action-climate-change","title":"NYS stewards spur \u2018absolutely critical\u2019 local action on climate change","content_text":"The Cornell Climate Stewards program gives New York state residents the tools and confidence to address the impacts of climate change in their 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 Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0701_campos_tnd.jpg?itok=Lyn5PpCS"},{"id":"333264","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/academic-boot-camp-helps-veterans-build-college-confidence","title":"Academic \u2018boot camp\u2019 helps veterans build college confidence","content_text":"Eighteen active-duty and veteran service members visited Cornell with the nonprofit Warrior-Scholar Project, which helps military personnel pursue higher education.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=Ek61RF31","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=oIr2bQLb","date_published":"Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:06:34 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","School of Continuing Education","Ithaca","Diversity","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=zYTvEmIS","image_alt":"Dressed in clean-room suits, the Warrior-Scholar Project\u2019s STEM boot camp cohort toured the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility."},{"id":"333260","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/library-exhibit-reveals-glimpses-george-washingtons-life","title":"Library exhibit reveals glimpses of George Washington\u2019s life","content_text":"Cornell University Library exhibit marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence with a display of historical materials connected to the nation\u2019s first 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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learners.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1208_019-s.jpg?itok=N5Jy0Q4h","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1208_019-s.jpg?itok=iENcexUU","date_published":"Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:06:04 EDT","byline":"Shelley Preston","tags":["Around Cornell","Local Impact","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions","School of Continuing Education","Ithaca","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1208_019-s.jpg?itok=FU6qyfBM"},{"id":"333188","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/redesigned-fire-gear-offers-potentially-more-cooling-less-toxicity","title":"Redesigned fire gear offers potentially more cooling, less toxicity","content_text":"A Cornell 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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freedom.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/let-freedom-ring-128-a.jpg?itok=pf6zZVkv","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/let-freedom-ring-128-a.jpg?itok=YVrzkrIZ","date_published":"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:06:08 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/let-freedom-ring-128-a.jpg?itok=OpKF9aa1","image_alt":"A visitor tolls the 600-pound bronze bell at the base of \u201cLet Freedom Ring\u201d"},{"id":"333183","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/online-grocery-shopping-could-bring-more-fresh-produce-snap-families","title":"Online grocery shopping could bring more fresh produce to SNAP families","content_text":"Grocery shopping online could help SNAP families access healthy foods, especially for those with young children or long commutes to grocery stores.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1243_snaponline_final_n.jpg?itok=f7Mev5yL","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1243_snaponline_final_n.jpg?itok=LwBqneOE","date_published":"Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:06:39 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life 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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 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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 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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 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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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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 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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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