Grieving pet owners find community and comfort

The Cornell University Hospital for Animals’ new support group helps grieving pet owners feel less isolated.

Breeding Insight Platform Team Receives 2024 USDA Secretary Honor Award

On January 10, 2025, The USDA honored Cornell University’s Breeding Insight through the  USDA Honor Awards program, celebrating their contributions to providing all Americans with safe, nutritious food.

Around Cornell

Spent brewers’ grain could be big business as chicken feed

The grain could provide a more affordable alternative for the poultry industry, where about three-quarters of costs are tied up in feed. 

Spotted lanternflies could cost NYS grape industry millions

Using data from two of New York's largest grape–producing regions, researchers found that losses could reach $1.5 million, $4 million and $8.8 million in the first, second and third years of infestation, respectively.

Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds

After installing floating solar panels on small ponds, researchers found that methane and carbon dioxide emissions increased by nearly 27% and dissolved oxygen substantially decreased.

Contaminants found in commonly hunted waterfowl

The study found detectable levels of contaminants, including some that may increase cancer risk, in every bird sampled across four states and nine ecological regions.

Economist: Dairy industry could take a hit from tariffs

The dairy industry could lose billions of dollars if President Trump imposes tariffs on products from China, Canada and Mexico, and begins deporting undocumented immigrants, a dairy economist said at a conference at Cornell last week.

Energy Warriors program provides paths to green jobs, and hope

The Tompkins County program provides trainees - many of whom have faced obstacles to employment - with a foundation in environmental literacy and hands-on experience that helps them enter the workforce.

Beer sold in grocery stores drives higher sales in other categories

Beer-purchasing households visit grocery stores more frequently and increase their total monthly grocery expenditures.