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Cornell researchers have developed an economic model that calculates the additional business activity and tax revenue generated from purchases of specific local products.

Grape pomace, a waste stream from the wine and table grape industry, may improve the gut health of poultry and other animals. 

A new computational method developed by researchers at Cornell sheds light on how going dormant – sometimes for multiple generations – has affected the evolution of the tuberculosis bacterium and other organisms that can temporarily drop out of the gene pool.

From drones that monitor crop health to plants that send text messages, middle and high school students at Cornell’s Expanding Your Horizons conference experienced firsthand how plant science and technology are shaping the future of agriculture on April 5 in Barton Hall. 

The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded spring Seed Grants and the inaugural Grant Preparation Funds to support impactful social science research. Faculty can now apply for up to $115,000 in funding, with the next deadline approaching on June 1.

Cornell researchers found that by prioritizing the perspectives of white Americans instead of those from underrepresented groups, studies of pandemic disparities likely missed important insights from those most affected by COVID-19.

A team of researchers at Cornell University have made a discovery in fruit flies that could change the way we understand brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in humans.   

North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where they should be thriving, according to new Cornell research.

The business students traveled to a rural region of Peru to brainstorm sustainable business ideas for a local community.

Cornell AES manages farms and greenhouses that support research but are also unique teaching resources for over 40 courses. This is the sixth story in a series about on-farm teaching; in Cover Crops in Agroecosystems, students explore the uses of cover crops and assess their benefits.

Nine doctoral candidates were inducted into the Cornell Chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes scholarly achievement and promotes diversity in doctoral education.

Mike Schafer ’86, the soon-to-be-retired Jay R. Bloom ’77 Head Coach of Men’s Hockey, delivered the “Last Lecture” on April 23 in Baker Lab to an audience of approximately 600.

In collaboration with farmers, researchers found that emission intensities from New York state dairy farms were lower per gallon of milk than national estimates and among the lowest reported across continents. 

A new publicly available tool uses data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird program to track and estimate the diversity of wild bees across the eastern and central U.S. – with implications for conservation and agriculture.

Researchers found that at low levels of mercury, selenium additions did seem to help mayfly larva from accumulating mercury. But at high mercury levels – the condition in which environmental remediation is most needed – selenium actually made mercury accumulation worse.

Provost Kavita Bala and professors Anurag Agrawal and Dr. M. Virginia Pascual have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 23.

Political scientist Laron Williams will explore polling data behind the most important problem facing the country at the Roper Roundtable on May 7.

Researchers have created a computer model that can help produce farms and food processing facilities control COVID-19 outbreaks, keeping workers safe and the food chain secure.

Cornell’s incubator Class of 2025, composed of startups Llume, Meiogenix and TETmedical, is advancing innovations in human performance monitoring, non-GMO plant breeding and neurological critical care.

Researchers at the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems have taken a major step toward advancing two-way communication with plants.

Six student teams tackling problems ranging from growing sustainable crops in the Amazon to subsidizing music lessons in Ithaca were awarded $22,500 to in this year’s Grand Challenges Impact Competition, April 17 in Warren Hall.

In the U.S., strategically converting a small fraction of land used to grow corn for ethanol to solar facilities could vastly increase energy production per hectare, as well as provide ecological benefits and financial resiliency for farmers.

Sixtteen doctoral candidates traveled from the Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City to Capitol Hill April 9 for the annual Cornell Ph.D. Student Advocacy Day.

The third annual Community Engagement Awards brought together students, faculty, staff and community partners to celebrate the power of collaboration and connection. Hosted by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement on April 8 in the Statler Hotel Ballroom, the event recognized the diverse and far-reaching efforts of those working to create positive change in Ithaca and around the world.