From Cornell to the UN with Sofia Herrera ’27

Field Note

Sofia Herrera ’27, a global development major from Panama City, Panama, shares her experience serving her home country as a summer intern with the United Nations. Why I chose this path This summer, I had the privilege of interning at the...
  • Global Development
Standing on the UN floor next to table cards that read "President" and "Panama"

Ann Jie Teo ’27 spends summer providing nutrition education in Alaska

Field Note

This summer Ann Jie Teo ’27, an international student from Ipoh, Malaysia, studying nutritional sciences, traveled to Nome, Alaska, to intern with Norton Sound Health Corp. Here, she talks about her experience in the Bering Strait region...
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Health + Nutrition
Ann Jie Teo ’27

New York golf courses benefit economy, environment

Report

Co-authored by the Cornell Turfgrass Program, the New York Golf Economic & Environmental Impact Report documents how the state’s golf courses provide both recreational and ecological values. The in-depth analysis tracks environmental protection...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
urban golf course from above

Cristhian Galvez Espinoza: Breaking into sustainable ag research

Field Note

Originally from Ecuador, Cristhian Said Galvez Espinoza came to work with the Nutrient Management Spear Program last fall as an intern from Zamorano University. Earlier this year, he rejoined the team for eight months as a research technician...
  • Animal Science
  • Crops
  • Soil
A man reaches onto a shelf. He is wearing a lab coat.

Goldholly building a business on America's only native caffeine source

News

Yaupon holly is the only caffeinated plant native to the United States, yet its role as a morning pick-me-up has largely remained limited for centuries. But as tariffs threaten to hike the price of imported coffee and tea, yaupon appears set to...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
Three boxes of tea bags along with two cups of prepared tea.

Zamorano interns carry unique perspectives into NY ag research

Field Note

This fall, four interns from Zamorano University, in Honduras, joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) team to sharpen their research skills before they graduate this November. Hailing from a number of different countries, these...
  • Animal Science
  • Environment
  • Soil
Four people stand with their faces inside a Cornell CALS themed frame.