Privatization, poverty threaten water affordability

News

An analysis of the 500 largest city water systems in the U.S. found private ownership contributed to significantly higher water bills and lower affordability for low-income households.
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Water
  • Food
  • Global Development
Glass of waters

Alumna's $1M gift supports innovation in ag and life sciences

News

The Cynthia and Norman Martin Dean's Discretionary Fund for Innovation in Agriculture and Life Sciences will support collaborative solutions that protect the global food supply.
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Environment
  • Food
  • Global Development
Woman with man at a restaurant.

Five specialists join New York Sea Grant

News

Five new extension specialists have joined New York Sea Grant (NYSG) in its mission of “Bringing Science to the Shore” as part of a collaborative program between Cornell and the State University of New York.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • New York Sea Grant Institute

Alina Galyon ’22 awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Field Note

Animal Science undergraduate, Alina Galyon '22, was recently awarded a fellowship through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Galyon '22 shares more about the award and what it means to her.
  • Animal Science
Alina Galyon

$1M USDA grant supports digital agriculture integration

News

Michael Gore, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor and chair of the Plant Breeding and Genetics Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS) in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is leading a multidisciplinary project to...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Digital Agriculture
  • Genetics
  • Plants
  • Crops
Two people holding a drone.

Meats course serves up lessons in responsible processing

Field Note

Facility manager, Jessica Waltemyer oversees all the facilities for the Department of Animal Science in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), including sites used to teach students hands-on methods of raising animals and those for large-scale research. Waltemyer also teaches courses that prepare students to become responsible and ethical leaders in the food processing industry: Meats (ANSC 3500) and Large Animal Handling (ANSC 2100). Here, she discusses her work.
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Meat
Jessica Waltemeyer lecturing students

LeadNY Announces New Class of Food, Ag and Natural Resources Leaders

News

LeadNY prepares adult professionals for leadership roles through seminars, workshops, and field travel experiences both in and out of New York State, including a study trip. The second year of the program focuses on national and international...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
A drawing of an outline of New York state with a plant and shield on a blue background

Scientists resurrect ancient enzymes to improve photosynthesis

News

A Cornell study describes a breakthrough in the quest to improve photosynthesis in certain crops, a step toward adapting plants to rapid climate changes and increasing yields to feed a projected 9 billion people by 2050.
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Genetics
  • Plants
  • Crops
Two people in the lab.

Fisheries research continues on Oneida Lake

News

On April 12, 2022, Cornell Field Station staff completed the marking portion of the 2022 Oneida Lake walleye mark-recapture population estimate. Over 21,000 adult walleye were marked with a fin clip and released back into the lake. Later in the...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Natural Resources
  • Fish
three people working at the hatchery

Greening food preservation nourishes the environment

News

As consumers want fewer food preservatives and less plastic waste, Cornell scientists have created a bioderived polymer that helps salad dressings and beverages last longer in the fridge.
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Food Science
  • Environment
  • Food
Man in lab.

Dairy Discovery: Inspiring the next generation of dairy leaders

Field Note

Cornell PRO-DAIRY recently hosted Dairy Discovery, an interactive day of workshops for high school students interested in exploring careers in the dairy industry. After two years of online-only events, students were able to attend in-person...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
students participating in dairy discovery

Cornell's Humphrey program director Peter Gregory to retire

News

Peter Gregory, who for more than a decade supported cadres of international leaders through Cornell’s Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, plans to retire June 30 from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences where he has served as a noted educator, researcher and administrator since 2001.
  • Global Development Section

Bouchet Honor Society inductee makes her mark in Animal Science

Spotlight

Brianna Tate is a Ph.D. candidate studying in the McFadden Lab housed in the Cornell CALS Department of Animal Science. Over the past four years Tate’s research has looked at ways to benefit dairy calf immunity to better survival and impact health later in life. Tate was recently inducted into the Cornell Chapter of the prestigious Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Student Honor Society in recognition of her outstanding work as a scientist as well as a leader in the Cornell and scientific communities.
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
Brianna and cow

Reaping the benefits of city trees

Spotlight

Nina Bassuk has dedicated her career helping trees thrive in tough urban landscapes
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
Nina Bassuk