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Far above Buttermilk Falls in Ithaca sits a reservoir dam impounding Lake Treman Hiking trails wend through the area, which for eight decades has slowly accumulated enough sediment to turn the lake into plodding marsh Sometime in the next 30 years,...
Kathryn Berry/James Cook University An empty, plastic rice bag is nestled between corals For coral reefs, the threat of climate change and bleaching are bad enough An international research group led by Cornell University has found that plastic trash...
The prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically in the US, but there has been little information about the economic impact of this trend for individual states John Cawley, professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell’s College of Human Ecology,...
College of Veterinary Medicine Juvenile bald eagle at the Janet L Swanson Wildlife Health Center The cardboard is placed on his tail to prevent breakage, which allows him to be released back into the wild as soon as possible Two local raptors made...
Kristen Park/Dyson School Elaine Hill, PhD '14, conducts research in one of the 11 independent grocery stores the Cornell team studied For the first time, Cornell researchers have analyzed where Northeast supermarkets source the foods they sell to their...
As the Executive Director, Karen Yearwood explains the purpose and role the Village at Ithaca plays in public health to Cornell University's Master of Public Health Cohort The mission of the organization is to advocate for excellence and equity in Ithaca's public...
Chris Kitchen/University Photography Participating in the panel discussion on community engagement are, from left: Moderator Amanda Wittman, Rochelle Jackson-Smarr, Rafael Aponte, Mané Mehrabyan '17 and Fabina Colon The key to successful community...
University File Photo Eric Shatt, farm manager at Cornell Orchards, inspects the flowering buds on apple trees in late April 2013 Punxsutawney Phil – the prognosticating groundhog who famously foretells the arrival of spring – may need a new job...
Two female researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine, an epidemiologist and a bacteriologist, have received awards for their cutting-edge work The annual Schwartz Research Fund for Women in Life Sciences, endowed by Joan Poyner Schwartz ’65 and...
Provided A screenshot of the Habitat Network app If you install solar panels on your roof and avoid dousing your lawn with chemicals and pesticides, your online peers may consider you to be environmentally friendly But this street cred can all be erased...
GreenStar Community members discuss food issues GreenStar Community Projects and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (CCE-Tompkins) are hosting a gathering and meal to encourage networking among local food providers and others interested in...