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2024 Newsmakers

Aug 4
More Olympians Are Set to Compete in the Seine River. Here’s the Latest on Water Quality Concerns
Aug 2
Seagrasses Filter Human Pathogens in Marine Waters
Aug 1
Coffee is Becoming a Luxury, and There’s No Escaping It
Aug 1
Heavy Metals Found in Some Dark Chocolate, Not ‘Cause for Alarm’: Experts
Jul 25
Research on Bird Flu in Cows Shows How Efficiently It Has Spread Among Mammals
Jul 24
New Research Suggests Major Change to Ships’ Fuel May Have Kick-Started a Bizarre Unintended Effect: ‘These Kind of Studies Should in No Way be Seen as a Way to Say We Should Stop’
Jul 24
Monday Breaks the Record For the Hottest Day Ever on Earth
Jul 22
Domesticating The Ground Cherry Using CRISPR Gene Editing
Jul 20
Elon Musk v California: What Exits of X and SpaceX Mean for the Golden State
Jul 18
Far From Home, but Seemingly at Home in the Heat, Pair of Tropical Birds Delight the Region
Jul 18
I’m an Entomologist. Here’s How I Avoid Bed Bugs When I Travel
Jul 17
Climate Tech Explained: Methane Inhibitors
Jul 11
AI’s Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet’s Hyper-Consumption Era
Jul 7
Scientists want to bring back one of the ocean’s most unexpected predators
Jul 6
The Seine River, the romantic lifeblood of Paris, is set to reopen for swimming after 100 years. But its cursed clean-up is a lesson for future Olympics
Jul 3
New Jersey Is One of America’s Fastest-Warming States, Data Shows
Jul 2
Heat Waves Need FEMA’s Help
Jul 1
This Biotech Startup Raised $12.5 Million to Find Bacteria That Help Fight Cancer
Jun 27
Do You Need More Dietary Fiber? It May Depend on Your Gut Microbiome
Jun 27
Hunger in NY is not just about having enough food
Jun 26
Colorado bat facility that will support virus studies sparks outbreak fears
Jun 25
Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them
Jun 22
Microplastic Map Reveals Countries Consuming the Most
Jun 20
When West Nile virus turns deadly
Jun 20
Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with nectar, but ferns developed this ability much later – our study shows why
Jun 20
Institutional Target Allocations to Infrastructure Grow in 2024, with 3-Year Returns Exceeding Long-Term Targets Globally Finds Infrastructure Allocations Monitor from by Hodes Weill and Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy
Jun 17
How Long Does Rice Last in the Fridge? And Other Pressing Rice Questions, Answered
Jun 16
The growing case to embed climate risk in finance teaching
Jun 15
‘Gold Mine’ of Century-Old Wheat Varieties Could Help Breeders Restore Long Lost Traits
Jun 11
ClimateRice: A New Initiative to Drive the Transition to Climate-smart Rice
Jun 11
Transformative agricultural technologies could accelerate sustainable development in Bihar, finds Cornell University study
Jun 11
The world agreed to ban this dangerous pollutant — and it’s working
Jun 5
Hochul Halts Congestion Pricing in a Stunning 11th-Hour Shift
Jun 4
Do Cucumbers Need a Trellis? 5 Expert Tips for Growing Cukes Vertically
Jun 2
What Does a City That Has Spurned Cars Look Like? Olympics Visitors to Paris Will Get a Look
Jun 2
Why the World Needs a Strong WHO – And an International Pandemic Agreement
Jun 2
Congestion Pricing Ignites an Old Rift: Drivers vs. Transit Riders
Jun 1
“No, China Is Not Buying Up All U.S. Farmland,” Cornell University Says
May 31
How Sour Rot Can Impact Wine Quality in New York State
May 31
Don’t Fall for These Five Dangerous Tanning Myths
May 29
Papua New Guinea Landslide Raises Risk of Disease Outbreaks, Mental Health Impacts
May 28
Swisshelm Park Solar Project Radiates Pittsburgh’s Energy Future
May 28
24 Best Indoor Plants to Brighten Up Every Room
May 28
Mysterious Sea Urchin Plague Is Spreading Through the World’s Oceans
May 28
What to Wear When It’s Really Hot Outside
May 27
Why the Cost of Coffee Beans Is Climbing
May 26
The Problem With Behavioral Nudges
May 25
Come On Over, I Just Installed a Pond
May 25
Night Flyers: Estimated 40 Million Migrating Birds Have Passed Over Savannah This Year
May 24
Revealed: The Countries Where People Unwittingly Eat and Inhale the Most Microplastics
May 23
Who’s Afraid of an AI Jobs-Apocalypse? Not America, Apparently
May 22
Will the Mekong and Salween Pay the Price of China’s Energy Transition?
May 21
Can a Spoonful of Honey Keep Seasonal Allergies at Bay?
May 21
The Economics of Rising Water
May 20
EPA Says Cyberattacks Against U.S. Water System on the Rise
May 20
This ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Is More Vulnerable Than Scientists Once Thought
May 17
What Is ‘Cloud Brightening’ – And Why Did California Just Stop Scientists From Studying It?
May 17
Michigan Leaders Warn About the Health Impacts of Climate Change
May 16
Cornell Researchers Hope to Turn Binghamton Into a ‘Smart City’
May 15
What Do Chigger Bites Look Like?
May 15
Appetite for Deconstruction
May 14
How Much Methane Does a Cow Burp?
May 14
Mumbai Dust Storm: Know What, When, and How Dust Storms Occur
May 9
North America’s Biggest City Is Running out of Water
May 7
We All Eat. Let’s Use the Power of Food to Confront Climate Change
May 7
To Combat Cow Flu Outbreak, Scientists Plan to Infect Cattle With Influenza in High-Security Labs
May 6
Tesla News Looks Grim. But the Bigger Picture for EVs Is a Bright One.
May 3
‘It’s Like Winning the Lottery’: The Mobile Home Owners Buying the Land They Live On
Apr 26
Does Washing Your Fruit and Veg Remove Toxic Pesticides?
Apr 26
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Cows. Here’s What That Means for Milk
Apr 26
Why Experts Are Worried About Bird Flu in Cows
Apr 26
Warming in Adirondack Lakes Could Mean Trouble for Trout
Apr 24
What consumers should know about the milk testing positive for bird flu
Apr 24
Traces of bird flu virus have been found in milk. What’s going on? Is dairy safe?
Apr 23
Why new proposals to restrict geoengineering are misguided
Apr 22
Bankers Fly in to Take Stock of MBS’s Desert Dream
Apr 21
What the Supreme Court case on tent encampments could mean for homeless people
Apr 20
Dubai floods expose weaknesses to a rapidly changing climate
Apr 20
Data centers fuel AI and crypto but could threaten climate, experts say
Apr 18
Why weight-loss drugs will reshape the world
Apr 12
8 Ways to Protect Wildlife Near Your Home
Apr 10
The Coffee Apocalypse
Apr 9
What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric
Apr 6
What you need to know about eating meat, dairy, and eggs during the bird flu outbreak, according to a food safety expert
Apr 3
What One Horticulturist Has to Say About Pesticide Residue on Produce
Apr 3
Satellite signals can measure a forest’s moisture—and its ability to survive
Apr 3
Bird flu outbreak is an ‘evolving situation.’ Here’s what to know about symptoms, spread.
Apr 2
Why drivers may soon pay $15 to use New York’s busiest streets
Mar 29
Transportation spending surges to historic levels. Will US get historic results?
Mar 28
Cargo Ships Keep Getting Bigger, and Infrastructure Is Racing to Keep Up
Mar 27
Can Bitcoin mining really support renewable energy?
Mar 27
Baltimore bridge collapse reignites calls for fixes to America’s aging bridges
Mar 27
How AI Is Helping Scientists Protect Birds
Mar 26
World Food Prize Laureates Urge G20 To Back Brazil’s Effort to End Global Hunger
Mar 26
How do we halt the next pandemic? Be kind to critters like bats, says a new paper
Mar 21
Pigeons Prove That Any Transplant Can Become a Native New Yorker
Mar 21
This Mega-City Is Running out of Water. What Will 22 Million People Do When the Taps Run Dry?
Mar 19
What Happens if You Eat Mold? Food Safety Experts Share Which Types to Avoid Most
Mar 19
9 Smart Ways to Keep Squirrels Away From Your Garden, According to Pest Pros
Mar 19
There’s less ice than ever on Oneida Lake, and it’s only going to get worse
Mar 12
Why New York’s push for renewable energy concerns farm advocates
Mar 11
Amazing Diversity of Today’s Ants Tied to Rise of Flowering Plants
Mar 8
How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April
Mar 7
Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It’s the ninth-straight broken record
Mar 7
NYCEDC Advances Two Key Commitments in NYC’s Green Economy Action Plan to Decarbonize Buildings, Construction
Mar 7
Why Are There Suddenly So Many Bleached Corals Along the Caribbean Coast of Panama?
Mar 7
Earth has obliterated a worrying record for the ninth straight month
Mar 7
SEC adopts rule making companies disclose climate risks
Mar 5
Why Florida doesn’t have wind energy, but lawmakers want to curb it anyway
Mar 5
The worst wildfire in Texas’ history has a complex link with climate change
Mar 3
Why Farmers Are Protesting Around the World
Mar 3
Global cooling won’t be a quick fix for the state of our oceans
Feb 29
Texas battles its largest wildfire ever in its northern Panhandle
Feb 28
In the battle between solar and agriculture, what if farms could have both?
Feb 27
‘It’s a tragic loss’: New Yorkers mourn Flaco, the owl the city took to its heart
Feb 25
How this simple tool could keep your fruits and vegetables fresh
Feb 25
Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Cement
Feb 24
How whales sing underwater
Feb 22
Lakes in the Adirondacks are getting browner. Here’s why that’s bad.
Feb 22
Sanctuaries Can Protect Animals From Abuse, but Not From Climate Change
Feb 14
Scientists Resort to Once-Unthinkable Solutions to Cool the Planet
Feb 14
How is climate change impacting NY? Cornell researchers and industry experts weigh in
Feb 13
1 in 5 UN-tracked migratory species at risk of extinction
Feb 12
The City of Tomorrow Will Run on Your Toilet Water
Feb 12
Humans have altered the Earth so much that migratory animals are facing extinction
Feb 10
Why there may be much fewer monarch butterfly sightings in the US this summer
Feb 9
Cornell receives $35m gift for research at nexus of wildlife and health
Feb 9
Indonesia Wants EV Battery Makers. Nickel Is Its Big Draw.
Feb 9
Biden’s Natural Gas Export Pause Is Good for the Working Class
Feb 7
Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota’s ‘lost winter’
Feb 2
Got Fish? Opportunities to Enhance NY Aquaculture & Seafood Production
Feb 1
New Breakthrough Brings Batteries That Charge in Five Minutes
Jan 29
Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis?
Jan 26
Climate crisis prompts Biden to halt new gas export facilities
Jan 18
Growing rice in Louisiana: A path to justice, for Black farmers
Jan 18
Earth’s Unique Continents and Atmosphere
Jan 17
Here’s Why Women’s Sweaters Are More Expensive Than Men’s Sweaters
Jan 12
Scientists Explain Why the Record-shattering 2023 Heat Has Them on Edge. Warming May Be Worsening
Jan 10
Salt-loving bacterium can be genetically engineered to purify rare-earth metals
Jan 9
How CRISPR could yield the next blockbuster crop
Jan 9
New York jump-starts the “building decarbonization” trend
Jan 8
Massive Study of Dog Aging Likely to Lose Funding
Jan 7
We Got Lucky With the Mystery Dog Illness
Jan 4
It’s Been 4 Years Since the Pandemic Began. Here’s What the New Normal Looks Like.

2024 Cornell News

Sep 13
Cornell Experts to Offer Solutions at Climate Week NYC
Aug 7
Asthma Emergencies Spike When Allergenic Pollen Blooms
Aug 7
Green Hydrogen Study Highlights Strategies for Offshore Production
Jul 18
Fish Biodiversity Benefits Nutrition, Particularly for Lower Income People
Jul 16
E. Coli Variant May Cause Antimicrobial Resistance in Dogs, Humans
Jul 15
Adapting California’s Lessons to Climate Crises in NYS
Jul 12
Abruña Receives Global Energy Prize
Jul 10
Beekeeping, hydropower: Cornell Atkinson awards nearly $1M in grants
Jul 10
Dashboard Estimates Mortality Risk of Wildfire Smoke
Jul 3
More Soil Carbon Offers Eco-friendly Weed Control
Jun 27
Dirty Cooking Fuels Pose Major Threat to Infants in India
Jun 20
‘Two-for-one’ Fission Aims to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
Jun 14
Endangered sea cucumbers for sale in NYC food markets
Jun 12
Cocaine Trafficking Threatens Critical Bird Habitats
Jun 10
Startup Aiming to Reduce Plastic Use Joins Incubator
Jun 10
Study IDs Organisms That May Impact Forever Chemicals
Jun 5
Rudik Appointed Chief Environmental Economist
Jun 5
Electrified Charcoal ‘Sponge’ Can Soak up CO2 Directly From Air
Jun 4
Economist, EPA Adviser to Join Brooks School, Cornell Atkinson
Jun 3
Study finds racial bias in traffic stops by Chicago police
Jun 3
Silveira Attends Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa
Jun 3
Certificate Program Bolsters NYS Public Health Workforce
May 29
No, China is not buying up all US farmland
May 23
Unique Enzyme Breaks Down Microplastics
May 23
Students Send Health Data Without Cell, Internet Service
May 22
Kenyan Fishers Face Increased Drowning Risk From Climate Change
May 22
Study Maps Human Uptake of Microplastics Across 109 Countries
May 21
Houlton at Vatican Summit: Ag Is ‘Most Powerful Weapon’
May 15
Projects funded by 2024 New Frontier Grants look toward the future
May 13
New Initiative Tackles Pressing Global Development Issues
May 9
Einaudi seed grants grow international collaborations
May 9
Book Probes Everyday Disasters in South Baltimore, Offers Hope
May 9
Dead & Company Concert Funds $800K for New Climate Solutions
May 7
Insects Support Agriculture, Protect Environments
May 6
Experts Provide Dairy Producers With Facts on Avian Influenza
May 6
Max Zhang’s Students Win DOE Solar Prize
May 1
Plants’ Fluorescence Can Predict Crop Yields
May 1
‘Peecycling’ Helps Plants and Compost Thrive
Apr 29
China’s Bid to Decarbonize May Have Hidden Costs
Apr 22
Cornell Lays Groundwork for AI’s Public Good
Apr 18
Brooks School launches center to combat democratic decline
Apr 17
Einhorn Center honors Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner with 2024 Kaplan Fellowship
Apr 16
California Trusts Cornell’s Animal Science Expertise
Apr 16
Billie Faircloth to Join AAP’s Department of Architecture and Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
Apr 16
State-of-the-art techniques to reduce climate-warming cow methane
Apr 15
Solar Energy Can Uplift Rural Ethiopians, Despite Challenges
Apr 12
Architectural-art installation takes center stage at Coachella
Apr 11
Postdoctoral Fellows to Lead Sustainability Research on Four Continents
Apr 2
Cornell scientists identify bird flu infecting dairy cows
Apr 1
Clove Cigarettes Thrive in Indonesia
Mar 31
A Decade of Bt Eggplant’s Impact on Bangladesh
Mar 29
Getting to Climate Justice: A Global Approach
Mar 27
Faculty, Students Harness AI in the Classroom
Mar 26
Solar Eclipse Could Scramble Bird Behavior
Mar 26
Protect habitat to prevent pandemics
Mar 25
Crypto, Green Hydrogen Form ‘Dynamic Duo’ to Thwart Climate Change
Mar 20
Insect-based Food: Sustainable, Nutritious – But Not Religious
Mar 15
Specialized nursing facility clinicians improve end-of-life care
Mar 14
Funding connects undergrads to sustainability research
Mar 12
Higher Minimum Wage Would Boost Spending, Create Jobs
Mar 12
Cornell to Help Bring Clean Water to Rural Puerto Rico
Mar 6
Black farmers are taking the lead in regenerative, organic specialty rice
Mar 5
Female Entrepreneurs Grow Resources in Bangladesh
Mar 4
Emerging Salmonella Variety in Dairy Cows Worsens Antimicrobial Resistance
Feb 29
Student-made wave converters aim to seize the sea’s energy
Feb 29
Grad student grants support sustainability, biodiversity
Feb 22
40 years of crop research shows inequities
Feb 21
Agrarian Studio expands with Future of Work fellowship
Feb 19
Surveillance surveys give clearer picture of COVID’s spread
Feb 13
Remote cameras capture insights into NY’s wildlife populations
Feb 13
Cornell to Build Beamline for Green Research
Feb 9
Climate roundtable sparks insight and invites collaboration
Feb 8
Nanofiber Bandages Fight Infection, Speed Healing
Feb 8
NYS Ag Assessment Cultivates Climate Crisis Solutions
Feb 7
Multiple City Hubs, Dispersed Parks Keep Metro Areas Cooler
Feb 5
Pandemic Linked to Increase in Underweight Children in India
Feb 2
Engineers win Air Force awards to study networks, spintronics
Jan 30
$35M gift to advance science-based solutions for wildlife health
Jan 23
New Insights Into Metabolites That Control Aging and Disease
Jan 22
Fast-charging Lithium Battery Seeks to Eliminate ‘Range Anxiety’
Jan 19
Vaping Labels Challenge: Encouraging Adults, Dissuading Kids
Jan 18
Cornell, partners to supercharge NYS microchip industry
Jan 18
Report: Warmer Planet Will Trigger Increased Farm Losses
Jan 18
Cornell, partners to supercharge NYS microchip industry
Jan 16
New York Outcomes Fund Surpasses 10,000 Acre Goal for Regenerative Agriculture
Jan 16
Study teases out strategies to prevent fatal deer disease re-entering NY
Jan 16
NY’s first dairy farm biochar kiln advances green agriculture
Jan 10
Most of the land humans need to thrive is unprotected
Jan 5
Student opinion pieces encourage action on climate change
Jan 2
Most Adirondack lakes will likely become unsuitable for trout