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Gardeners experiment every time they sow a new vegetable, and sometimes it fails: blighted tomatoes, moth-eaten cabbage, plants that never flower. “That’s part of gardening,” said Noel Harradine, a master gardener volunteer with @ccecornell Wayne County, one of more than 100 CCE gardeners across the state working to take some trial and error out of the process by testing varieties to find what grows best in New York. Harradine’s work is part of CCE’s statewide Vegetable Variety Trial Garden program, a long-standing initiative to help New York gardeners choose the best-performing varieties for their regions. Across 37 counties this year, master gardener volunteers have sown select vegetables in CCE garden beds and are now collecting data and evaluating vegetables for taste, yield, and ease of growing. The observations are collected in a public web forum and shared with Cornell researchers and extension staff, as well as the sponsoring seed company. Read more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

As psychedelic drugs gain more support from the medical community as a potential treatment for severe depression – and with the U.S. government relaxing its regulatory constraints – there remains a vast gap in understanding how the drugs work on the brain. Alex Kwan, Ph.D. ’09, professor of biomedical engineering in @CornellEng, is at the center of a multidisciplinary investigation that is exploring the basic neurobiology and mechanics behind psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin. Read more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Can sustainable rubber production support both biodiversity & local livelihoods? 🌿 A @Cornell doctoral candidate is using AI-powered BirdNET Analyzer from @CornellBirds to study how rubber agroforestry can benefit birds & farmers in the Amazon ➡️ news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

With summer at its height, a @WeillCornell dermatologist offers five tips for using sunscreen most effectively, alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/li…

Cornell is honored to be selected as a Genesis Mission Awardee by @ENERGY. This recognition reflects our dedication to advancing innovation and strengthening America’s scientific leadership. @ScienceUnderSec news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Researchers from @CornellEng developed a potential replacement for the tiny copper interconnects in microchips: single-crystal nanowires that become better conductors the thinner they get. Read more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Weak AI regulation may backfire, making products less safe than no regulation at all, according to research from Cornell Tech, @Cornell_Bowers, and Carnegie Mellon. The study finds that thoughtfully designed AI regulation can improve safety outcomes:news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

A pair of studies from a @CornellCHE nutrition scientist upends two pieces of received wisdom: that drinking more water at meals curbs eating, and that spicy snacks are a diet danger zone. This research showed the opposite might be true: water tracked with eating more, and spice tracked with eating less. Read more at news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0….

The seventh edition of the biennial Frozen Apple series will take place Saturday, Nov. 28, when @CornellMHockey faces Maine at @TheGarden. Learn more about the game: cornellbigred.com/news/2026/7/20… #YellCornell

Summertime at @Cornell ❤️

A full-scale shift toward healthier diets, combined with improved farm productivity and a halving of food waste, could reduce global agricultural land use roughly 6% by 2050 – an area the size of India – and lead to a 42% decline ($630 billion) in global livestock production value, according to a sweeping new analysis published in the May edition of Nature. That reversal would be historically unprecedented, marking one of the first sustained contractions in farmland in modern history. The reason is straightforward but profound: a world that eats differently, farms differently. “This work underlines that the scale of this change is huge and the policy ambition has to be commensurate with the challenge,” said Matthew Gibson, former postdoctoral associate in the Food Systems and Global Change research group in the @CornellCALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment. “We have to think about a coordinated push involving governments, industry, and consumers alike.” More: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0….

Great day to have a great day! Go Big Red!

Not one flavor at Cornell's Dairy Bar counter is actually red (Slippery Slope Strawberry gets closest). But Caramel Three Chimes, Dragon Day Mint Cookies & Cream, Itha-Kahlua Fudge? Deeply, deliciously Red. Big Red, that is. @CornellCALS Read more about Cornell's Dairy Bar at alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/da….

One month until a new class of Cornellians makes their own odyssey to Ithaca. Different from Odysseus's Ithaca — Cayuga Lake instead of the Ionian Sea — but the same promise at the end of the road: they're arriving somewhere that's about to become home.

Thanks to a heat dome and North American wildfires, smoke is blanketing communities in parts of the Northeast and Midwest — presenting health hazards. Alistair Hayden, assistant professor of practice @cornellvet's Department of Public & Ecosystem Health, shares how you can protect yourself while the smoky haze lingers.

A type of brain cancer, called glioma, tends to progress toward greater malignancy due to an increasing tendency of the glioma cells to transform into immature, stem-cell-like states, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham. The findings showcase the power of modern laboratory technology for illuminating cancer development, and could inform future treatments and prognostic measures for gliomas. Read more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Dog safety during poor air quality! hen there is an alert for poor air quality, such as from wildfire smoke, the pollution concentrations and particulate matter in the air can reach hazardous levels that are unhealthy for the general population, including our pets.

You may have seen memes about the stomach bug that’s sweeping the country, causing explosive diarrhea. This severe illness is called Cyclosporiasis. Symptoms can start about one week after exposure and can last for weeks. Learn more about Cyclosporiasis.

Blue skies, good vibes, Big Red throwback. @CornellAlumni To check out more long-unseen images of balmy days on the Hill, visit alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/vi…. Photos courtesy of the @Cornell_Library Rare and Manuscript Collections.

Proud of our postdoc, Dr. Milan Sharma, for presenting at #PSA2026! Exciting findings on grape pomace, gut microbiota, and poultry health highlight the potential of upcycled food ingredients to improve intestinal resilience. Great work, Milan! 👏🍇🐔 @Cornell #sustainability