Citizen scientists’ ‘glass eel’ data helps protect Hudson River

The Hudson River Eel Project – which has netted, counted and released roughly 2 million juvenile eels since its inception in 2008 – owes its success to a cadre of nearly 1,000 high school, college and adult citizen scientists donating time and effort each spring along the Hudson River.

Higher bacterial counts detected in single-serving milks

After examining pasteurized single-serving milk cartons, Cornell food scientists found bacterial counts two weeks after processing were higher than in larger containers from the same facilities.

Doctoral candidate selected as youth representative

Francine Barchett, a doctoral candidate in natural resources and the environment, was selected as the third youth representative for the World Food Prize Foundation Council of Advisors since the program launched in 2021.

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Great horned owl comes to live Bird Cams project

Athena, a great horned owl nesting in Texas, is poised to become the next international avian superstar via a Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Cam.

Women entrepreneurs grow resources in Bangladesh

Feed the Future Insect-Resistant Eggplant Partnership program helps women in Bangladesh start plant nurseries and gain control over their finances.

Emerging salmonella variety in dairy cows worsens antimicrobial resistance

A study of more than 5,000 salmonella bacteria isolated over 15 years from dairy cattle samples in the Northeast reveals a significant increase in resistance to the antimicrobial medications ampicillin, florfenicol and ceftiofur.

Events celebrate Nabokov as butterfly scientist

On March 14 and 15, a series of free public events at Mann Library will celebrate Russian novelist and former Cornell professor Vladimir Nabokov's lesser-known but impactful contributions to the science of collecting, classifying and understanding the prismatic world of butterflies.

Grad student grants support sustainability, biodiversity

Awarded graduate students will study sustainability, biodiversity, accelerating energy transitions, advancing human health, increasing food security or addressing climate change.

Fitzpatrick lauded for career accomplishments

John W. Fitzpatrick, who led the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for 26 years, earns high honors for a lifetime of groundbreaking work in the study of birds. He is the recipient of the James Madison Medal, an alumni award presented by Princeton University.

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