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Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts

A student-built methane sensor device is empowering researchers and indigenous communities to protect and restore mangrove forests in Colombia.

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Cornell physicist shares in 2026 Breakthrough Prize
Former UN ambassador, USAID director calls for rebuilding foreign aid
Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts
CCE helps NYS gardeners test their soil for nutrients, contaminants
Discovery could lead to new therapies for blood disorders
Counselors embedded in 911 call centers benefit police, the public
Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising

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Wayfair co-founders to share secrets to success at Durland Lecture
Duffield Engineering investment in CNF to expand research and training
Easter egg exhibit showcases Ukrainian program, culture at Cornell
Grad student ignites a passion for science in Angolan youth

New York State Impact

NYCST grants boost New York state space tech industry
Spacecraft image center brings the universe to NYS
‘Faster and smarter’: Cornell Tech helps advance NYC priorities
Solar’s threat to NYS agriculture may be overstated

Around Cornell

Festschrift held for Harry Katz

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María Cristina García receives a Lifetime Achievement Award

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Students pitch startups at Autodesk Gallery

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Cornell students envision Ithaca airport as community hub

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Cornell Research

Seed banks may complicate gene drives aimed at controlling weeds
Rudeness may be rewarded – as a response to rudeness
Atomic distortions reveal new clues about superconductivity
Why we’re skeptical of the emotions we see on our screens

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Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts
CCE helps NYS gardeners test their soil for nutrients, contaminants
On storm-ravaged Vieques, a microgrid builds resilience
Grad student ignites a passion for science in Angolan youth
Human patrols boost migrating amphibians

Staff News

Jens David Ohlin reappointed dean of Cornell Law School
Ecologist, biogeochemist Emily Bernhardt to lead Cornell Atkinson
Susan Henry, former CALS dean and pioneering geneticist, dies at 79
Hillel breaks ground on new building to support Jewish life at Cornell
Cornell Tech names Chief of Health Innovation, launches Health Tech Hub Advisory Committee

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts
Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising
Talk to explore politics behind the Inflation Reduction Act
Animal and human waste could slash synthetic fertilizer use in US
Smarter hurricane warnings save billions