Titan arum to bloom in campus conservatory
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One of Cornell’s two flowering-sized Titan arums —dubbed Wee Stinky for its putrid smell — is set to bloom for the fourth time.
CALS faculty among most cited researchers in the world
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Seven faculty members in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were named to the prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers.
Kling explores social cost of water pollution at D.C. event
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Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future faculty director and water policy expert Catherine Kling talked about water pollution Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C.
Extension podcast explores 2018 harvests, NYS impacts
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Cornell Cooperative Extension's “Extension Out Loud” podcasts examine output, quality and consumer impacts from this year’s vegetable, tree fruit, grapes and field crops harvests.
Winds of climate change will affect migratory birds
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Changing winds may make it harder for North American birds to migrate south in the autumn but make it easier for them to come north in the spring.
NY’s Concord grape industry to benefit from Cornell program
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New York state is investing $1.3 million in a new Concord Vineyard Improvement Program at Cornell, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Dec. 7.
CALS faculty among 2018 Affinito-Stewart research grants awarded
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Nine Cornell faculty members have been awarded Affinito-Stewart research grants for the 2018-19 academic year. Proposals for 2019-20 are due Feb. 8.
Enjoy Winter Solstice at the Botanic Gardens
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Cornell Botanic Gardens will hold its annual Winter Solstice Garden Tour, noon through 1 p.m., on the shortest day of the year, Dec. 21.
Team ‘Churriosity’ savors victory in ice cream project
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A new ice cream from aspiring Cornell food scientists may soon reach the sweet summit of flavor nobility: “Churriosity.”
Cornell, community partners help drive Buffalo’s revival
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The Partnership for the Public Good, founded in Buffalo in 2007 by the ILR School, is working with local groups to make the city a model of urban regeneration and create policies advancing equity and sustainability.
Cornell-led workshop Dec. 11 strives to transcend borders with science
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Science for the greater global good earns a spotlight at the AGU meeting in Washington, D.C., as Cornell’s will co-lead a full morning on science diplomacy at a workshop, on Dec. 11.
Book investigates resilience in the face of chronic poverty
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A new book, “The Economics of Poverty Traps,” co-edited by Cornell agricultural and development economist Chris Barrett, highlights cutting-edge research on the mechanisms that keep people entrenched in poverty.
New maps light up information on birds
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A new series of dynamic bird maps from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology reveals unprecedented details not only about where the birds are, but how their numbers and habitats change through the seasons and years.
School kid scientists propose experiments for International Space Station
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The opportunity to send a science experiment into orbit drew dozens of children and their families to Space Night at Case Middle School in Watertown, New York, Nov. 9.
CALS faculty among Provost Research Innovation Award winners
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The Office of the Provost has announced five winners of the inaugural Provost Research Excellence Awards, which recognize leadership and innovation in scholarly research.
Females drive the song and dance of male birds-of-paradise
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New research suggests for the first time that everything in those male birds-of-paradise theatrical breeding displays is driven by one thing: the female.
Graphic warnings snuff out cigarettes’ appeal to kids
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Cigarette ads with graphic warning labels – with images such as cancerous gums and lips – cancel out the effect of ads that prompt children to think of smoking as cool and fun, according to a new Cornell study.
Mollusk collection moves to PRI, internet
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Cornell’s Malacology Collection will get new life online when it is donated to the Paleontological Research Institution, which plans to digitize it and make it available to researchers around the world.
New York City food entrepreneurs get lift from CALS expert
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Ann Vegdahl joined Cornell Food Venture Center's new satellite office in Brooklyn this summer; she discusses her new role.
Five Cornell CALS faculty members elected AAAS fellows
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This year's AAAS electees from Cornell CALS include experts in entomology, ecology and evolutionary biology, animal behavior, natural resources and food safety.