Cornell Botanic Gardens’ wins grant to make plant records accessible
News
Cornell Botanic Gardens has received a $192,000 grant upgrade and digitize its plant collections records.
Viruses discern, destroy E. coli in drinking water
News
To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, Cornell food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage – a genetically engineered virus – in a test used in hard-to-reach areas around the world.
Cornell Alliance for Science Fellow wins top Africa media award
News
Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellow Calvin Edward Gwabara earned the African Journalist of the Year award by the OFAB Media Awards.
Study reveals best use of wildflowers to benefit crops on farms
News
A Cornell study of strawberry crops on New York farms tested the effectiveness of wildflower strips for attracting pollinators to crops, with findings that could uncover the plant species most likely to produce optimal results.
Cornell Food Venture Center helps company bring Indian sauces to US
Multimedia
News
The Cornell Food Venture Center helped the company Masala Mama bring its four all-natural Indian simmer sauces to market.
Were Australia’s lyrebirds the first ‘meme generators’?
News
Cornell students will study Australia’s Superb Lyrebird to see how their songs have evolved.
Empire Farm Days showcases soil health efforts
News
Empire Farm Days, the largest outdoor agricultural trade show in the Northeastern U.S., focused on soil health Aug. 7-9 in Seneca Falls, New York.
Big, blue Everest Seedless is Cornell’s newest grape
News
Everest Seedless, the newest offering from Cornell’s grape breeders, is a big, bold fruit that comes with a towering history.
New lecture series features transformative life scientists
News
Cornell’s Life Sciences Lecture Series will feature talks by four speakers who are all interdisciplinary, internationally renowned scientists.
Alum endows lectures honoring landscape architecture professor
News
Michael R. Van Valkenburgh ’73 and his wife, Caroline, endowed an annual memorial lecture in honor of the late Marvin I. Adleman, professor emeritus of landscape architecture.
Join us for the CALS Website Rethink September 2018 Open Houses
News
An invitation to CALS faculty and staff for the CALS Website Rethink open houses on September 21, 2018 at the ILR Conference Center.
Judy’s Day Family Learning Festival is Sept. 30
News
Judy’s Day will celebrate the connections between plants and humanity Sept. 30 in the F.R. Newman Arboretum at Cornell Botanic Gardens.
Cornell Food Venture Center feeds Somali immigrant’s dream
News
What began as family recipes from Bisharo Ali's native Somalia are now commercial products, thanks in part to help from the Cornell Food Venture Center.
Seven projects awarded 2018 digitization grants
News
Old treasures from Cornell’s archives are starting new digital lives through the Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences, which is funding seven projects this year.
Device to corral viable sperm may speed IVF process
News
For couples hoping for a baby via in vitro fertilization, chances have improved. A process that once took hours now takes minutes: Cornell scientists developed a device that quickly corrals strong, viable sperm.
Author of ‘Behold the Dreamers’ lectures Sept. 13
News
Novelist and short story writer Imbolo Mbue will speak on campus Thursday, Sept. 13, as part of the Dyson School’s Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series.
New York ag program sends teachers to national conference
News
For the first time, New York Agriculture in the Classroom dedicated scholarship funding to provide New York teachers the opportunity to attend the professional development conference with a focus on teaching through a lens of food and agriculture.
Economist, UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs to speak on democracy Sept. 12
News
Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs will present a lecture, “Reclaiming America’s Democracy,” on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
New high-yield strawberry, raspberry varieties released
News
Cornell’s berry breeding program is releasing two new varieties, which will be available for planting in spring 2019: a strawberry, Dickens, and a raspberry, Crimson Treasure.
Cornell Food Venture Center helps company pickle success
News
Cornell Food Venture Center has helped upstate businessman Mike Trudell bring his Perfectly Pickled Products to market.
