Microscopic beads help harvest heparin
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Cornell scientists have created microscopic beads that efficiently recover heparin, an ingredient used as a pharmaceutical blood thinner, from agricultural animals.
3D growth allowed plants to move from water to land
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An international team of researchers has uncovered the genetic underpinnings that allowed for 3D growth in land plants.
Golf turf expert wins posthumous award for NY impact
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Bob Portmess, MPS ’08, who died in 2016 at age 60, earned a posthumous Excellence in IPM Award from New York State Integrated Pest Management Aug. 10.
American literature scholar kicks off Botanic Gardens’ lecture series Aug. 29
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Cornell historian George Hutchinson will deliver the 2018 William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.
President Pollack touts agricultural innovation at Cornell AgriTech
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President Martha E. Pollack toured Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, Aug. 13.
Intergroup Dialogue Project broadens students’ worlds
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Intergroup Dialogue Project has become one of the main programs on campus to offer peer-facilitated courses and workshops on communication and collaboration across social, cultural and power differences.
Small dogs aim high
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According to new research from Cornell, smaller dogs angle their legs higher when they urinate, possibly to exaggerate their body size. Or perhaps not.
Former Cornell Provost Robert Plane dies at 90
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Robert Plane, a professor emeritus of chemistry who served as the university’s provost during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s, died Aug. 6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 90.
Campaign aims to bring climate science to every US high school
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The Paleontological Research Institution and the university’s Sea Grant program raising funds to bring climate change science to every U.S. high school.
Joseph Sieczka, potato specialist, dies at 79
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Joseph Sieczka, professor emeritus of horticulture, an expert on potatoes, died July 29 at his home in Mattituck, New York. He was 79.
Nonnative zooplankton species found in Lake Erie
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Cornell aquatic taxonomists have detected two new nonnative zooplankton species in the Great Lakes – their fourth such discovery in the past two years.
NSF awards BTI $1M to study plant-bacteria symbiosis
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The NSF has awarded a $1.1 million grant to the Cornell-affiliated Boyce Thompson Institute to unlock the scientific complexities between nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria and its alliance with plants.
How attitudes on race, immigration, gender will affect the 2018 midterm elections
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An innovative study by Cornell researchers using three waves of surveys will show how voters’ views on immigration, race and gender influence the midterm elections in November and whether those attitudes shift leading up to the elections.
GMO eggplant crop expands in Bangladesh
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Farmers are rapidly adopting Bt eggplant brinjal in Bangladesh, resulting in reduced pesticide use and higher incomes, according to a new paper.
Cornell Local Roads Program joins regional research consortium
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The Cornell University Local Roads Program is joining the Region 2 Regional University Transportation Center as they work to improve the durability and extend the life of transportation infrastructure.
Student earns national agriculture fellowship
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Doctoral student Ananda Portela Fontoura earned a FFAR Fellow award for her work developing nutritional therapies that can improve the metabolic health and productivity of dairy cows.
Details of HIV-1 structure open door for potential therapies
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New research provides details of how the structure of the HIV-1 virus is assembled, findings that offer potential new targets for treatment.
Adult education scholar Arthur Wilson dies at 67
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Arthur L. “Butch” Wilson, professor and chair of Cornell’s former Department of Education, died May 10 in Lexington, Virginia. He was 67.
NY’s master gardeners take master class at Cornell
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More than 100 volunteers and educators in the Master Gardener Program visited Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, July 19 to learn from graduate students, outreach experts and faculty about the latest in gardening practices and research.
Learn the latest at industrial hemp field day August 14 at Cornell AgriTech
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The Cornell Industrial Hemp Research Team Field Day includes research and policy updates as well as field tours where Cornell scientists will describe research trials.
