Chris Barrett talks food aid to D.C. policymakers
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Chris Barrett presented research focused on U.S. international food aid and assistance policies in Washington, D.C., Oct. 19.
Two Cornell CALS faculty honored with Weiss teaching awards
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The fellowship awards, announced by President Martha E. Pollack Oct. 20, are among Cornell’s highest honors for outstanding, exemplary teaching.
Higher education in the UK faces unique challenges post-Brexit, says Harper Adams vice chancellor
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David Llewellyn, vice chancellor of Harper Adams University, who on Oct. 18 spoke to senior leadership in the College of Agriculture of Life Sciences (CALS) about higher education and student outcomes in the current UK political environment.
Farther Farms receives investment from Launch NY
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Food processing company with Cornell ties earns $25,000 investment to promote economic growth in western New York.
Cornell’s recipe for public engagement
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An Engaged Curriculum Grant in 2015 transformed a traditional weekly lecture seminar into a leading example of hands-on community engagement and learning at the university.
3-D printed artificial gut creates realistic model for research
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The artificial small intestine can be 3-D printed, allowing research groups around the world to make one and tailor such systems to its specific needs.
Snakes alive! Naturalist outreach series tops one million views
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The series has won praise from the Entomology Society of America and national awards at the Festival of Media Arts from the Broadcast Education Association.
Satellite data paints a portrait of global plant health
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A Cornell CALS researcher is using a NASA satellite to measure photosynthesis in high resolution at the global scale, advancing how we measure plant health and its impact on food production and atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Cornell interns help New York businesses, communities thrive
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Cornell Cooperative Extension internships this summer provided students an enhanced appreciation for purpose-driven research through hands-on community engagement.
Lighting the way for future urban farming
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Cornell CALS is leading a project to study ways to grow crops in controlled environments – in greenhouses, plant factories and in vertical farms in and near urban areas.
Cornell, New York farmers provide 15 tons of fresh food to hurricane victims
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Two weeks after a load of food from the Hudson Valley, a shipment left Hansen Farms in the Finger Lakes packed with apples and cabbage bound for Florida. Another is slated to leave western New York in November.
3-D scanning project of 20,000 animals makes details available worldwide
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An NSF grant, announced this month, will fund oVert (Open Exploration of Vertebrate Diversity in 3-D), a project that aims to scan samples representing 80 percent of all recognized genera of vertebrates.
Plant pathologist Roy L. Millar dies at 93
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Millar began his career as a plant scientist with the Canadian Department of Agriculture, returning to Cornell in 1959, where he served as a faculty member in the Department of Plant Pathology.
Sheehan named NIH New Innovator
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Sheehan and two other Cornell professors are among 55 winners of the prestigious award given to support high-risk ideas with high-impact potential.
Syracuse mayor: Local creativity drives national growth
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Mayor Stephanie Miner gave the keynote talk at the 2017 Community Development Institute, a two-day conference hosted by the Cornell CALS Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI).
Upcoming Cornell Cooperative Extension programs
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There are many fun and educational events coming up in Tompkins County.
Branching out to chat cider
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In between music acts at the 35th Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival, four scientists explained the core of making apples to the Ithaca Commons Pavilion crowd Oct. 1.
Organized chaos spells creativity at Brooklyn school science event
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About 300 schoolchildren jammed all corners of Public School 21 as part of the 10th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day that reached an estimated 100,000 schoolchildren in 50 states.
Art intervenes at Minns Garden
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More than 70 students majoring in environmental and sustainability sciences turned Minns Garden into an ephemeral art gallery under the leadership of Philadelphia-based artist Marion Wilson.
Graduate student projects funded by Schmittau-Novak grant program
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Small grants program gives graduate students chance to write and review proposals and implement a research plan of their own design.