Cornell Climate Center at Front Line of Drought Response
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For 35 years, the Northeast Regional Climate Center, housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been helping farmers and policymakers adapt to the weather.
Support for Health Care Law Higher When Polls Mention "Repeal"
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Support for the existing health care law is significantly higher in U.S. opinion polls when the survey question explicitly mentions repeal or repeal or replace as an option, according to Cornell researchers.
Extension, NYS Apple Growers Partner on Innovation
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Concerns about the banning of a plant-thinning chemical prompted New York apple producers, CCE educators and Cornell researchers to study a mechanical blossom-thinning alternative to carbaryl.
A Century of Agriculture Research Goes Online
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A rich trove of once-hidden Cornell agricultural research from journals and other serial publications is now available to the public.
Student Launches Multidisciplinary Food Blog
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Hannah Cai '19 is on a mission to encourage you to get to know your food. The nutritional sciences major launched Food For Thought, a blog on cooking, sustainability and human well-being.
Arctic Countries Adopt David Lodge's Invasive Species Plan
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On May 11 eight nations that adopted the first Arctic Invasive Alien Species strategy and action plan – a section of the Arctic Council’s Fairbanks Declaration – authored by scientists led by the Atkinson Center's David Lodge.
Startup Wields Natural Bacterium to Improve Health of Livestock
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Bactana Animal Health, a new company providing a natural, sustainable alternative to dosing livestock prophylactically with antibiotics and hormones, joined Cornell’s McGovern Center in May.
Report: Coordinate Efforts to Solve Food, Nutrition Security
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The Challenge of Change Commission released a report focusing on developing the unique role public research universities must take to meet vast array of food and nutrition security challenges.
Cornell Fund Named in Honor of Senator Michael Nozzolio to Support Viticulture, Enology Research
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An endowment fund supporting wine and grape research at Cornell University has been named in honor of former New York State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio ’73, M.S. ‘77 [...]
CALS Doctoral Students Win Research Support from Einaudi Center
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Three CALS graduate students have been selected for the Einaudi-SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program, the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies announced.
Renowned Biochemist David B. Wilson Dies at 77
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David B. Wilson, professor of molecular biology and genetics and a world leader in the field of enzymology, died April 29. He was 77.
Nutritional Sciences Professor Mary Alice Morrison Dies at 95
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Mary Alice Morrison, professor emerita in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University died at her home in Kendal at Ithaca Jan. 10.
Cornell Researchers Map Wind to Better Harvest Energy
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Cornell scientists and engineers are seeing wind in high resolution, creating the world's largest, most-detailed wind maps ever from the picturesque hills of Perdigão, Portugal.
Camp Campbell Inspires Cornell Women Food Scientists
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Denise Morrison, president and CEO of Campbell Soup Co., visited Cornell May 4 with a message for female food scientists: You too can be leaders in the food systems industry.
Oldest Buckthorn Fossilized Flowers Found in Argentina
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Researchers report the discovery of the first fossilized flowers from South America, and perhaps the entire Southern Hemisphere, following an extinction event that killed most dinosaurs.
Two Food Science Alumni Elected to Leadership Positions
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Michele Perchonok, Ph.D. '83, and Bryson Bolton, M.S. '09 have been elected to leadership positions in the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the society of professional and academic food scientists.
Food Entrepreneurs Innovate, Collaborate with Cornell
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Food entrepreneurs took part in the panel discussion Advancing Food Entrepreneurship April 28 at the Statler Hotel, part of the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration conference.
Cornell's Innovations in Food Systems Forum Is June 7
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Dig into digital agriculture, comprehend plant breeding biotechnology, and learn out how the microbiome may solve food production problems at an agricultural technology and partnership forum June 7.
Students Jump-Start Hospitality Innovation with Pepper the Robot
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Students competed for $10,000 in prize money to offer the best ideas on how Pepper, a humanoid robot that can interpret emotions and have intelligent conversations, can be used in the hospitality industry.
Sweet Compounds Aid Water Retention in Dry Soil
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Organic material added by plant roots and microbes provide nutritious candy for the soil. Literally. Cellular sugar boosts water and nutrient retention, says new Cornell research.
