Women make up 39 percent of Cornell's engineering undergraduates – almost twice the national average, according to a National Science Foundation report. The report also found Cornell has made strides with underrepresented groups in science.
The FoodKeeper app, developed at Cornell, features a searchable database for more than 500 foods and includes storage timelines, cooking tips and other practical advice for those interested in learning about the keeping quality of their foods.
Swati Sureka '15, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won a Keasbey Scholarship to pursue graduate study in the United Kingdom for two years.
A scientific finding that demonstrates specific genes influencing the effect of dietary nutrition on immunity provides insights that may one day inform personalized medicine.
A new initiative offers hope for African small farms by helping ensure that new seed varieties with higher yields make it through the supply chain from breeders to farmers.
Indoor spaces offer a new research frontier for studies in ecology and evolutionary biology of organisms that live inside built environments, according to a paper authored by a Cornell graduate student.
The College of Veterinary Medicine announced a gift from George Goldner and Nancy Krieg and will rename its farm animal hospital the Nemo Farm Animal Hospital in memory of the couple's beloved pig.
A free six-week online course called “EECapacity for Public Garden Educators," co-hosted by Cornell, helps public garden educators transform their natural assets into community resources.
The System of Rice Intensification, a method of growing rice that enhances crop yields and is resilient to climate change, won the international Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security.
