To control the destructive alfalfa snout beetle, researchers have posted a manual online to inform farmers how raise and apply microscopic worms. This biocontrol method has proven effective.
Two Cornellians from Africa have created a body suit embedded at the molecular level with insecticides to ward off mosquitoes infected with deadly malaria. The outfit could provide daytime protection.
Double Gold and Crimson Night are new raspberries that are well suited for small-scale growers and home gardeners who want showy, flavorful raspberries on vigorous, disease resistant plants. (April 30, 2012)
Two Cornell student teams are among 10 selected nationally for phase two of a government competition to spark interest in geothermal careers and education. (April 26, 2012)
Homemade wind turbines dotted the Ithaca Children's Garden at Cass Park April 22 for the final judging of the 'Catch the Breeze Wind Turbine Challenge' competition. (April 26, 2012)
Author and conservationist Peter Matthiessen, a two-time National Book Award winner, delivered the 2012 Iscol Environmental Lecture before a packed Statler Auditorium April 23.
Slope Day will safer and greener this year with more volunteers, water backpacks and teams of roaming scouts. But the event still needs more volunteers. (April 25, 2012)
Eight teams of Cornell undergraduates are preparing for their presentations to win this year's Big Idea competition, proposals for businesses and nonprofits. (April 11, 2012)
Cornell and the global humanitarian organization CARE will fight poverty among the world's most vulnerable populations and create solutions for global concerns, including world hunger and climate change. (April 19, 2012)
New York Sea Grant Extension at Cornell has partnered with the Great Lakes Research Consortium to broaden their outreach and resources. (April 18, 2012)
The northeastern United States enjoyed its warmest March in 118 years, beating out the previous warm-winter record set in 1945, according to Cornell Northeast Regional Climate Center. (April 13, 2012)
