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Bigger and upgraded houses, not cost of protecting the environment, are responsible for driving up new-home prices, Cornell study finds

Contrary to popular belief, buyers of new homes should know that the costs of supporting environmental protection don't boost the prices of new houses, a Cornell University housing expert concludes.

New Department of Horticulture at Cornell is grafted from progeny to produce original shoot

It's back to the future. Two departments of Cornell's New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences -- Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, and Fruit and Vegetable Science -- will merge July 1 to become the Department of Horticulture.

Phytochemicals in apples are found to provide anticancer and anti-oxidant benefits, Cornell researchers show

Time to adjust an old adage: It's the phytochemicals in the apple each day that keep the doctor away.

The Cornell Tradition receives a Daily Point of Light Award

The Cornell Tradition was named the "Daily Point of Light" for May 29, by action of the Corporation for National Service, the Points of Light Foundation and the Knights of Columbus, which sponsor the awards.

Cornell Board of Trustees Executive Committee meets in New York City June 22

The Cornell University Board of Trustees Executive Committee will meet in New York City Thursday, June 22. The meeting will be held in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, E. 44th St.

Malignant cell growth caused by hyperactive traffic manager called Cdc42, Cornell cancer researchers discover

Cancer researchers at Cornell University have learned how some proteins receive the marching orders that dispatch them to initiate signaling pathways and produce malignant cell transformation.

Three Cornell Park fellows open the doors to college for urban teens

A new program developed by three Cornell University students promises to help more of Ithaca's urban teens get into college. The 16 Leadership Service Projects developed by Park Fellows at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Less-coercive state policies aimed at fathers generate more child support for unwed mothers, Cornell study finds

Although child-support policies can help enforce child-support payments and increase the level of awards, their effects are very different, depending on whether the children are born to unwed parents or to divorced or separated couples.

Cornell-led Listeria Outbreak Working Group wins prestigious Agriculture Department award

The Listeria Outbreak Working Group, a collaboration of scientists and public health professionals organized by Cornell, has won the prestigious U.S. Department of Agriculture Honor Award, one of the highest awards bestowed by the agency.

TCAT bus Routes 13 and 31 to expand service beginning Monday, June 12

Beginning Monday, June 12, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit buses will serve Aldi's Supermarket, the Ithaca Farmers' Market and the Park View Health Care Campus.

Campus projects will affect vehicular and pedestrian traffic

Cornell's Facilities Management reports that a number of projects during the coming months will affect vehicular and pedestrian traffic on campus.

How neutron stars get their kicks: Cornell researcher poses rocket theory

What is the origin of the kick that causes the furious acceleration of the newly born neutron star? In an attempt to answer this question, Dong Lai, an assistant professor of astronomy at Cornell proposes.