Waiting to harvest after a rain enhances food safety

Aiming to protect consumers from foodborne illness, produce farmers should wait 24 hours after a rain or irrigating their field to harvest crops - to reduce the risk to a major foodborne pathogen.

3-D scans of mating fruit flies uncover female biology

Cornell researchers used cutting-edge X-ray technology to noninvasively image fruit flies during and after mating, revealing changes that occur in the female fruit flies' reproductive tract.

Cornell introduces silver flies to save hemlock forests

In an ongoing battle to save the ecologically important hemlock forests, Cornell researchers have high hopes for a new weapon against menacing woolly adelgids: silver flies.

Russians to fight alfalfa snout beetle with expert help

Russian farmers are visiting northern New York state to meet with a Cornell expert to learn how to tackle devastating alfalfa snout beetles native to their homeland.

Community vigil for Charleston set for 6 p.m. tonight

“A Gathering In Honor of Mother Emanuel's Nine Faithful” will be held June 25 at 6 p.m. at the St. James AMEZ Church, 116 Cleveland Ave., Ithaca.

Summertime, and the living on campus is busy

Cornell’s Adult University, “a learning vacation” for the family, combines academics with the fun of a summer trip to Ithaca and Summer College brings talented high school students to campus.

N.Y. food industry leaders consider workforce challenges

More than 130 participants gathered in Syracuse to explore how to meet the workforce demands of the food and beverage industry in New York, which is expected to expand 30 percent in the next decade.

Tumors' mechanical properties affect protein production

When tissues stiffen, as they do with tumors, a new study shows that proteins produced by such cells can be altered, which in turn affects downstream processes.

Gillibrand bill targets training for N.Y. food industry workers

At a food industry summit in Syracuse June 22, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., discussed a bill she is co-sponsoring to aid in the training of high-demand food industry workers.