Experts offer new findings on youth at research update

Several Cornell faculty members shared their research on youth with Cooperative Extension county leaders, 4-H educators and community partners at the Youth Development Research Update, June 3-4

New school positions plant and soil science for the future

Five departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences – Plant Biology, Horticulture, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Crop and Soil Sciences, and Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology – have been consolidated into the School of Integrative Plant Science.

Cornell partners with Incodema3D for START-UP NY

Ithaca-based Incodema3D is among the first companies approved for START-UP NY tax benefits and other incentives, announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo June 4.

Maya Lin's 'Sound Ring' unveiled at Lab of Ornithology

The “Sound Ring”sculpture is the latest work from renowned artist Maya Lin, designed as a gift to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for its conservation efforts around the world.

'Critical zone' study expands with $1.4M NSF award

The study of what earth scientists call the “critical zone” – the area where rock, water soil, organisms and the atmosphere meet – is expanding with a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant.

Retweet this: Not much new in social media discourse

Candidate debates prompt more retweeting, not much than original thought.

Irish potato famine pathogen originated in Mexico

Settling a long-established debate over the origin of Phytophthora infestans – the pathogen that led to the Irish potato famine in the 1840s – plant scientists now conclude from genetic analyses that it came from Central Mexico and not the Andes.

High tunnels at Plantations to simulate climate change

Researchers will simulate the effects of potential climate change conditions under plastic on plants using small greenhouses at Cornell Plantations.

Student United Way again garners national recognition

The Cornell Student United Way received national recognition at the United Way Worldwide Community Leaders Conference, May 15 in National Harbor, Maryland.