Agriculture and Life Sciences

Plantations seeks to control invasive plants and pests

Cornell Plantations must continually prevent invasive plants and animals from doing too much harm to the valuable living collection.

Human hand gestures began in fish brains

Research offers evidence that the evolutionary origins of the link between speech and gesturing can be traced to a developmental compartment in the hindbrain of fish.

Student studies changing ecology of Ethiopia

Morgan Ruelle, a Ph.D. candidate in the field of natural resources, is working with Ethiopians to augment native knowledge with Western science to deal with climate change.

Hampshire pig gets pioneering cancer treatment

Nemo, a Hampshire pig, is believed to be the first pig to be treated for lymphoma and to undergo chemotherapy. He's been living at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals.

Teachers tackle bioenergy in weeklong course on campus

Ten teachers are on campus for two weeks for the Bioenergy and Bioproducts Education Program Master Teacher Program to learn how to teach about bioenergy.

Microbiologist Norman Dondero dies at age 95

Norman C. Dondero, Ph.D. ’52, Cornell professor emeritus of microbiology died, July 10 at Kendal at Ithaca. He was 95.

Device mimics cancer cell environment

Bioengineers are examining a critical step in the metastatic process using a microfluidic device that mimics the cancer cell microenvironment.

From the grounds up, study seeks sustainable 'java'

Cornell professors seek to brew agricultural, environmental and economic sustainability together for the world’s smallholder coffee bean growers.

Grad student to wrestle weeds in collegiate contest

The Cornell University Weed Team sends graduate student Courtney Stokes to the 2013 North Central and Northeastern Collegiate Weed competition in Illinois for two days of brutal, mind-bending, grueling agronomic combat on July 24-25.