Agriculture and Life Sciences

Small changes at least 25 days a month prompt weight loss

Making small easy changes to our eating habits at least 25 days a month can lead to sustainable weight loss, according to new Cornell research. (Dec. 20, 2012)

Grad student wins first Mann Award for cell biology work

FoSheng Hsu has won Cornell's first Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award for his cell biology research. (Dec. 20, 2012)

White Christmas in Fairbanks pretty much guaranteed

Samantha Borisoff, a climatologist at the Northeast Regional Climate Center, examined 50 years of weather data and calculated various cities' chances for a white Christmas and a dry New Year's Eve. (Dec. 19, 2012)

U.S. economy will continue to stumble ahead in 2013

Steven Kyle, professor of applied economics and management, gave his annual assessment and outlook for the national economy Dec. 18. (Dec. 19, 2012)

Eleven Cornell specialty crop projects receive almost $1M

Cornell projects that research, develop and promote specialty crops have received a total of almost $1 million in funding from N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Chikungunya outbreaks in U.S. are increasingly likely

Global travel, climate warming and an invasive mosquito could create the right conditions for outbreaks of a new virus in this country, according to a Cornell computer model. (Dec. 17, 2012)

More than 900 students will get their degrees this winter

Nick Lawrie '13 will graduate in January with the ability to follow his passion for 'helping the little guy,' thanks to his ILR School education and Cornell financial aid. (Dec. 17, 2012)

Study: Cheese, veggies satisfy kids as much as chips

Children served vegetables and cheese ate 72 percent fewer calories than those served potato chips, and reported being just as satisfied, reports a new Cornell study. (Dec. 17, 2012)

Religious studies important to sustainability, says professor

Jane Marie Law, associate professor of Japanese religion, explains how religion relates to sustainability, in a Dec. 6 talk sponsored by the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. (Dec. 12, 2012)