School gardens sprout up across nation to curb obesity

Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City is helping elementary school children grow healthy produce to improve nutrition throughout the New York state. (Oct. 17, 2012)

Students create botanical fashion show

As part of the Art of Horticulture course, three student designers modeled their own creations at a fashion show, with clothes made from plants. (Oct. 16, 2012)

CALS International Programs earns USDA award

International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received an award from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture for its extensive international benefiting agriculture. (Oct. 11, 2012)

Birds of paradise revealed in Oct. 13 talk

A Cornell ornithologist and a National Geographic photographer will discuss their work studying, videotaping and photographing birds of paradise. (Oct. 9, 2012)

Uihlein directorship for growing New York maple program gets endowed

The directorship of Cornell's Uihlein Sugar Maple Research and Extension Field Station in Lake Placid, N.Y., has been endowed by Henry II and Mildred A. Uihlein. (Oct. 8, 2012)

Insects drive rapid shifts in plant ecology and evolution

A study of plant populations provides rare real-time data that demonstrate key predictions by Charles Darwin on the importance of ecology along with natural selection in shaping a species' evolution. (Oct. 4, 2012)

Conservation website brings real world into classroom

The Conservation Bridge website gets students involved in solving real-world problems from around the world. (Oct. 4, 2012)

Using electroactive bacteria, students design toxin sensor

Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines has designed and built a biosensor that uses an electroactive bacterial species to detect the toxic substances arsenic and naphthalene in water. (Oct. 2, 2012)

Mazourek brings organic plant breeding to N.Y. growers

Michael Mazourek, Ph.D. '08, a professor of plant breeding, has won recognition from the Organic Seed Alliance for his work connecting farmers with research. (Oct. 1, 2012)