In a new textbook, 'Food Policy for Developing Countries,' Cornell economist Per Pinstrup-Andersen analyzes how national and international food policies can reduce poverty and improve economic growth. (Sept. 21, 2011)
With new Iscol Internships for a Sustainable Future, three rising seniors spent the summer working with the Environmental Defense Fund on projects concerning the ocean, pollution and chemical testing. (Sept. 21, 2011)
Cornell researchers have developed new statistical methods based on the complete genome sequences of people alive today to shed light on events at the dawn of human history. (Sept. 19, 2011)
Cornell researchers have discovered that Alka-Seltzer tablets are perfect for keeping a disease at bay in vineyards and for protecting fermentations by monitoring residues. (Sept. 19, 2011)
Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution said that happiness and well-being are important factors to public policy, in speaking on campus Sept. 15. (Sept. 19, 2011)
The term 'birdbrain' may take on new meaning as a Cornell study proves that the capacity for learning in birds is not linked to overall brain size, but to the relative size of their brain parts. (Sept. 19, 2011)
Betsy Leonard '81 is the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station's new organic farm coordinator - doing everything from plowing to mentoring. (Sept. 16, 2011)
A new Cornell raspberry variety, Crimson Giant, was developed specifically for the New York climate and can extend the harvest window for fresh, local raspberries to the beginning of November. (Sept. 15, 2011)