The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva is going 'green' in a variety of ways, from using electric vehicles to exploring wind energy and bioenergy. (April 20, 2011)
Cornell is teaching students and producers how to incorporate sustainable practices in growing grapes and developing wines through a course for students and workbook for professionals.
Fifty Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars presented their work at the annual Senior Expo in the Biotechnology Building April 14. (April 19, 2011)
The 40th Annual New York State Wine Industry Workshop in Geneva, N.Y., April 13-15, examined winemaking and its challenges in eastern, cool-climate wine regions.
The gamitana fish mostly eats fruit and can carry seeds down the Amazon River as far as 3 miles, reports a new Cornell study. The fish may play an important role in the structure of the Amazon forest. (April 18, 2011)
Robert D. Miller, professor emeritus of soil science and former dean of the faculty at Cornell, died April 11 in Ithaca at the age of 91. (April 18, 2011)
At the inaugural Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition, students who developed an idea for a healthy, quick-service sushi business, won first prize and $15,000. (April 18, 2011)
The big winner of the Big Idea competition went to two juniors for a technology-enhanced bed net that helps prevent malaria while using solar power to help residents charge cell phones and run fans. (April 18, 2011)
