A half-century later, Cornell revisits a small Andean village

More than 50 years ago, a Cornell mission to a small village in Peru made profound changes, some good, some bad. Today, Cornell may help the community again. (July 23, 2009)

Ecologist brings century-old eggs to life to study evolution

Cornell ecologist Nelson Hairston Jr. is a pioneer in a field known loosely as 'resurrection ecology,' in which researchers study evolution by hatching eggs of zooplankton buried in mud for decades to centuries. (July 16, 2009)

Search yields no ivory-billed woodpecker, but a wealth of ecological information

The Lab of Ornithology's ivory-billed woodpecker search team, which has spent the last three winters combing the southeastern United States, has wrapped up what is likely to be its last large-scale search. (July 15, 2009)

Cornell receives more than $5.5 million from USDA for Bangladesh project

Cornell has been selected to lead a $5.5 million-plus project in Bangladesh as part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Food for Progress program to provide international assistance in 2009. (July 13, 2009)

Cornell Cooperative Extension to hold public sessions on Marcellus Shale exploration

Cornell Cooperative Extension will host public meetings across New York's Southern Tier in July and August to educate residents about the development of natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale. (July 9, 2009)

Graduate students report on need for interdisciplinary environmental research

An innovative Cornell program may offer a model for interdisciplinary environmental research in an academic system where research across departments is challenging at best, according to a recent paper. (July 8, 2009)

Undergraduate researchers at play

Over 100 undergrads from institutions across the U.S. are on campus this summer participating in research projects. But on July 1, the students got together just for fun, with a picnic on the Engineering Quad. (July 7, 2009)

'Lab on a chip' to give growers real-time glimpse into water stress in plants

Embedded microsensors being developed at Cornell will measure water stress in grapevines and will help vintners strike the precise balance between drought and overwatering. (July 6, 2009)

Disease that caused Irish potato famine is devastating tomatoes, potatoes this year

Gardeners beware: This year in the eastern U.S., late blight is killing tomato and potato plants earlier than ever before, and basil downy mildew is affecting plants in gardens and on commercial farms. (July 1, 2009)