Agriculture and Life Sciences

Cooler-than-normal high temperatures produce the “Sweatless Summer” of ‘96

Cities throughout the Northeast have enjoyed one of the coolest Julys on record, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell. New York City never saw an official high temperature in July above 89 degrees at Central Park – for the entire month – the first time that has happened in 107 years.

Quotations from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his Convocation address at Cornell University on May 25

The following are quotations from an address by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Cornell's Senior Convocation, held from noon to 1 p.m. on May 25 in Barton Hall.

From corn rootworms to art, Cornell's nuclear reactor is at the core Neutron beam helps see what X-rays cannot

Like a physician examining X-rays, Leslie Allee lends an expert eye to the film hanging on the light screen.

Cornell student soil-judging team captures national championship

Cornell students won the National Championship of Soil Judging held April 26 at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla., scoring 2,060 points, beating second-place University of Wisconsin-Platteville at 2,032.

Cornell will honor high school teachers of top graduates, May 22

High school teachers from across North America and from as far away as Asia will travel to Cornell University to be honored by their former students on May 22. The students, honored as Merrill Presidential Scholars, represent the top 5 percent of Cornell's 1996 graduating class.

Cornell University to celebrate Commencement May 25-26

Cornell President Hunter Rawlings will preside over the university's 128th commencement on Sunday, May 26, at 11 a.m. on Schoellkopf Field. In his first commencement ceremony since assuming the Cornell presidency on July 1, 1995, Rawlings will confer degrees on almost 6,000 eligible graduates.

Bucking a national trend, fruit and vegetable growers' cooperatives are increasing in the Northeast

Farmer-owned fruit and vegetable cooperatives that wholesale produce to restaurants, supermarkets and institutions could become a valuable marketing strategy to help sustain the agriculture industry in the Northeast.

Bucking a national trend, fruit and vegetable growers' cooperatives are increasing in the Northeast

Farmer-owned fruit and vegetable cooperatives that wholesale produce to restaurants, supermarkets and institutions could become a valuable marketing strategy to help sustain the agriculture industry in the Northeast, according to a recent report by a Cornell University group.

In the face of population growth, environmental degradation

Ranking as one of the world's greatest scientific and social achievements, the Green Revolution saved millions from starvation in the 1960s and 70s. Now, faced with increasing population growth, environmental degradation and problems of hunger, Cornell University scientists believe the future is bleak.