New maple water drink has untapped potential

With help from Cornell, a new beverage is making its way into stores beginning this April: It is called Vertical Water, and it's the sweet water sap that makes its way up maple trees from the soil.

Engineering, science grad programs ranked in top 10

Eight of Cornell’s graduate engineering fields, three computer science specialties and five other science areas were ranked in the top 10 in U.S. News and World Reports’ 2015 “Best Graduate Schools,” released March 11. Cornell Law School earned the top spot for its diverse student body.

New grant to study herd productivity and fertility

Cornell is part of a new, multistate, $3 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to better understand how selectively breeding their herds to encourage milk production is reducing their fertility.

Study: Winter harvest boosts feedstock security

A new study shows that the off season can produce a second harvest ongoing work will refine fertilization guidelines to boost crop production with minimizing risk of soil loss and nitrogen leaching.

Deer proliferation disrupts a forest's natural growth

Literally digging up the dirt, Cornell researchers have found that burgeoning deer populations forever alters a forest’s natural future by disrupting the soil’s seed banks.

'Neurodinners' offer smorgasbord of research ideas

Two neuroscience graduate students have created regular cross-campus events at which to share and discuss varied research in their field.

'IndePennDense 2076' wins Philly planning contest

Cornell students examined Philadelphia’s Center City to disentangle traffic and create a sustainable, sociable economy for the city decades into the future. In a design competition, it won first place.

Service is key to sales at wineries

Two studies in the current issue of the International Journal of Wine Business Research point to service in winery tasting rooms being the most important factor in boosting wine sales at wineries.

Warming temperatures push chickadees northward

The zone of overlap between two popular, closely related backyard birds is moving northward at a rate that matches warming winter temperatures, a new study finds.