NYC event features Cornell-related food products

More than 150 people gathered in SoHo Jan. 31 to celebrate Cornell-related food products in New York state at the first 'From Furrows to Boroughs: A Taste of New York State in New York City' event.

Cornell among top schools for Peace Corps recruits

Cornell ranks No. 4 in producing Peace Corps volunteers among medium-sized colleges and universities nationwide, according to the 2013 Peace Corps' annual ranking.

New ag research funding model gains momentum

Cornell's Thomas Burr presented a new model to growers to fund agricultural research in response to immediate problems, such as infestations, in the wake of reduced government support.

Two professors lead national climate report

Americans can expect more heat waves, heavy downpours, floods and droughts, sea level rise and ocean acidification, according to a climate report that included two Cornell researchers as lead authors.

Work needed to make algal biofuel viable, study suggests

Though biofuels from algae hold great promise, Cornell researchers find that more innovation is needed to make the technology economically and energetically viable at a commercial scale.

Study: Just a bite satisfies cravings for snacks

A new Cornell study finds that eating smaller portions of commonly craved foods will satisfy a person just as well as a larger portion of the same food would.

Changes in epigenome control tomato ripening

Scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service on campus have discovered that a set of chemical changes to a plant's DNA is key to tomato ripening.

Worm sugarcoats bacterial toxins to stave off death

Scientists have found that a tiny worm defends itself by attaching a sugar molecule to toxic bacterial molecules, thereby disabling them.

Wendy Wolfe honored for fighting childhood obesity

Wolfe has conducted research on childhood nutrition, obesity and the elementary school environment, community-based nutrition monitoring and dietary methodology, among other issues.