Students create crispy veggie cubes, raw cookie dough treats for contests

Food science students developed a series of products this year as part of national competitions. (May 17, 2012)

Neurobiologist Robert Capranica dies at 81

Robert Capranica, a professor emeritus in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, died in his home in Tucson, Ariz., May 11.

New environmental science and sustainability major launches

In 2013-14, the new major, environmental science and sustainability, will launch in the Department of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Grad students help Ugandan mothers recover from war

Five fellows pursuing master's degrees in public administration recently spent a week in Uganda helping young mothers abused by soldiers led by fugitive rebel commander Joseph Kony.

Miller, Wiedmann elected fellows of food science group

Professors Dennis Miller and Martin Wiedmann will be among 22 people inducted into the International Academy of Food Science and Technology this August in Iguassu Falls, Brazil.

Edible 'stop signs' in food could help control overeating

An experiment found that adding a colored potato chip in a tube of chips helped subjects eat fewer chips and accurately keep track of what they had eaten. (May 14, 2012)

A warmer New York City could be a sicker one, warn scientists

Professors Drew Harvell and Laura Harrington told media that climate change can could cause more disease in New York City, at an event May 8.

Population explosion has produced more rare gene variants than previously thought

As the population of people on Earth has skyrocketed since the rise of agriculture some 10,000 years ago - to 7 billion people from a few million - so too has the number of rare genetic variants.

'Urban Eden' students transform ILR courtyard

Students in Creating the Urban Eden have given the courtyard at the ILR School a total makeover with a new garden - that includes bananas and bamboo.