Cornell will present its second Partners in Sustainability Award to the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative at the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce April 29. (April 28, 2011)
Peter Davies, a Cornell plant physiologist, will serve as an adviser to the U.S. government on agricultural and food policy issues as a Jefferson Science Fellow in the U.S. Department of State. (April 27, 2011)
Events on campus this week include Scottish singer Jean Redpath, CU Winds in concert, 'The Tempest' at Cornell Cinema and a public service lecture by Jane Coyne '88.
Cornell researchers are using synthetic DNA to make nanoparticles, dubbed DNAsomes, that can deliver drugs and genetic therapy to the insides of cells. (April 21, 2011)
Karen Chi Lin '13 and Andrew Schoen '12 have received 2011 Morris K. Udall Scholarships for students with an interest in careers in environmental public policy, health care and tribal public policy. (April 20, 2011)
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva is going 'green' in a variety of ways, from using electric vehicles to exploring wind energy and bioenergy. (April 20, 2011)
Cornell is teaching students and producers how to incorporate sustainable practices in growing grapes and developing wines through a course for students and workbook for professionals.
Fifty Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars presented their work at the annual Senior Expo in the Biotechnology Building April 14. (April 19, 2011)