The decision was made after considering an extensive review of options, in the context of the college's strategic planning objectives. Faculty and staff will be transferred to other departments within CALS. (Oct. 26, 2010)
The project aims to develop a more sustainable industry that produces broccoli locally, reduces emissions from cross-country trucking and conserves scarce western U.S. irrigation water. (Oct. 25, 2010)
New York Times business journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin '99 recounted how he got his start with the renowned newspaper at age 18 and some back story about the 2008 financial crisis in an Oct. 20 talk. (Oct. 25, 2010)
New York Times journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin and three faculty members focused on the forces that led to the crash of 2008 and economic prospects for the future in a panel discussion Oct. 20. (Oct. 21, 2010)
Professor Patrick Stover will serve as an associate editor of a new American Society for Nutrition journal called Advances in Nutrition. (Oct. 21, 2010)
Cornell researcher Paul Bowser and Sea Grant fisheries specialist Dave MacNeill have received the first Research to Application Award for work on a fish virus and applying it in non-academic settings. (Oct. 20, 2010)
Medicinal biochemist Eloy Rodriguez, who hails from a poor Chicano Texan town and is now a Cornell professor, stressed the need for more Latino scientists as a speaker at the National Institutes of Health. (Oct. 20, 2010)
The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future will host a panel discussion on sustainability Thursday, Oct. 28. A major announcement related to Cornell's future role in sustainability effort will follow. (Oct. 20, 2010)
Cornell microbiologist Ruth Ley has received a 2010 Packard Fellowship for a study of how gut microbes co-evolved with humans and their diets. (Oct. 20, 2010)