CU receives climate leadership award from Second Nature

Cornell was one of 12 colleges and universities to receive the Climate Leadership Award for Institutional Excellence in Climate Leadership. (Oct. 19, 2010)

Study shows pollinators can drive evolution of flower traits

Confirming scientists' assumptions, a Cornell study has proven that pollinators are agents of natural selection in flowers. (Oct. 14, 2010)

Shoals Lab's Seeley wins environmental fellowship

Robin Hadlock Seeley, a Cornell senior research associate and assistant director at the Shoals Marine Lab, received a 2010 TogetherGreen Fellowship, a national conservation award. (Oct. 14, 2010)

Cornell announces 10 new life sciences fellows

Cornell welcomed 10 new graduate students, who were selected as this year's Presidential Life Sciences Fellows, at a reception in Weill Hall on Aug. 26. (Oct. 13, 2010)

Philanthropist promotes biochar research with $5M gift

The gift, from philanthropist Yossie Hollander and his family, will be used to support biomass and biochar research by a multidisciplinary team of scientists led by Johannes Lehmann. (Oct. 13, 2010)

New center, with $1 million grant, aims to make school lunchrooms smarter

The Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs will allow researchers to offer expertise nationwide and will be a hub for psychological and economic research of childhood nutrition. (Oct. 12, 2010)

First comprehensive survey of gut, mouth and arterial bacteria finds links to heart disease

The same types of bacteria found in arterial plaque, which causes atherosclerosis, are also found in the mouth and gut, according to a Cornell study. (Oct. 12, 2010)

New garden designed by freshmen symbolizes Cornell Cooperative Extension's 100 years

On Oct. 7, the freshman class of plant science majors set out to make their mark on campus. Their task: plant a garden outside of Fernow Hall to celebrate 100 years of Cornell Cooperative Extension. (Oct. 11, 2010)

No need to fight over mineral resources, says geologist

Economic geologist Lawrence Cathles writes in a recent review that while mineral resources on land may be dwindling, deposits on the ocean floor could power humanity for centuries. (Oct. 6, 2010)