Computer model helps biologists understand how coral dies in warming waters

Mathematical models reveal the dynamics of bacterial communities behind afflictions that bleach and kill coral. (March 30, 2010)

New guides available to help farmers grow organically

New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell has produced nine free guides for farmers that provide information on how to grow certified organic produce. (March 29, 2010)

Study on fasting and dieting suggests why diets fail -- and why a weekly fast might work

A study finds that after fasting or dieting one day, people do not overeat to compensate but gain any lost weight back. The findings have implications for why diets fail and how weekly fasting might work. (March 26, 2010)

Predators aren't only ones that control food chain -- plants do, too, from the bottom up

A new Cornell study, published March 26 in Science, is one of the first that shows how plants at the bottom of the food chain have evolved mechanisms that influence ecosystem dynamics. (March 25, 2010)

'Climate Action and U' is theme of Sustainability Month

April will mark the second annual Sustainability Month on campus, with more than 30 public campus and community events related to sustainability activities at Cornell.

Videos commemorate 40 years of nutrition education

A new video series depicts the history and future of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program for the program's 40th anniversary. (March 23, 2010)

Max Pfeffer named senior associate dean in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Max Pfeffer, chair of the Department of Development Sociology, has been appointed senior associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (March 22, 2010)

Expert: World has underestimated climate-change effects

Professor Charles Greene asserts in the journal Oceanography that the world's policymakers have underestimated the potential dangerous impacts that man-made climate change will have on society. (March 22, 2010)

Student consulting firm works on relocating and housing earthquake survivors in Haiti

A group of Cornell graduate students has formed a consulting firm to find ways to relocate a camp of earthquake survivors to a better site and secure permanent new housing opportunities. (March 18, 2010)