$5 million USDA grant to advance community food systems

To foster the growth of equitable, healthful and sustainable community food systems, Cornell will receive $1 million of a five-year, $5 million multistate project. (June 21, 2011)

CU experts confirm emerald ash borer in Buffalo, Rochester

Cornell researchers have confirmed a new infestation of the emerald ash borer in Erie County, N.Y., for the first time. (June 21, 2011)

State's first hops specialist on tap to promote New York beer production

Cornell Cooperative Extension has hired a hops specialist to promote New York beer production while using local sources, reducing their carbon footprint and keeping jobs in the state. (June 21, 2011)

From biochar to organic crops, Cornell research farm helps grow N.Y. economy

Cornell's Musgrave Research Farm near Aurora, N.Y., is home to some 50 research projects, including biochar and organic cropping systems.

Students from around the nation spend summer at Cornell

The Departments of Food Science and of Plant Pathology each host about one dozen undergraduates from around the country as summer scholars to garner career interest in their fields. (June 20, 2011)

Community design can help combat climate change, say landscape architects, planners

A conference at Cornell June 3 included planners and architects, discussing how compact, walker- and biker-friendly communities with high-performance buildings would help the energy, climate crises. (June 16, 2011)

Students, faculty travel to Tanzania for global health

For the third year in a row, 15 Cornell students are taking part in the Global Health Summer Session Program in Tanzania. (June 15, 2011)

Project launches the nutrient-dense juneberry as new fruit crop for the Northeast

A Cornell project is launching interest in the Northeast in growing and using juneberries, which are even more healthful on many fronts, than blueberries. (June 15, 2011)

Changing upstate population influences land use, health care, other key issues

Scholars and civic leaders pondered how to address the challenges prompted by upstate New York's changing population at the State of Upstate New York Conference in Syracuse, N.Y., June 8. (June 10, 2011)