Twilight tour highlights heritage grain research

Farmers learned Cornell’s value-added grain trials at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville July 1.

Cornell obtains $3M grant to study tobacco warnings

To determine effective tobacco warning labels, five Cornell faculty members will receive a five-year, $3 million federal grant to examine how anti-smoking messages can affect youth, and low-income and low-education groups.

Study shows how peer pressure affects consumption

Peer pressure shapes our attitudes toward certain foods and food ingredients, a Cornell study finds.

Snappy 'Popples' cracks first place at national food expo

Popples, an apple-flavored treat created by Cornell food science students, earned first place in the national Institute of Food Technologists product development competition held in New Orleans June 27.

BEST program gives Ph.D.s insights into nonacademic jobs

The Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program, which offers career resources about non-academic jobs, is now available to all Cornell Ph.D. students and postdocs.

N.Y. Sen. Nozzolio secures $3.4M to bolster food research

To spur local job creation, New York state Sen. Michael Nozzolio has secured $3.4 million in state funding to help food entrepreneurs at the agricultural experiment station in Geneva, New York.

Pest attacks can lead to bigger crop yields

Researchers are studying how to harness potato plants’ natural response to environmental stress to develop a sustainable pest control strategy that increases crop yields and reduces insect damage.

Kill flies by alternating pesticides, monitoring need

A Cornell entomologist studies housefly resistance to pesticides in dairy farms and offers strategies for more effective control.

Leading the whey: Cornell at forefront of dairy safety outreach

Any way you slice it, brine it or age it, Cornell’s Food Science Dairy Extension Program faculty and professionals are helping New York cheesemakers and dairy producers provide safe, high-quality products.