New partnership supports returning Peace Corps volunteers

A new Peace Corps/Cornell partnership will provide fellowships to returned Peace Corps volunteers seeking a Master of Professional Studies degree in the field of global development.

Cornell sweetens upstate New York's dairy future

The connection between Cornell and the Akron, N.Y.-based ice cream company Perry's goes back generations, to when Marlo Perry '35 took knowledge acquired in his dairy science classes back to the family dairy.

Disease-resistant tomatoes fight lethal pests

Plant breeder Martha Mutschler-Chu has developed a variety of tomato that deters pests and counters the killer viruses they transmit.

Student founds sustainable seafood program

Katharine Leigh '15 is following her passions for seafood and marine biology through an outreach program, Green Catch: Sustaining the Blue by Catching Green.

Compost helps restore soil in arid region of China

Cornell researchers have tested their method to restore agricultural land in China by adding components into the soil and collecting water to make the most of meager rainfall supplies.

Expert testifies to U.S. Senate on commercial fishing

Aiming to correct imbalances, extension expert Emerson Hasbrouck testified before the U.S. Senate on federal rules that put New York's commercial fishermen at a disadvantage.

Students bring better chemistry through Cajun cuisine

A Cornell team will participate in a contest to communicate the chemistry of Cajun cooking, April 9 during the American Chemical Society's spring convention in New Orleans.

In triplicate, genes make maize tolerant to toxic soil

Rendering some of the world’s toxic soils moot, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and Cornell researchers are learning to grow stress-tolerant crops on formerly non-farmable land.

New method makes puffed rice pop with more nutrients

Puffed rice just got more snap, crackle and pop, thanks to a new method for making puffed rice that retains nutrients and allows producers to fortify cereals with vitamins and protein.