The new ClimAID report from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority predicts specific impacts of climate change on the state by 2080. Cornell researchers contributed to the report.
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an apple by another name could fetch a much sweeter price for farmers. Cornell research finds that consumers are willing to pay as much as 27 percent more for apples with names evocative of taste and sensation.
Lauren Hodge of York, Pa., spent a week in Cornell's Soil and Water Lab, subjecting pulverized pumpkin to a barrage of tests to determine how the gourd reacts to water contaminated with hard metals. (Nov. 15, 2011)
The study provides a revised classification of 97 metallic sweat bee species found in eastern North America, including 11 identified for the first time.
Students in Restoration Ecology this semester are gathering data to analyze whether Cayuga Inlet should be dredged, and what the options are for the sediment. (Nov. 7, 2011)
The Belleville-Henderson Central School District in northern New York is helping Cornell scientists study grass as a low-tech, local renewable energy system by maintaining switchgrass trial plots. (Nov. 3, 2011)
Cornell Cooperative Extension leaders gathered for 'Bridging the Gap Between Science and Service: the First 100 Years of Cooperative Extension,' at the Cornell Club in Manhattan Nov. 1. (Nov. 3, 2011)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has funded a $2.3 million study to enhance the market value of organically grown heritage wheat, emmer, spelt and einkorn. (Oct. 27, 2011)
