CALS faculty, staff honored for outstanding achievements

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presented their annual Research and Extension Awards and new Core Value Staff Awards Nov. 8. (Nov. 10, 2010)

FDA, USDA, Cornell create alliance for produce safety

The FDA, USDA and Cornell have created alliance for to give produce growers and packagers on-farm food safety knowledge in advance of a proposed produce safety regulation.

Panelists: Policy changes, partnerships and proactive action on all levels are vital in sustainability effort

Achieving a sustainable world will require increased awareness, policy changes and an inclusive approach, said panelists in a discussion Oct. 28 in Statler Hall. (Oct. 29, 2010)

Plantations dedicates new ultra-green welcome center

The Cornell Plantations' Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center was dedicated Oct. 28, culminating a decade of building and renovation projects at the Plantations. (Oct. 29, 2010)

Panelists examine link between rural poverty and farmer suicides in India

A panel of three Cornell academics discussed the controversy in India about the film, Peepli Live, and the representations of an epidemic of farmer suicides there, Oct. 26. (Oct. 29, 2010)

Historic gift creates Atkinson Center to bolster sustainability research, education, action

David R. Atkinson '60 and his wife, Patricia Atkinson, have committed $80 million to provide a permanent center on campus that will position Cornell to be a global leader in sustainability. (Oct. 28, 2010)

USDA adopts Cornell-developed VIVO to network scientists

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be the first federal organization to use VIVO, a Web application conceived and developed at Cornell, to help scientists network and find potential collaborators. (Oct. 28, 2010)

CU-led team aims to develop $100M eastern broccoli industry

The project aims to develop a more sustainable industry that produces broccoli locally, reduces emissions from cross-country trucking and conserves scarce western U.S. irrigation water. (Oct. 25, 2010)

Philanthropist promotes biochar research with $5M gift

The gift, from philanthropist Yossie Hollander and his family, will be used to support biomass and biochar research by a multidisciplinary team of scientists led by Johannes Lehmann. (Oct. 13, 2010)