The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $4.7 million to a Cornell-led effort to help corn growers reduce their carbon footprint and improve net profits. (July 5, 2011)
Professor Martin Wiedmann will head a national effort in collaboration with six other universities to engage thousands of children, college students, teachers and professionals in food safety programs.
Cornell has strengthened its presence in Africa by formalizing a research relationship with the Faculty of AgriSciences of Stellenbosch University in South Africa. (June 27, 2011)
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)
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)
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)
Los Angeles artist Jessica Rath worked with Professor Susan Brown to use Cornell apple trees as a basis for a photography exhibit in Pasadena next year. (June 16, 2011)
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)
