Mine seed banks to feed tomorrow’s world

With demand for global food expected to double, people need to tap unused plants to feed the world in the near future, claims Cornell plant geneticist Susan McCouch.

Chilean earthquake made volcanoes sink

Cornell earth scientists are trying to understand why several volcanoes near a 2010 earthquake in Chile sank several inches into the ground.

Two student teams win coveted EPA prize

Two Cornell student teams – a cookstove fuel/biochar group and the AguaClara water filtration project – won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s prestigious People, Prosperity and the Planet Award June 19.

Cornell to begin collaborative research in Paraguay

Cornell has signed an agreement with the government of Paraguay to further international outreach, fieldwork and exchange of information and resources.

Agriculture and climate change meet at new institute

The new Cornell Institute for Climate Change and Agriculture, under director Allison Morrill Chatrchyan, will help farmers adapt to climate change.

Teachers delve into global water and culture issues

More than 50 middle and high school teachers were on campus June 24-26 for an International Studies Summer Institute at Cornell called The Cultural Geography of Water.

White House honors Ginsparg for arXiv

Paul Ginsparg, professor of physics, will be named a Champion of Change by the White House June 19 for his work on arXiv.

New economics research helps developing world

Professors offered an inside look at Cornell's new economics department, their fields of study and current research projects June 8 at Reunion.

Experts lament fragmented U.S. political system

Partisanship and bureaucratic fragmentation are major challenges today's U.S. foreign policy, professors said during the discussion "America and the World," June 7 during Reunion.