CCAT telescope in Chile reaches major milestone

Cornell representatives attended in the first board meeting in Chile of the institutions planning to build the world's largest submillimeter wavelength telescope.

Hospitality, real estate in China set to boom, summit finds

The Cornell International Summit: Hospitality, Real Estate and the Built Environment, in Shanghai April 20, attracted 275 Cornellians and friends to discuss the state of China's hospitality and commercial real estate markets.

Asia-Pacific conference draws record turnout

The sixth Cornell Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference, held April 19-21 in Shanghai, drew record-high attendance of nearly 100 Cornell alumni, parents, friends and faculty members.

Four grad students become U.S. Borlaug fellows

Of 11 graduate students receiving research grants from the U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program, four are Cornell doctoral students.

Trip provides insights in Israeli agribusiness

Fifteen students recently spent a week in Israel to glean insights into agribusiness in the Middle Eastern country.

Leading economist to head India health initiative

Prabhu Pingali, former World Bank economist and deputy director of agricultural development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be spearheading a Cornell effort to help reduce poverty and malnutrition in India.

Cassava database becomes open access

The $25.2 million Next Generation Cassava Breeding project at Cornell has released a database that features all the breeding data on cassava for open access data sharing.

In Cambodia, Uphoff touts SRI successes

Professor Norman Uphoff discussed the System of Rice Intensification April 5 at the closing session of Cambodia's fourth annual national farmers conference in Phnom Penh.

Cornell research helps meet world's crop challenges

Two Cornell researchers are world experts in studies of little-known plant transport proteins that may be key to easing the ever-growing global food needs.