Marianne Krasny elected to Royal Swedish Academy

Marianne Krasny, director of the Civic Ecology Lab and professor in the Department of Natural Resources, has been elected a foreign fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry.

Aquadro, Harrington, Nicholson win Weiss fellowships

Charles Aquadro, Laura Harrington and Sean Nicholson are recipients of the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship for outstanding teaching of undergraduates.

Largest dog genetic study informs human diseases

Cornell researchers have completed the largest genetic study of dogs to date, comprising the genetic analysis of 4,200 dogs. The study investigated 180,000 genetic markers.

Cornell plant breeding pioneer wins Japan Prize

Steven D. Tanksley, a molecular geneticist who pioneered concepts essential to modern plant breeding while a professor at Cornell University, has won the prestigious Japan Prize worth $420,000.

Birding game creates citizen science data where none exists

Avicaching is a game for bird watchers where players search for as many birds as possible in specific locations and record their findings in eBird.

CALS research key to New York farming growth

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences dean Kathryn Boor spoke of CALS' partnership with agricultural producers from across New York state Jan. 19 at the 2016 Empire State Producers Expo.

Why don’t more animals show off like peacocks?

Whether or not animals display status signals may depend on the social structure in which they evolved, according to Michael Sheehan, assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior.

Limiting e-cigarette flavors may benefit public health

Ridding e-cigarettes of flavors such as fruit and candy help to discourage teenagers from using them while making them available to adults who are trying to quite smoking, according to a new study.

Study unravels link between surgery, diabetes remission

No one has fully understood why diabetes remission often follows bariatric surgery, but a recent Cornell-led study provides clues to the mystery. The findings open doors for novel drug treatments to treat Type 2 diabetes.