English professor Molly Hite and garden photographer David McDonald presented 'Literature, Life, Gardens: The Influence of Vita Sackville-West' Aug. 24. (Aug. 31, 2011)
New research will accelerate the process of identifying strains of salmonella bacteria behind food poisonings - and reduce the time it takes to track the culprit from farm to fork. (Aug. 30, 2011)
For the first time, researchers have identified how cabbage looper caterpillars in the field develop resistance to the most successful and widely used biological insecticide.
Sasha Devore, a postdoctoral fellow in neurobiology and behavior, has been awarded one of five L'Oreal USA Fellowships for Women in Science 2011. (Aug. 26, 2011)
In rural areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America, poor farmers supplement their livelihoods by hunting and cutting wood, but such practices seriously threaten biodiversity in the developing world. (Aug. 22, 2011)
Five landscape architecture graduate students spent the 2010-11 academic year designing a garden with plants capable of cleaning up hazardous waste sites. (Aug. 22, 2011)
The discovery of the aggressive hydrilla plant in upstate in Cayuga Inlet by Cornell staff is the first detection of the invasive plant in upstate New York. (Aug. 17, 2011)
On Oct. 8, Cornell veterinary students will join volunteer alumni to offer their first daylong animal wellness clinic in the Bronx. Organizers hope it will become a regular event.
