A sort of 'mini-MOOC' - massive open online course - in infant and child nutrition has attracted almost 4,000 participants from more than 100 countries.
Huiju Park, assistant professor in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, is making firefighters' movements more natural and safer by designing better-fitting boots and uniforms. (Dec. 3, 2012)
Representatives from vegetable processors and seed companies visited the College of Agriculture and Life Science's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station to evaluate produce. (Dec. 3, 2012)
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing $25M in a project, hosted at Cornell, that seeks to improve cassava crops in sub-Saharan Africa. (Nov. 30, 2012)
An international consortium of scientists has published the genome sequence of watermelon, providing information that could dramatically accelerate watermelon breeding. (Nov. 27, 2012)
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, hosted by the School of Hotel Administration, recently gave 11 disabled vets skills and training in hospitality entrepreneurship. (Nov. 27, 2012)
A new internship will expose students to employment and community involvement opportunities in upstate New York so that they will later work in the state. (Nov. 20, 2012)
The focus of the Nov. 14 Lund Critical Debate was whether China has become a world superpower. Two experts agreed that the answer was no. (Nov. 19, 2012)
Keith Tidball, a senior extension associate in the Department of Natural Resources, provides veterans with access to nature, which has proven valuable in helping them cope with a variety of disorders. (Nov. 16, 2012)
