Oceanographer Chuck Greene is working to optimize an ocean-observing tool to collect and transmit ecosystem data to his desktop in real time, tracking the ocean like the weather. (Jan. 5, 2012)
RFID technology repurposed for tracking birds automates data collection, requiring scientists to spend only a few hours a week tending to feeders wired with tracking technology.
Cornell researchers have found that vermicompost is not only an excellent fertilizer, but could also help prevent a pathogen that has been a scourge to greenhouse growers.
For the first time, the Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo and Direct Marketing Conference will offer 11 sessions in Spanish to better train many of the Spanish-speaking farmworkers. (Dec. 15, 2011)
After eight years of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, residents still have mixed feelings about it, report researchers at Cornell's Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, Dec. 13. (Dec. 14, 2011)
Economist Steven Kyle predicted the U.S. economy will grow at a rate of about 1-2 percent in 2012, warning his audience that Europe and China could also influence our economy next year. (Dec. 14, 2011)
New York MarketMaker links nearly 2,000 small food producers with potential buyers, matching fresh fruits and vegetables to restaurants, individuals and consumers looking for them. (Dec. 13, 2011)
Two design and environmental analysis classes collaborated to research, design and build full-scale furniture and play systems for a local Head Start program. (Dec. 12, 2011)
Professor Nina Bassuk said urban trees are each worth $135 in benefit. She spoke at 92nd Street Y in NYC Dec. 7 as part of the 'Changing Earth' series, a partnership between 92Y and Cornell Plantations. (Dec. 12, 2011)