New York schoolchildren use high tunnels to grow veggies

Cornell is helping six New York state schools use high tunnels to grow their school gardens and studying how they benefit the schools' educational programs. (Oct. 26, 2011)

Ken Quick '14 takes on leadership role in national Future Farmers of America

Ken Quick Jr. '14 has been named the next national eastern region vice president of the Future Farmers of America. (Oct. 26, 2011)

Native bees are better pollinators, more plentiful than honeybees, finds entomologist

Native bees are better pollinators and more plentiful than honeybees, finds entomologist Bryan Danforth, who is involved in two big projects to further study native bee populations.

New test can precisely pinpoint food pathogens

Using a genomic approach, a Cornell team has developed a test that can precisely pinpoint the exact nature and origin of food-borne bacteria with unprecedented accuracy. (Oct. 24, 2011)

Law School to host international water conference Nov. 4-6

Cornell Law School will host a three-day conference Nov. 4-6 to examine the growing water shortage crisis in the Mediterranean basin. (Oct. 24, 2011)

On sustainability forefront, CU is showing how it can be done, say panelists

Cornell demonstrates 'a way forward' in sustainability, said panelists at a discussion Oct. 21 during Trustee-Council Weekend. (Oct. 21, 2011)

Skorton is optimistic council's work will spur economic development

At an Oct. 19 meeting of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council, which he co-chairs, President David Skorton expressed optimism for the economic future of New York state. (Oct. 20, 2011)

Kiln to make rural Kenyan village energy self-sufficient with agricultural boon

With the first continuous slow pyrolysis unit built at a U.S. university, a research team are on the cusp of harnessing the power of organic material to fuel an entire village in Kenya. (Oct. 18, 2011)

Researchers attack a stinker of a pest; iPhone users can help track the invader

Researchers have received almost half a million dollars to fight the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, which has the potential to destroy New York's crops.