Poetry's evolutionary niche at Cornell Plantations

Poet Joanie Mackowski will present, “You're the Bee's Kinesis: Poetry and Coevolution,” as part of the Cornell Plantations’ William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.

Cornell Dairy makes yogurt for state fair's 'Yo2Go'

Amid such standard state fair fare as corn dogs, doughnut burgers and elephant ears, Cornell Dairy is supplying a healthy treat for the Great New York State Fair: vanilla-flavored regular yogurt and Greek yogurt.

Geneva summer scholars present agriculture research

Twenty-seven students from across the nation conducted plant research with CALS faculty members this summer and presented their results Aug. 1.

Slim people asked to share tips in registry

Cornell Professor Brian Wansink and colleagues have launched the Slim by Design Registry. It asks slim people to share their tips about how they stay slim.

Grad students master mentoring in Arizona field course

Three graduate students learned from faculty members Jed Sparks and Harry Greene how to teach field courses to undergraduates on a 10-day field course to Arizona.

Cornell Tech to open space in Roosevelt Island gallery

Cornell Tech will open a space at the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association, 527 Main St., Roosevelt Island starting Sept. 3.

Ag secretary briefed on nutrition, dairy, climate research

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with Cornell faculty members July 29 to learn about solutions in the realm of dairy, nutrition and climate change.

D.C. tasty tradition features fare from CALS

At the annual New York Farm Day July 29 in Washington, D.C., the Empire State’s agricultural bounty was on display; many products had direct connections to Cornell.

'Hawkaholics' watch nest life 24/7

Many bird lovers watch the live feeds from webcams on campus that film the nest life of ospreys and red-tailed hawks, and many become active volunteers and members of the growing community of cam viewers.