Cornell will receive $40 million from the U.K.'s Department for International Development and the Gates Foundation to fight a wheat pathogen that threatens the world's food security. (Feb. 27, 2011)
Cornell Death Penalty Project Director John Blume discussed the challenges of providing due process to death row inmates with mental impairments, Feb. 24, citing a particular case he's working on. (Feb. 25, 2011)
Researchers played a key role in helping Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island eliminate rabies in raccoons. Cornell's been managing rabies-control efforts in the two counties since 2006.
The student-led Cornell University Sustainable Design has published 'Schoolhouse South Africa: Comprehensive Context,' a book on their design approach to building a school in South Africa this summer. (Feb. 22, 2011)
Cornell has released two new potato varieties that are ideal for potato chips. They are Waneta and Lamoka - named after a pair of twin lakes in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Assistant professor of government Peter Enns has co-edited a book of articles that examine political representation and will discuss the book's themes in a talk Feb. 23. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Robots that self-improve and machines that print products at home are technologies on the horizon, said Hod Lipson at the 2011 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)
An 18-month project in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia has helped researchers better understand what community program features best help marginalized youth and young adults transition into adulthood. (Feb. 18, 2011)
