The combination of natural enemies, such as ladybeetles, with Bt crops, delays a pest's ability to evolve resistance to the crops' insecticidal proteins, according to new research.
This week teams of Cornell Dining managers, chefs and staff members will eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at campus eateries while adhering to one of six diets: vegetarian, vegan, kosher, dairy-free, gluten-free and both dairy- and gluten-free.
The age at which people become sexually active is genetically influenced – but not when they grow up in stressful, low-income household environments, reports Jane Mendle, assistant professor of human development, in the journal Developmental Psychology.
Fat Tuesday (aka, Mardi Gras) comes once a year, but "Heavy Monday" is a weekly occurrence, according to an international study of weight gain rhythms.
With the rising popularity of MOOCs and other cutting-edge online educational opportunities, the recent Report of the Cornell Distance Learning Committee has endorsed the university’s practices while making recommendations for moving forward.
An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.
Cornell will send half of all students abroad for study or a meaningful academic experience by 2020, according to a commitment it signed with the Institute of International Education.
Bridgette Brady, director of transportation services at Washington State University, has been named Cornell’s new director of transportation services. She starts March 31.
Now in its third year, the Greek Leadership Academy at Cornell is being recognized for its value and importance by the student and faculty communities alike.
On the Cornell campus to film "Buddha, born in Nepal," a Nepalese director learns about the shortage of blondes and the plethora of snow; Cornellian "extras" learn the concerns of international students among them.
Events on campus this week include a discussion of women and equality; Asia Night; professor Harry Greene on field biology; "Wonder Women" author Debora Spar and baroque orchestra Tempesta di Mare.
