Yogurt industry leader Chobani has given a $1.5 million gift to the Department of Food Science to support research and workforce training in dairy quality to help maintain New York's competitive edge in the industry.
Prabhu Pingali, professor of applied economics and management and founding director of the new Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative, is working to improve nutrition in India.
As biofuels become an increasingly viable alternative, Cornell researchers are making sure that growing grasses for biofuel won't face inadvertent snares.
Events this week include a talk on health care and the economy, a town-gown community forum, a concert by The Rose Ensemble, classic cinema, and an exhibition premiering new video works by Slater Bradley.
In most cases, when single moms marry, their children do not report improved mental and physical health as teens, when compared with children whose moms stay single, reports a Cornell demographer.
In an installation in Sibley Dome this semester, artist, architect and educator Dennis Maher, B.Arch. ’99, combines used and discarded matter that explores the embedded history and latent qualities of objects.
Grape growers and food processors benefit from water sensors for accurate moisture readings. Cornell researchers have developed a fingertip-sized sensor that is a hundred times more sensitive than current devices, and they hope to produce it for as little as $5 each.
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.
For each person attending the women's hockey opening game against Northeastern University Oct. 19, $1 will be given to the Cornell United Way campaign.
Most Cornell employees eligible for either endowed or contract college health care coverage will do better financially by remaining on their employer plan rather than switching to plans covered by the federal Affordable Care Act.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will speak at Cornell on the state of education, Thursday, Oct. 24, at 5:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall. President David Skorton will lead a discussion with Bush and State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher afterward.
