A new Cornell study explains why aquarium catfish can change the structure and function of ecosystems when pet owners set them free and they become abundant in non-native waters.
Much as Abigail Adams found solace in writing letters to her husband more than two centuries ago, today’s distant hearts grow closer in phone calls, video chat, texting and instant messages.
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities awarded Stephen Philip Johnson, Cornell vice president for government and community relations, with its Betty Colden Memorial Awards Aug. 9 in Charleston, S.C.
Twenty-eight students from top U.S. universities participated in the summer scholars program at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y.
For the first time, Cornell University ranked fifth among Sierra magazine’s Ten Coolest Schools in the country, earning that spot for the environmental mindset on campus.
Two negatives – cow manure and flies – can make a positive. Cornell animal scientists, entomologists and a business professor will examine the environmental impact and commercial potential of quickly processing dairy cow manure with fly larvae. And then using the dried larvae to feed other farm animals.
Cornell Plantations offers a self-guided, mobile phone audio-visual tour and four new interpretive and orientation signs to help visitors learn more about the collections F.R. Newman Arboretum.
