College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Kids more likely to eat apples when fruit is sliced

Schoolchildren will eat apples much more often when the fruit is sliced, reports a new Cornell study.

Researchers digest how gut 'bugs' affect health

Cornell is part of a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to study the bacteria in the human gut.

Media workshop teaches farmers to tell their stories

The 'Telling Better Stories' workshop April 11 offered pointers on podcasting, photography and online writing to farmer.

Kareiva to reboot environment debate in Iscol Lecture

Peter Kareiva, Ph.D. '81, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, will deliver the 2013 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture, 'Overcoming Dogma and Prophecies of Doom to Save Nature,' April 22.

CIIFAD to showcase student international projects April 18

‪The Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development will showcase multidisciplinary student programs in international development April 18.

Two juniors awarded Goldwater scholarships

Jon Carter Loftus '14 and Devin McMahon '14, both in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, were awarded 2013 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships.

Panama president to students: 'Fight another round'

Part motivational speech, part socio-economic update, Ricardo Martinelli's April 11 talk wove personal anecdotes with statistics demonstrating the positive changes his administration has effected.

Land-grant legacy and evolution extolled in Albany

On April 9, university and state leaders gathered in Albany to celebrate Cornell’s land-grant mission in New York state and beyond.

Expert panel: Education needs major reform

A panel of eight Cornell-affiliated education advocates stressed the importance of reform during a lively discussion on the future of education at the Cornell Club in Manhattan April 3.