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Threatened plants have rosier future with BTI technique

Researchers at the Cornell-affiliated Boyce Thompson Institute developed a test tube tissue culture procedure that multiplies the number of woodland agrimony plants to propagate the plant.

Immune cells' bacteria may fight chronic inflammation

New research from Weill Cornell Medicine identified "good" or "commensal" bacteria that inhabits human and mouse immune cells and appears to protect the body from inflammation and illness.

Rui Hai Liu's whole grains research earns nutrition prize

Food science professor Dr. Rui Hai Liu won the 2016 General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition Innovation Award for his contributions to cereal grain and grain component research.

Engineering graduate programs rate highly again

For the third year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranks Cornell's graduate engineering program among the nation's best, with six disciplines rated in the top 10 of all U.S. universities.

Without soil data, crop insurance pricing is a bust

By not integrating soil data into the calculations that determine insurance premium costs, the federal agency's rates are rife with errors that lead to inefficiencies, says researcher Joshua Woodard.

UN Ambassador Brahimi joins Einaudi for residency

Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat and former special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, is on campus as the Einaudi Center's first International Practitioner-in-Residence.

New book sheds light on high U.S. incarceration rate

In his new book, “Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World," Peter Enns sheds new light on the high U.S. rate of incarceration.

Sparking Ithaca's startup economy, Rev wins award

A project of Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works has received the Economic Development Project of the Year award from the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

Lunches bring Latina/o Studies community together

Each semester, the Latina/o Studies Program hosts six informal luncheon discussions for students with Cornell faculty and administrators as “a way to bring the community together."

'One Funny Ithaca Story' benefits local cancer center

Featuring Mayor Svante Myrick and several Cornell staff members, the second annual "One Funny Ithaca Story," March 20, will benefit the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes.

Engineering Simulation MOOC teaches pro skills

Cornell’s newest MOOC will give thousands of students worldwide an opportunity to learn skills that are regularly taught to the university's undergraduate engineering students on campus.

Cornell Council for the Arts accepting project proposals

The Cornell Council for the Arts is seeking new and experimental art projects from the Cornell community, to be presented on campus in 2016-17. The deadline to apply for grants is April 8.