State weather watchers are looking for amateur weather buffs to measure and record the daily precipitation that falls in their backyards. Training for volunteers will be held March 29 at Cornell. (March 18, 2008)
Antonio DiTommaso, associate professor of crop and soil science, has been honored with the prestigious Outstanding Teacher Award from the Weed Science Society of America. (March 18, 2008)
In her State of Extension Address, CCE Director Helene Dillard noted that CCE will need to frame its programs in public-value terms, be accountable and focus on programs that are most fundable. (March 14, 2008)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rae McGrath spoke in a class March 13 about the profound impact that abandoned weapons have on civilians and the responsibility of countries to clear such countries as Afghanistan of old explosives. (March 14, 2008)
The breadth of grant proposals from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines reflects the scope and quality of international engagement on the Cornell campus. (March 14, 2008)
The student-run 2008 Annual Bioengineering Expo at Cornell, on March 5, featured a career fair, poster session, refreshments, speakers and a research poster competition.
Dr. Michael Latham, professor emeritus of nutritional sciences at Cornell, was honored with a U.N. Standing Committee of Nutrition Award of Merit, March 5 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Construction has begun on a state-of-the art Biofuels Research Lab that will convert perennial grasses and woody biomass into ethanol thanks to a $10 million grant awarded to Professor Larry Walker. (March 6, 2008)
The 27 projects funded by the New York Farm Viability Institute are designed to produce measurable results at the farm level and create a vibrant and viable agricultural industry statewide. (March 6, 2008)
