Cornell's 160-year-old potato breeding program supports the national potato industry, working hand-in-hand to develop new varieties grown across the country.
New York City’s mostly indoor cats easily caught SARS-CoV-2 during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic – and most were asymptomatic and were likely infected by their owners.
Cornell researchers have discovered a previously unknown way plants regulate water that is so fundamental it may change plant biology textbooks – and open the door to breeding more drought-tolerant crops.
Across parts of southern Africa, fences aim to separate cattle from other animals to prevent the spread of diseases, but they also restrict wildlife migrations.
Scientists at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine have found that administering a rotavirus vaccine to newborn mice via a shot, rather than an oral dose, increases its efficacy, particularly for at-risk newborns.
The Rapid Response Fund was designed to have a streamlined review process that enables researchers to access funding within weeks — ideal for fast-moving infectious diseases.
The federal research funding supporting projects across the university, including the development of a pediatric heart pump, has been restarted, but those lost months of work will have a lasting impact.