A new Cornell study finds that diners whose menus listed calories ordered 3 percent fewer calories in their appetizer and entree courses, but their dessert and drink orders remained the same.
Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have collected the genome sequences of 725 different wild tomato types to create a pangenome, which will help breeders develop better strains.
Cornell will establish a new Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, thanks to $1 million in state funding.
The Cornell Small Farms Program Farm Ops initiative helped Kreher's Poultry Farm in Clarence, New York, receive approval as the state's first on-the-job training program for military veterans to become farmers.
CALS Day took on a festival atmosphere with more than 35 science exhibits, food, animals, tie-dye and music during a celebration of the diversity of the college’s research and people.
Cornell will honor Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock, renowned Chinese scholar Hu Shih and the Cayuga Nation with names for new North Campus residence hall buildings.