A new study from professors in Cornell's Dyson School finds that junk food is not the culprit for obesity. Sedentary lifestyles and and inadequate consumption of healthier foods is the culprit.
Cornell is leading a national alliance aimed at improving the safety of fresh produce and helping fruit and vegetable growers meet new regulatory requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Even more violent food riots and overthrown governments are predicted in a new book edited by Cornell's Christopher B. Barrett, “Food Security and Sociopolitical Stability.”
Ralph D. Christy, professor of emerging markets in the Department of Applied Economics Management, has been named the new director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development. (March 30, 2009)
CALS Dean Kathryn Boor was part of a panel discussion at the United States Department of Agriculture’s 92nd Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 25.
The symposium, "Biofortification to Alleviate Micronutrient Malnutrition," will be held at the Statler Hotel Amphitheater and G73 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Cornell University’s entry for the International Genetically Engineered Machine synthetic biology competition earned three prizes and a gold medal at the 12th annual iGEM Giant Jamboree in Boston.
Researchers from Cornell and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new type of nanoscale surface that bacteria can’t stick to, which could be good news for the food processing, medical and shipping industries.