Grape growers and food processors benefit from water sensors for accurate moisture readings. Cornell researchers have developed a fingertip-sized sensor that is a hundred times more sensitive than current devices, and they hope to produce it for as little as $5 each.
“Supermarket Guru” Phil Lempert, a consumer trend-watcher and analyst, delivered the second annual Joyce Lindower Wolitzer ’76 and Steven Wolitzer Nutrition Seminar Oct. 1.
Few farmers attempt to grow rice in the Northeast’s short growing season, but a team of farmers, with the help of Cornell scientists, are experimenting with rice-growing methods to suit New York’s climate.
Katherine Bunting-Howarth, an attorney with a Ph.D. in marine studies, is now the program leader for New York Sea Grant's extension program, supervising more than a dozen staff throughout New York. (April 4, 2011)
Ten of the 11 2013 specialty crop research grant awards, supported by more than $900,000 in federal funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will go to Cornell.
Katharine Leigh '15 is following her passions for seafood and marine biology through an outreach program, Green Catch: Sustaining the Blue by Catching Green.
Examining social movements to Facebook addiction, more than 50 graduating seniors showcased their research prowess at the 2015 Senior Expo for the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars.
Restaurateur Dan Barber, who writes on food and agricultural policy and promotes sustainable practices to achieve the best taste in farm and garden-grown foods, will speak in Call Auditorium. (March 17, 2011)