David M. Lodge, the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future discusses his priorities in the coming year and how the center is making an impact around the world.
Cornell has the only comprehensive berry team in the Northeast, combining expertise in horticulture, entomology, plant pathology, agricultural economics, berry breeding and management for the benefit of New York state's $20 million berry industry.
More than four tons of food and personal care items were collected for the 2010 Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring, Sept. 16, to kick off the 2010 United Way Campaign. (Sept. 16, 2010)
A team led by Ikhide Imumorin, Cornell assistant professor of animal genetics and genomics, is the first to apply a new, inexpensive genomics technique to cattle called genotyping-by-sequencing.
The recent decoding of the kiwifruit genome has discovered that the fruit has many genetic similarities to other plant species, including potatoes and tomatoes, among other surprises.
Cornell researchers are working hard to eradicate plum pox virus from New York as it can destroy orchards of peaches, plums and apricots. (Sept. 8, 2010)
Cornell Dining helped Martin Andonov '13 refine his ideas for fast-food, high-quality Mediterranean offerings. Andonov, who won $15,000 for his concept, will launch a London eatery after graduation.
With help from Cornell, a new beverage is making its way into stores beginning this April: It is called Vertical Water, and it's the sweet water sap that makes its way up maple trees from the soil.
Soil scientists Jerome H. Cherney, William J. Cox and Peter R. Hobbs have received awards from the American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America. (Nov. 10, 2008)