A new Cornell study finds that teens who receive feedback from virtual pets on their iPhones are twice as likely to eat breakfast. The study is published in the Journal of Children and Media.
For the first time, the Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo and Direct Marketing Conference will offer 11 sessions in Spanish to better train many of the Spanish-speaking farmworkers. (Dec. 15, 2011)
A Cornell veterinarian reviews some of the primary hazards to pets in the holiday and winter season. Beware, for example, of holiday items, cords, antifreeze and icy feet.
Turn off lights, monitors, office and research equipment; reduce the use of ventilation or heating; discontinue unused fume hoods to reduce energy consumption over winter break. (Dec. 14, 2011)
Using the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, Cornell scientists have gained new insight into the underlying mechanisms of how protein structures change at low temperatures. (Dec. 14, 2011)
Architecture students went to Russia in October as part of a fall semester studio meant to inspire new ways of looking at culture, and completed projects including pavilions in Ithaca and Moscow.
Researchers report in Cell Host and Microbe how the structure of a protein allows a bacteria to interfere with the tomato plant's immune system, and cause bacterial speck disease.
After eight years of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, residents still have mixed feelings about it, report researchers at Cornell's Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, Dec. 13. (Dec. 14, 2011)
Economist Steven Kyle predicted the U.S. economy will grow at a rate of about 1-2 percent in 2012, warning his audience that Europe and China could also influence our economy next year. (Dec. 14, 2011)
Daily online deals are likely to help restaurants bring in new, loyal customers, according to a new report from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (Dec. 13, 2011)