Concerns about the banning of a plant-thinning chemical prompted New York apple producers, CCE educators and Cornell researchers to study a mechanical blossom-thinning alternative to carbaryl.
Hundreds of Cornell alumni and students at 37 sites across the country, as well as Thailand, participated Jan. 4-14 in the Public Service Center’s Cornell Cares Day.
Performing Arts for Social Change, a program of the Center for Transformative Action, uses theater to help empower people to express themselves and stage their stories.
An international consortium of scientists has published the genome sequence of watermelon, providing information that could dramatically accelerate watermelon breeding. (Nov. 27, 2012)
Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett heralded a future of greater collaboration between Ithaca and New York City at a Sept. 21 reception in honor of her inauguration as the university’s 13th president.
Dean Kathryn Boor talked about global agriculture in a keynote address, Oct. 6; she shared the stage with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. (Oct. 17, 2011)
In her new book Sara Pritchard, associate professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies, looks at interdisciplinary collaboration on key questions.
Cornell continues to build a community that welcomes veterans to the university, based on an array of programs and resources that proactively address their needs and draw on their strengths and experiences.
More than 150 people, including many students, helped make hygiene kits to ship to girls around the world by the organization Day for Girls. Eight students organized the event.