Cornell plant pathologists are warning New York apple and pear growers after discovering that a strain of fire blight is resistant to traditional treatments. (Jan. 6, 2012)
Artificial tissues with an embedded vascular system and a skull base sealer were two Cornell student inventions honored as finalists in the 2009 Collegiate Inventors Competition in Chicago, Oct. 18-20. (Oct. 21, 2009)
The Cornell Dairy Science Club - one of Cornell's largest student clubs - hosted its first reunion in October. More than 50 alumni returned. (Dec. 16, 2010)
The national economy is not merely a minefield, but a mind field as well, said Cornell economist William Schulze, the keynote speaker at the annual Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference Dec. 14. (Dec. 14, 2010)
Cornell Cooperative Extension has hired a hops specialist to promote New York beer production while using local sources, reducing their carbon footprint and keeping jobs in the state. (June 21, 2011)
Andrew Landers, a pesticide application engineer at NYSAES, is part of a $3.9 million USDA-funded project to develop, test and evaluate a fleet of autonomous tractors designed for precision agriculture applications. (Feb. 3, 2009)
The connection between Cornell and the Akron, N.Y.-based ice cream company Perry's goes back generations, to when Marlo Perry '35 took knowledge acquired in his dairy science classes back to the family dairy.
Cornell's entomology collection in Mann Library and the Comstock Memorial Library of Entomology will be united under one roof as the Comstock library facility closes. (May 3, 2010)
In a Nov. 22 tour of the Food and Finance High School, a partner school with Cornell, Christine Quinn, speaker of the New York City Council, toured the aquaponics lab and rooftop garden. (Nov. 24, 2010)