Roger Way, Ph.D. ’53, professor emeritus of pomology and world-renowned apple breeder, died June 2 in State College, Pennsylvania. He was 100 years old.
The fabled Silk Road is responsible for one of our favorite and most valuable fruits: the domesticated apple. Researchers have now assembled complete reference genomes and pan-genomes for the apple and its two main wild progenitors.
Nearly everyone can identify a pond, but what, exactly, distinguishes it from a lake or a wetland? A new study co-led by Cornell offers the first data-driven, functional definition of a pond and evidence of ponds’ distinct ecological function, which could have broad implications for science and policy.
Wheat scientists from China, Ethiopia, Germany, India and Uruguay have been honored by the Cornell's Borlaug Global Rust Initiative as Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum Early Career awardees.
By examining earthquakes in a fresh way, a modeling revelation discovered in the lab by Cornell engineers helps science inch closer to accurate quake forecasts.
This year, with many people struggling due to COVID-19, Cornell faculty, staff and students facilitated the donation of more than 37 tons of food from farms run by Cornell AES to feed families in need.
The leadership and dynamic accomplishments of Sheila Allen ’76, D.V.M. ’81, have both shaped the veterinary profession and earned her the 2021 Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service from the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.
Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing has launched a fellowship program for Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral researchers interested in a career in business development, commercialization or entrepreneurship.