About 20 Cornell researchers discussed to what extent Cornell should pursue research in the area of using algae for biofuel at a July 16 luncheon sponsored by the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future. (July 21, 2008)
Plant pathologist Marc Fuchs is helping New York state officials fight the plum pox virus by testing all the samples collected in the state. He expects to test more than 100,000 samples this year. (July 21, 2008)
Certain chemicals in green tea - and perhaps red wine - can alter how we perceive flavors, reports a Cornell study that also found the chemicals stored in the body for the first time. (Dec. 14, 2010)
The senator visited Syracuse's City Hall July 2 for an alternative energy forum featuring exhibits by the Cornell University Renewable Bioenergy Initiative and other sustainable energy projects. (July 3, 2008)
The Rockefeller Foundation has given a two-year, $35,000 grant to the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) to assist institutional partners in Madagascar to evaluate methods for boosting rice yields.
To see how research can serve the public in urban and rural areas, the undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture turned to Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York City, Sept. 25. (Sept. 28, 2009)
Cornell's viticulture and enology program has launched a free e-newsletter called 'Appellation Cornell' that will cover news about research, meetings and workshops, among other topics.
A panel of three Cornell academics discussed the controversy in India about the film, Peepli Live, and the representations of an epidemic of farmer suicides there, Oct. 26. (Oct. 29, 2010)