If the carnivorous U.S. population – as a whole – ate a more-vegetarian diet that included eggs and milk products, the environment would be greatly relieved, says a preliminary Cornell study.
President David Skorton and Joseph Fins of Weill Cornell Medical College have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Co-authored by Malden Nesheim, professor emeritus of nutritional sciences, the book explains in clear, accessible language what calories are and how they work, biologically and politically.
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.
In a message to the community, President David Skorton gives an update on the impact and response to Hurricane Sandy at Cornell locations in New York City, across the state, in the Northeast and in Haiti. (Oct. 31, 2012)
Using fruit flies as a model, entomologist Brian Lazzaro will study connections between the immune system and other physiological processes in determining resistance to infectious disease. (Aug. 24, 2009)
The President's Council of Cornell Women's Affinito-Stewart Grants Program has awarded research grants to seven assistant professors to help them complete research important in their tenure process.
Prabhu Pingali, professor of applied economics and management and founding director of the new Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative, is working to improve nutrition in India.
Researchers at the Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College use genomic sequencing to understand factors that drive disease development and identify treatments most likely to be effective for each patient.
Michael Latham, M.D., professor emeritus and graduate school professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell, was honored Oct. 7 with the Michael Latham Public Lecture in Penang, Malaysia. (Oct. 13, 2008)