The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $4.7 million to a Cornell-led effort to help corn growers reduce their carbon footprint and improve net profits. (July 5, 2011)
A partnership with SRI-Rice at Cornell and a local organization has made crop cultivation methodology available to farmers in Mali despite the outbreak of war.
Professor Charles Greene asserts in the journal Oceanography that the world's policymakers have underestimated the potential dangerous impacts that man-made climate change will have on society. (March 22, 2010)
Researchers have developed genetically engineered orange trees to fight a deadly bacterial citrus disease in Florida. The trees will soon be put to the test.
To foster the growth of equitable, healthful and sustainable community food systems, Cornell will receive $1 million of a five-year, $5 million multistate project. (June 21, 2011)
Two tiny wasps have been found in Geneva, N.Y.: One hasn't been seen on this continent since its initial discovery by Cornell scientists in 1915, and the other has never been seen here.
Recent transfer student and horticulture enthusiast Justin Kondrat ’14 has led a project with the help of nearly 100 Cornellians to plant some 50,000 blooming flowers that spell out the word “rooted” in 10-foot letters on Libe Slope; the display will glow nightly until May 1.
A 23-year partnership between the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York, and the College of Veterinary Medicine provides care for endangered species while giving veterinarians and students specialized training.