Veterinary epidemiologist Yrjo Grohn has a new grant to study the bug that is the leading cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitals, using what he's learned from studying pathogens in farm animals.
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.
Students at the Food and Finance High School in New York City grew the fish and vegetables served at a May 20 fundraiser using hydroponic technology. (May 25, 2011)
The Morrill Land Grant Act specified more than just agriculture as a discipline to be taught and recognized that other branches of science could be embraced to promote a 'practical education.'
The radar system at Arecibo Observatory plays a unique role in the ongoing effort to identify and characterize near-Earth objects, according to a final report to Congress. (Jan. 26, 2010)
Cornell ushers in a new era of disease diagnosis and prevention Oct. 1 with the opening of the state-of-the-art New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to monitor human and animal disease. (Sept. 29, 2010)
President David Skorton has accepted a position on the Chronicle of Higher Education/New York Times Higher Education Cabinet, a community of 57 college and university presidents and chancellors. (July 11, 2008)
Plant pathologist George Hudler and extension plant pathologist Dawn Dailey O'Brien have won an award for producing 'Branching Out' - an integrated pest management newsletter - since 1994. (Sept. 27, 2010)
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Dec. 8 that he will award $49.4 million to implement the plan proposed by the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council to stimulate local economic growth. (Dec. 8, 2011)