Food scientist Martin Wiedmann is collaborating with 3M to test a new molecular diagnostic system that could cut pathogen detection times from 72 hours to just 18 hours.
CUPetHealth, developed by students, can help pet owners track how much they feed their cats or dogs as well as their pet's vaccinations and medications.
The focus of the Nov. 14 Lund Critical Debate was whether China has become a world superpower. Two experts agreed that the answer was no. (Nov. 19, 2012)
As New York Gov. David Paterson outlined his vision June 8 to make New York state a global leader in the knowledge-based economy, he cited President David Skorton's task force as the type of initiative that will create jobs. (June 10, 2009)
Associate professor of animal science Dan Brown, Ph.D. ’81, has recommended ways to reduce contamination of peanuts, a staple crop in the developing world.
Keith Tidball, a senior extension associate in the Department of Natural Resources, provides veterans with access to nature, which has proven valuable in helping them cope with a variety of disorders. (Nov. 16, 2012)
Forty students in Cornell Wind Ensembles performed concerts, led workshops for high school musicians and gave instruments to two schools on a service-learning trip to Washington, D.C.
Six boys from Ithaca's DeWitt Middle School toured the Cornell campus to get a sense of the possibilities that a college education can offer them. (Nov. 14, 2012)
Cornell closed fiscal 2013 with a record-breaking $475 million in cash gifts to the “Cornell Now” campaign, including $278.1 million for the Ithaca campus, its highest ever in cash contributions.
An activist seeking to remediate damage from Agent Orange said that the toxic herbicide's effects linger 35 years after being sprayed on Vietnam. (Nov. 21, 2011)