Dairy farmers could see a boost in milk production, thanks to a new alfalfa variety to be released by Cornell's world-class plant breeders. (March 27, 2012)
David Lyden of Weill Cornell Medical College is one of 12 winners of the Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards for his work in cancer research. (May 6, 2009)
Three new varieties of alfalfa developed over many years at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences combat devastating pests, increase yields and improve forage quality.
The stinky bloom of a rare corpse plant attracts thousands to Cornell as the university opened its greenhouse doors to the public and live-streamed the event through two separate feeds. (March 21, 2012)
World-renowned veterinarian Robert W. Kirk, DVM '46, author of the well-known text 'Current Veterinary Therapy,' died Jan. 19 in Ithaca. (Jan. 24, 2011)
Using 3-D time-lapse imaging, physicists, working with plant biologists, have discovered that certain roots, when faced with barriers like a patch of stiff dirt, form helical spring-like shapes. (Sept. 24, 2012)
New research will accelerate the process of identifying strains of salmonella bacteria behind food poisonings - and reduce the time it takes to track the culprit from farm to fork. (Aug. 30, 2011)
Cornell horticulture professor Su-Sheng Gan has identified an enzymatic fountain of youth that slows down the process of leaf death and lays the foundation for the genetics of freshness.