Valerie Jean Bunce, Theodore Eisenberg, Ronald Hoy and Roberto Sierra have been named fellows by one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers. (April 22, 2010)
Leon Heppel, a Cornell professor emeritus of biochemistry and a former National Institutes of Health scientist, died of complications from a respiratory infection April 9 in Ithaca, N.Y. (April 21, 2010)
Two Cornell experts are teaming up to tackle salmonella contamination in produce, thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative through the USDA.
To help farmers keep dairy cows cool, Cornell engineers are collaborating on a research project, based on the concept of conductive cooling, that could provide an alternative to fans, misters and sprinklers.
Cornell researchers have identified a compound called fluoro-phenyl-styrene-sulfonamide that is safe for mammals but stops Listeria in its tracks. (Jan. 3, 2012)
A study of hawkmoths has shown for the first time that slightly higher humidity above flowers may be a cue for some pollinators that nectar is available.
Cornell has developed a new test for Lyme disease in horses and dogs that pinpoints the time of infection, which will result in earlier intervention and more effective treatment.
James T. Kazda will lead initiatives to meet long-range goals for new construction, major renovations, maintenance projects and planning studies for Cornell's contract colleges. (Jan. 7, 2008)