Cornell University Cooperative Extension in New York City will co-lead a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to launch 70 school garden programs, including 23 in New York state. (April 8, 2011)
Using a genomic approach, a Cornell team has developed a test that can precisely pinpoint the exact nature and origin of food-borne bacteria with unprecedented accuracy. (Oct. 24, 2011)
Professor Emeritus Henry Munger, a vegetable breeder who introduced more than 50 varieties of cucumbers and various beneficial characteristics to many vegetables, died Aug. 25. He was 94. (Aug. 31, 2010)
Cornell and Auburn University researchers report that they can improve the sniffing abilities of detection dogs by adding fat and reducing protein in the dogs' diets.
Seven students practiced clinical skills on exotic animals while in Honduras with the International Veterinary Medicine Abroad program for 10 days earlier this semester.
Cornell researchers have successfully identified the presence of a deadly virus – the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus – by using techniques that are not lethal to fish.
A study of plant populations provides rare real-time data that demonstrate key predictions by Charles Darwin on the importance of ecology along with natural selection in shaping a species' evolution. (Oct. 4, 2012)
A new mulitimedia tool from Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine aims to minimize avian disease outbreaks by helping veterinarians and farmers diagnose poultry diseases more quickly. (April 1, 2009)