A new television program, 'From Farm to Table,' which airs in the Albany area but is also available online, can help consumers take full advantage of the culinary bounty of the region and eat more healthfully. (Nov. 18, 2008)
A new Cornell organic corn hybrid, bred to thrive in the Northeast, has been licensed and is available for sale. The hybrid is resistant to many diseases and has big seed ears. (April 15, 2011)
Cornell Cooperative Extension is leading the largest effort ever to restore native shellfish populations to Long Island, rejuvenating its waters and improving its maritime ecosystem and economy.
Supported by federal stimulus funds, an interdisciplinary research group is creating computer simulation software that would allow architects to employ sustainable design principles from day one. (Sept. 29, 2010)
Cornellians involved with campus sustainability called a universitywide Feb.11 meeting of more than 50 campus departments and organizations 'a historic moment' for Cornell. (Feb. 13, 2008)
CAUSE, a Cornell program in New York City, prepares low-income, minority high schools students with college-readiness science skills. On Sept. 27, the students presented their research projects. (Oct. 4, 2011)
Embedded microsensors being developed at Cornell will measure water stress in grapevines and will help vintners strike the precise balance between drought and overwatering. (July 6, 2009)
President David Skorton will visit Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda during a two-week trip, beginning July 1. Skorton will speak at the Bahir Dar University graduation and discuss opportunities for collaboration. (June 25, 2009)
Shoals Marine Laboratory on Maine's Appledore Island will offer some two dozen courses this summer, not only for college students but also for adults, families and high school students. (March 22, 2011)
Juan Hinestroza, assistant professor of textiles and apparel at Cornell University, has won a James D. Watson Investigator Award for $200,000 over two years from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research to develop nanofibers capable of filtering out viruses, bacteria and hazardous nanoparticles. (November 29, 2005)