Blood-red berries, blue-green needles, twisted scarlet stems and papery curls of bark offer some respite from Ithaca's monotonous gray at the Mullestein Winter Garden at the Cornell Plantations. (Feb. 6, 2009)
Nutritionist Patsy Brannon served on an Institute of Medicine committee to update recommendations, including tripling the intake of vitamin D for healthy people. (Jan. 7, 2011)
Campus Area Farms, operated by Cornell's Agricultural Experiment Station, offers researchers 352 acres - patchwork of 11 small farms - for test plots. (Jan. 30, 2012)
The College of Veterinary Medicine new Cornell University Veterinary Specialists in Stamford, Conn., will be the world's largest and most comprehensive university-affiliated vet satellite facility. (June 2, 2010)
Cornell's Computational Synthesis Lab has been awarded a share of $185,000 from the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition to bring Fab@Home printers to public elementary schools. (June 1, 2010)
Cornell and Sun World operate two of the world's leading fresh grape breeding programs. The venture aims to combine their research strengths to develop improved varieties for grape growers, both here and abroad. (Jan. 23, 2009)
Researchers are testing the algae that's a biofuel byproduct as a protein-rich source of feed to supplement or replace some corn and soybean meal mix traditionally given to food-producing animals
The Paleontological Research Institution and Cornell entities have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the NSF to educate the public and landowners about issues around drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale. (May 18, 2010)
A system for improving the logistics of medical transport in Ontario, Canada, developed through a series of Cornell operations research projects, will soon be in use to help save lives. (Dec. 20, 2010)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County has received some $317,000 of stimulus funding to provide training to 120 veterans, many with disabilities, for green jobs. (Sept. 22, 2009)