Cornell animal science researchers will begin researching the effects of the newly discovered hormone, thanks to a three-year, $350,000 grant from the USDA. (May 12, 2010)
Horticulture assistant professor Kenong Xu Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva has a new grant to better to understand a key gene in acid production and deliver reliable tools to predict the acid-producing potential of tiny apple seedlings.
Cornell just opened its new $6 million Biofuels Research Laboratory, where Cornell scientists and students from across the university are examining sustainable and economical biofuel production. (April 1, 2009)
Pregnant women experience changes in their gut microbes that promote health but would be unhealthy in non-pregnant women, a new study shows. (Aug. 2, 2012)
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)
Turnover in four key administrative positions is giving Cornell University Provost Kent Fuchs the opportunity to reassess responsibilities in his division.
Taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, microalgae may soon become a top-tier contender to combat global warming, climate change and food insecurity, according to Cornell researchers in Oceanography.
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Cornell's Biological Field Station at Shackleton Point has studied all of Oneida Lakes natural dimensions. Now a new book, “Oneida Lake: Long-term Dynamics of a Managed Ecosystem and Its Fishery,” reviews New York's largest interior lake.