The assistant professor of biomedical engineering has been invited to the National Academy of Engineering's second annual Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium, Dec. 13-16. (Oct. 28, 2010)
To see if rural towns benefit from selling local farm products to urban consumers, the USDA awarded a $500,000 grant on Feb. 25 to a team of Cornell researchers led by economist Todd Schmit.
Quacquarelli Symonds has published its first World University Rankings by individual discipline, with Cornell making the top 25 in every category. (May 19, 2011)
After eight years of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, residents still have mixed feelings about it, report researchers at Cornell's Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, Dec. 13. (Dec. 14, 2011)
Relay teams hope to squash their competition at the first Big Red Pumpkin Regatta on Beebe Lake Saturday, Oct. 4. It is hosted by a graduate student group Cornell Flotilla.
The biggest food challenge today is not hunger but nutritional deficiency. That’s the conclusion of Cornell food security experts who spoke at the National Press Club Nov. 23.
A self-reinforcing cycle connecting depleted soils and rural farmers may be one answer why Sub-Saharan Africa is home to most of the world's extreme poor, say Cornell researchers.
Events this week include the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club Commencement Concert; a talk on better ornithology through technology; and exhibits at the Johnson Museum and Mann Library.
Samantha Borisoff, a climatologist at the Northeast Regional Climate Center, examined 50 years of weather data and calculated various cities' chances for a white Christmas and a dry New Year's Eve. (Dec. 19, 2012)