A grant is funding experiments on using sugar to kill aphids and other agriculturally important pests delivered by genetically engineered plants. (April 2, 2012)
Nicaraguans Salvador Stadthagen, ambassador to the United States, and Jose Luis Velazquez Pereira, ambassador to the Organization of American States,will speak about the significance of their country's forthcoming elections.
Cornell Chemist James B. Sumner (1887-1955) was honored Sept. 22, 65 years after he won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking research. (Sept. 27, 2011)
High temperatures and low rainfall in the Northeast are taking a toll on plants, shrubs and lawns. Here are things you can do to stay green. (Aug. 5, 2010)
The Committee for the Advancement of Muslim Culture is this year's winner of the Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony. The prize was presented March 8. (March 9, 2011)
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)
A workshop, 'Faculty Orientation to Research Administration and Support,' will inform new faculty members on resources available and the rules and regulations they must observe. (Sept. 21, 2011)
Holger Sondermann will use the award to investigate how communities of harmful bacteria are able to form biofilms, which are microbial blankets that shelter the bacteria from attack by antibiotics. (June 26, 2008)
Four Cornellians are featured on the cover of the latest Fast Company magazine for their role in a growing movement at top U.S. universities to apply design knowledge to address community needs. (Sept. 20, 2011)
Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution said that happiness and well-being are important factors to public policy, in speaking on campus Sept. 15. (Sept. 19, 2011)