Scientists in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are using the facilities and expertise of the Cornell Theory Center to turn reams of weather and climate data into practical advice for New York farmers.
While humans stray from their mates for any number of reasons, superb starling females appear to stray for the sake of their chicks, according to recent Cornell research. (June 19, 2007)
Cornell Professor Emeritus Keith H. Steinkraus, a specialist in indigenous fermented foods and food microbiology, died Oct. 23. He was 89. (Nov. 13, 2007)
As part of Black History Month, a veterinary student looks back to learn more about the first black veterinarians in the United States who were educated at Cornell. (Feb. 18, 2011)
The Alumni Association of Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will honor George J. Conneman and Bernard F. Stanton, professors of agricultural economics, with the association's Outstanding Faculty Award at the annual alumni awards banquet on Friday, Sept. 20.
A multinational team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in 15 countries.
For 60 Cornell students, winter break ended early: In January they applied what they had learned in the classroom by working for three weeks on 14 international development projects across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
A new study by Cornell and University of Bonn researchers found that stem cells do not create new heart cells in adult mice after a heart attack, settling a decades-old controversy. (July 30, 2012)
An interdisciplinary Cornell team will develop computer models, funded by the EPA, that consider such factors as trade patterns, transportation and economic geography associated with globalization. (Dec. 15, 2009)
A committee of City of Ithaca and Cornell stakeholders met Feb. 7 to review preliminary conceptual options to potentially improve the safety of bridges spanning high gorges. (Feb. 9, 2011)