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Research reveals insights into acylsugars, plant compounds with potential uses in medicine, nutrition and agriculture.

An international team revealed for the first time color-fragrance integration for an entire plant community.

Cornell leadership visited New York agricultural businesses during a daylong trip Aug. 31 to learn more about the industry’s impact on the New York state economy.

Nathan Hiram Peck Sr. ’51, Ph.D. ’56, professor emeritus of plant and soil science, died Aug. 24 in Geneva, New York. He was 94.

Cornell's uninterrupted presence in the Adirondacks for more than 65 years has provided a unique advantage for studying the environment, from acid range to climate change.

The 60-year-old lab is used by USDA-ARS and Cornell scientists to control potentially devastating golden nematodes and pale cyst nematodes.

Olaf Larson joined the Cornell faculty in 1946. Now 107 years old, this pioneer of rural sociology has published two books since surpassing the century mark.

A project that uses genomic technology to create grape varieties that are more flavorful and sustainable.was recently renewed with a $6.5 million grant from the U.S.D.A.

John Cleese will appear at Cornell for a special "A Conversation With John Cleese" Sept. 11 in Bailey Hall.

When excessive phosphorus runs off from farm fields, it can become a pollutant in waterways, causing harmful algae and threatening water quality.

Current tropical deforestation rates will contribute a 1.5 degree increase in global warming by 2100, according to research.

Keep up with campus sustainability by consulting Cornell’s new online Sustainable Campus and Community Map.

Madsen was a leading researcher of microbial processes in natural environments whose research and teaching career at Cornell spanned nearly four decades.

An open-source software system developed by a Cornell-led project is making state-of-the-art genomic breeding techniques available to everyone.

A new study finds that an existing drug may one day protect premenopausal women from life-altering infertility that commonly follows cancer treatments.

Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI) hosts “Building Sustainable Communities: Global Forces, Local Focus,” Sept. 28-29 on campus to help communities become more sustainable.

Climate change may be the culprit in a string of right whale deaths as the mammals change foraging behaviors.