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Steven D. Tanksley, a molecular geneticist who pioneered concepts essential to modern plant breeding while a professor at Cornell University, has won the prestigious Japan Prize. The award recognizes his development of molecular genetic analysis...
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For beginning farmers the work of getting crops to grow is often the easy part. Understanding the financial aspects of running their own business is another trouble altogether. The business side of farming is complex and, for many first-time...
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The ground may be covered in snow, but New York farmers already have their minds on growth. Agricultural producers from across the state are meeting in Syracuse Jan. 19-21 as part of the 2016 Empire State Producers Expo. The three-day showcase...
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Take a look at any food label and there’s a good chance all design elements, from the color palette to the smallest detail, were meticulously chosen. Now, amid public debate about whether food companies should list genetically modified (GM)...
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Cornell Plantations recently expanded the Fischer Old-Growth Forest Natural Area in the Town of Newfield through a gift of 17.43 acres. The new property, named the Bandler Family Tract, was donated by David K. Bandler, emeritus professor in the...
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Roads are a critical component of modern infrastructure, as essential to our safe daily commutes as to the efficient transportation of goods. And at Cornell University, a small team is dedicated to keeping those tens of thousands of miles of...
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A pair of Cornell University entomologists have been recognized for their exceptional research and teaching by the world’s premier entomological organization. Gregory Loeband Linda Rayor each received awards from the Eastern Branch of the...
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Ben Gavitt ‘79, director of Cornell’s New York State Wine Analytical Lab in Geneva, New York, who helped improve the taste and quality of wines made in New York and around the world, died of cancer Dec. 25, 2015, in Union Springs, New York. He...
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Bruce Lewenstein, professor of science communication, has been elected chair of the general interest in science and engineering section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He will begin his three-year term...
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A company started by a Cornell food scientist turns bug-based proteins into a wonder ingredient that can be used in all kinds of culinary staples, from a meat replacement in summer barbecue to a cooking alternative to eggs or butter in your next...
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In a village called Masopo in Zambia’s Choma province, 40 children could not enroll in the first-grade this year because the only school did not have space to educate them. Those children are among at least 200 shut off from an education in a...
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Tracking one of the deadliest food contamination organisms through produce farms and natural environments alike, Cornell microbiologists are showing how to use big datasets to predict where the next outbreak could start. Specifically, the lethal...
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A Cornell University food security conference held in October brought around 700 people from more than 60 countries to Ithaca to confront the global challenges of providing reliable and healthy food to a booming human population. Impacts from...
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It is one of life’s little disappointments: that piece of fruit so fresh in the grocery store turns soft and withered in only a few days, and an anticipated snack ends up as garbage instead. Multiply that scenario millions of times and add with...
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A new study reveals that zinc deficiency – a condition that affects 25 percent of the world’s population, especially in the developing world – alters the makeup of bacteria found in the intestine.
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The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council has won $500 million over the next five years in New York’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative, with Cornell involved in about $100 million worth of key projects funded by the grant. Cornell...
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Holly Lange, a plant pathology technician in the School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS), was named the 2015 NYSAES employee of the year at the annual station banquet Dec. 5. A 16-year veteran of the station, Lange was praised for her work...
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James Russell Hicks, an expert in vegetable storage and post-harvest physiology, died Nov. 26. He was 78. Hicks’ career was dedicated to retaining the nutrition, flavor and consumer appeal of horticultural crops from field to plate. He is most...
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Nyle Brady, a longtime professor and leader in soil science at Cornell University, died Nov. 24 in Colorado at age 95. He joined Cornell as a professor of soil science in 1947 and served in leadership roles in the College of Agriculture and Life...
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Think your Thanksgiving meal must be richer, fattier and far unhealthier than the food your grandparents ate in the trimmer days of yore? Turns out that doesn’t seem to be true. Analyses by the Cornell Food and Brand Lab in CALS’ Charles H...
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