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Tanzania recently became a partner of the Cornell-affiliated Next Generation Cassava Breeding project, joining Nigeria and Uganda in the effort to improve cassava breeding in Africa.

Blinded while serving in the military in the 1950s, Sisler became a beloved teacher and noted agricultural economist at Cornell.

Cornell alumni were treated to a taste of collaboration between CALS, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, and Blue Hill restaurant on Nov. 19.

The Cornell Alliance for Science graduated its 2016 cohort of Global Leadership fellows Nov. 15. The 28 fellows represent 13 nations and three continents.

Ahmed Ahmed '17, a biological sciences major, is one of 32 students selected for a 2017 Rhodes Scholarship.

Three faculty members - development economist Chris Barrett, mechanical engineer Sidney Leibovich and medical mycologist Dr. Thomas Walsh - have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

A Cornell-led team has devised a method for measuring the mechanical force cells exert on their surroundings, which can help scientists design better biomaterial scaffolds for tissue engineering.

Scott LaGreca ’91 discovered the species nearly a decade ago in Bermuda. His paper describing the newly named species appeared in a journal co-founded by famed Cornell mycologist Richard Korf.

The award recognizes the Field Research Unit mechanic for his diverse skills and ability to get things done.

Cornell experts issued a report this week outlining the opportunities and challenges facing the state's farmers and food producers as emerging digital technologies shape the agricultural industry.

Collars with tags that carry an accelerometer – the same technology used in Fitbits for people – are effective non-invasive tools for tracking the health of dairy cows.

Cornell has been awarded nearly $1.5 million to fund research aimed at promoting safer, more effective pest management.

Geoffrey Fisher has been named an inaugural New Innovator Award winner from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research.

The willingness to make lifestyle changes to avert climate change may depend on the moral values closely aligned with liberal political leanings, according to Cornell research.

The Career Accomplishment Award is considered a capstone for individuals who have achieved extraordinary distinction for their scholarly efforts in research or extension.

A Facebook post about a bad day, the placement of chocolate milk in the school cafeteria, taxes on sodas: Research on strategies for health and wellbeing is now encroaching on the turf of advertising, social media and behavioral economics. To...

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