CALS Researcher to Study Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Ronald Harris-Warrick, professor of neurobiology and behavior, hopes to find ways for spinal cord injury victims to get back on their feet with a grant of almost $700,000 from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
CALS Receives Nearly $850,000 to Improve Specialty Crops
With funding from the USDA and the NY Department of Agriculture and Markets, CALS scientists will examine pest and disease management techniques, crop productivity, and plant health related to New York specialty crops.
Cornell Plantations Breaks Ground on Welcome Center
The sustainably designed Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center, to be built into Comstock Knoll, will feature a bright two-story atrium and lobby, interpretive exhibits about Cornell Plantations, and other amenities.
New CALS Course Option Teaches Biology for the Real World
An innovative curriculum allows non-life science majors to study science in everyday contexts through courses such as "Microbes, the Earth and Everything."
Study: Half of U.S. Children Will Benefit from Food Stamps
Thomas Hirschl, professor of development sociology, co-authors a study that shows that almost 50 percent of American children—and nearly 90 percent of black children—will eat meals paid for with food stamps while growing up.
Study: Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life
Jed Sparks, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, finds that a warming climate causes arid soils to lose nitrogen, possibly endangering plant life in desert habitats.
Cornell’s VIVO Concept Will Expand to Connect Researchers Nationwide
Through National Institutes of Health funding, VIVO, a research database developed by Jon Corson-Rikert, head of information technology services at Mann Library, will become an online portal for connecting scientists across the country.
CALS Honors 2009 Research and Extension Award Winners
Recipients included a plant pathologist known for improving fruit crops through genetics and biotechnology, a food scientist with a program that ensures the safe handling of foods from the farm to the fork, and a pioneer in the field of plant cell biology.
CALS Alumni Association Honors Outstanding Alumni and Faculty
Six alumni and two faculty were recognized for their professional successes, leadership on behalf of the college, and their humanitarian contributions.
CALS News: The Food Issue
The Fall 2009 issue has plenty to sink your teeth into, including an inside look at Professor Brian Wansink's mission to shrink American's waistlines, solving world hunger through biofortifcation, and plenty of tasty web exclusives.
CALS Clicks: Photos From Around the College
Prized Mushroom Collection Returns to China
The Associated Press reports on President Skorton's trip to China to return a mushroom collection that remained at Cornell for more than 70 years after being smuggled out of China by a mycology student for safe-keeping.
Obama Global Hunger Plan Revives Food Aid Fight
Chris Barrett, the Stephen B. & Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management, comments on plans to reform U.S. food aid policy in Forbes.
Japan Cools to America as It Prepares for Obama Visit
Eswar Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, previews for the New York Times what President Obama can expect during his first presidential visit to the region.
Farm to Restaurant: Macoun Apples
New York Magazine extols the “intense” flavor of “crunchy” Macoun apples, a variety first developed at Cornell.
Local Foods Fair at Mann Library
November 19, 2009 | Ithaca
Red Hot Hockey Pre-Game Rally and Reception at Madison Square Garden
November 28, 2009 | New York City
New York Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Summit: Challenges and Opportunities
November 30, 2009 | Owego, NY
Cornell Men's Hockey: Cornell vs. RPI
December 4, 2009 | Troy, NY
Cornell Men's Hockey: Cornell vs. Union
December 5, 2009 | Schenectady, NY
Third International Advanced Technology, Food, and Agriculture Conference
December 3 & 4, 2009 | Rochester, NY
Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference
December 8, 2009 | Ithaca
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