New cassava varieties endorsed for release in Nigeria
Five new cassava varieties developed with support from NextGen Cassava, an international partnership led by Cornell, have been approved for release in Nigeria.
View ArticleAlumni couple named Alliance for Science’s Farmer of the Year
As hunger rose during the pandemic, alumni Rick and Laura Pedersen responded by sharing the bounty of their farm with local food bank in upstate New York. They have been named Cornell Alliance for...
View ArticleCALS dean advises on carbon removal strategies
Benjamin Z. Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, joined a panel helping to identify key pathways for terrestrial carbon dioxide removal that merit further...
View ArticleCornell startup awarded $600K to improve food safety
Halomine, a Cornell-based startup developing cutting-edge technologies for the sanitation of food processing equipment, has been awarded $600,000 from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and...
View ArticlePlant biologists reveal genetic patterns in maize development
A team of plant biologists revealed new details about the genetic development of maize plants, showing how stem cells shape mature tissues and organs.
View ArticleMigrations initiative wins $5M Mellon grant for racial justice
The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative will bring together scholars from across the university and beyond to study the links between racism, dispossession and migration.
View ArticleNew committee drives diversity, equity and inclusion at Cornell AgriTech
Cornell AgriTech, a preeminent center for agriculture and food research, recently launched a new committee to drive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on the Geneva campus.
View Article‘Apple Commons’ licks ice cream contest competition
“Apple Commons” won Cornell’s annual ice cream development contest, where students created six original flavors as a class final project.
View ArticleEarly breeding reduced harmful mutations in sorghum
A new study found that harmful mutations in sorghum landraces – early domesticated crops – decreased compared to their wild relatives through the course of domestication and breeding.
View ArticleNew Cherry Ember tomato reveals striped charm, bright flavor
Cornell AgriTech releases a new variety of heirloom tomato, dubbed Cherry Ember, which stands out for its striking colors, bright flavors, high yield and tough-to-crack skin.
View ArticleKavous Keshavarz, poultry nutrition expert, dies at 82
Kavous Keshavarz, professor emeritus in the Department of Animal Science and an expert in poultry nutrition, died Jan. 7 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 82.
View ArticleNYS farm outlook: scarce labor, higher wages in ’21
Richard Stup, agricultural workforce specialist, analyzed the key issues facing New York state farmers this year during Dyson's 2021 Agricultural and Food Business Outlook Conference, held virtually...
View ArticleGift supports Cornell’s Tanzanian cassava efforts
A $2.65 million gift to support Cornell and partner research in Tanzania will improve distribution of new and more resistant varieties of cassava while empowering women and marginalized groups in the...
View ArticleBiofortified foods fuel healthy microbiome, combat malnutrition
New research from Elad Tako, associate professor of food science, shows that iron and zinc in biofortified foods, such as beans and wheat, can improve the health of gut bacteria and reduce the risk of...
View ArticleCornell, WWF to co-host event on preventing pandemics
Cornell and WWF will host a virtual conference Feb. 23 focused on the link between humans and wildlife, and the subsequent prevention of future pandemics.
View ArticleSeminar series addresses grand challenge of climate change
University-wide seminar provides important views on the critical issue of climate change, drawing from many perspectives and disciplines.
View ArticlePorciello to join journal editorial committee at Data & Policy
Jaron Porciello, an information and data scientist in the Department of Global Development, has been named as an area editor for Data & Policy, an open access journal dedicated to the potential of...
View ArticleHow human behavior is reshaping the world
As an environmental sociologist and professor of global development, Jack Zinda is analyzing global challenges surrounding relationships between human groups and environments from rural communities in...
View ArticleJenny Goldstein named faculty fellow at Cornell Center for Social Sciences
Jenny Goldstein, an assistant professor of global development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been named a 2021-22 faculty fellow in the Cornell Center for Social Sciences to...
View ArticleCALS dean joins CCE podcast to talk leading through extension
Benjamin Houlton, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, shares his vision for the university’s land grant mission on Cornell Cooperative Extension’s latest “Extension Out Loud” podcast.
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