CALS Plans Major Renovation of Stocking Hall
The four-year reconstruction project, scheduled to begin Sept. 2010, calls for a glass-fronted Dairy Bar and Plant and new laboratories for wine production and sensory studies of food.
Ithaca Community Swarms to Insectapalooza 2009
Thousands of community members visit campus Oct. 3 to see and hold giant millipedes, tarantulas, cockroaches, scorpions, and other creatures at the Department of Entomology’s annual celebration.
Study: Fertilizers May Not Help Crops of Poorest African Farmers
Findings by Christopher Barrett, professor of Applied Economics and Management, suggest that the recommended practice of fertilizer use is largely ineffective for degraded African soils.
CALS Scientist Studies Links Between Heavy Metals, Chronic Diseases
Olena Vatamaniuk, assistant professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, receives $750,000 NSF grant to study how humans and other species detoxify heavy metals.
Undersecretary of Agriculture Looks to Cornell as Model for Urban Extension
Rajiv Shah, the new undersecretary of the USDA, visits Cornell University Cooperative Extension in New York City to learn about the university’s programs serving the metropolitan area.
Inspired by Alumna, Student Teaches Two Crabs to Toll a Bell
High school student Lily Strassberg, who took a summer course in marine science at Shoals Marine Laboratory, accomplishes the trick after reading about a similar experiment by Karen Pryor '54.
Famous Artist Turns to Lab of Ornithology to Create Series on Species Loss
Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., samples hundreds of recordings from the Macaulay Library for her art installation on threatened and extinct species.
Home Grown: Cornell Dining Serves Up Locally Grown CALS Produce
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station grows squash and potatoes on campus for hungry students.
CALS Clicks: Photos From Around the College
Stand Back, Yukon Gold: There’s a New Potato in Town
The New York Times details multiple varieties of Cornell-developed potatoes, which are gaining fans among growers, chefs, and consumers.
Attention Chinese Shoppers
Forbes cites research by Eswar Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, in a piece about the extraordinary personal savings rates among Chinese households.
Red Jacket Orchards Hopes to Expand Season with New Juice Facility
The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle quotes Olga Padilla-Zakour, associate chair of Food Science and Technology at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, about the success of Red Jacket Orchards in Geneva.
Cornell Grads Find Thriving Careers at Western NY Farms
The Daily News (Batavia, N.Y.) spotlights three 2009 CALS graduates who now work in agriculture in Western New York.
Made@CALS: iFyber
A CALS food science research associate helps design fabrics embedded with nanoparticles that can act as antibacterials or detect counterfeit devices and hazardous chemicals.
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CaRDI Research: Living With Wildlife on the Rural-Urban Interface
As hundreds of species of animals come into contact with New York communities, wildlife management solutions are necessary to prevent negative economic, aesthetic, health, and safety impacts.
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Cornell Homecoming
October 16-18, 2009 | Ithaca
10th Annual Nanobiotechnology Symposium
October 19, 2009 | Ithaca
An Evening with John Williams '74, Owner, Frog's Leap Winery
October 20, 2009 | New York City
2009 Cornell Strategic Marketing Conference
November 2-3, 2009 | Hyde Park, NY
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