New Cornell Biofuels Lab: Turning Bales into Barrels
CALS just opened its new $6 million Biofuels Research Laboratory, where Cornell scientists and students from across the university are examining sustainable and economical biofuel production.
Lab of Ornithology Helps Publish Report on U.S. Birds
The first comprehensive U.S. 'State of the Birds' report, on which Lab of Ornithology scientists collaborated, finds many Hawaiian, sea and desert birds are declining, but conservation efforts work.
CALS Teaching Winery Opens on Campus
The winery, attached to the Cornell Orchards store, will act as the Ithaca hub for CALS' new viticulture and enology undergraduate major.
CALS Launches Capitol Hill Briefing Series
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station's new initiative aims to bring sound science to policy debates.
U.S. Senator Gillibrand Hosts Economic Roundtable
Cornell's role in "growing our economy through our farms and through our agribusinesses" stressed by N.Y.'s new senator during campus visit.
Chinese Delegation Visits Campus to Reclaim Historic Fungi Collection
After 70 years in Cornell's care, collection saved by CALS graduate student to be repatriated to his native China.
Fredonia Vineyard Research Laboratory Celebrates 100 Years of Grape Research
Lab claims a rich history of viticulture advancements that have benefited local and international grape growers.
Extension Helps Communities Be More Efficient
CALS and Cornell Cooperative Extension are helping upstate municipalities engage in a dialogue about merging or sharing services to be more sustainable.
Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Bestselling author Richard Louv on his groundbreaking book, "Last Child in the Woods," at the Cornell Plantations.
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Climate Change Forum: How Low Can We Go?
Detlef van Vuuren, a lead author of the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, on cutting emissions to contain global warming.
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Rich China, Poor China Conundrum as Clout Grows
Eswar Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, discusses with CNBC the paradoxical nature of China’s rise as a world economic power.
Our Germs, Ourselves
Forbes highlights microbiologist Ruth Ley’s research into how the wrong mix of stomach bacteria could contribute to weight gain.
Stealth Health for Kids
Newsweek details how AEM professors David Just and Brian Wansink are advising the USDA on how to encourage kids to eat healthier school lunches.
Made@CALS: DNANO
CALS biological engineer develops a new method to produce critical proteins for medicine and industry that sidesteps use of live cells.
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Community and Rural Development Institute Research: Do Comprehensive Plans Matter? (PDF)
Once more an ideal than a practice, New York residents now embrace comprehensive planning.
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CALS: Making a World of Difference ... Just Three Days Away!
April 18, 2009 | Ithaca
The Third Annual Pride of New York Dinner
April 21, 2009 | Schenectady, NY
CALS Alumni Reception and Dinner with Guest Speaker Professor Michael Hoffmann
April 22, 2009 | Utica, NY
Cornell and Sustainability: An Evening with Frank DiSalvo
April 22, 2009 | New Rochelle, NY
Persistent Poverty and Upward Mobility Kick-off Lecture with President Skorton and Chris Barrett
April 22, 2009 | Ithaca
Future of Rural NY: Young Workers, Community Capacity, and an Entrepreneurial Climate
April 24, 2009 | Ithaca
Dr. Kathryn Boor, Director of the Food Safety Lab, on Early Detection of Foodborne Outbreaks
April 28, 2009 | Chicago, IL
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