Outstanding alumni and faculty honored at reception

CALS and the ALS Alumni Association (ALSAA) recently honored six alumni and two faculty members with Outstanding Alumni and Outstanding Faculty Awards.

CALS and CHE reception honors 2007 Research and Extension Award recipients

The recipients of the CALS 2007 Research and Extension (R&E) Awards include an entomologist with a cabbage named in his honor, an animal scientist who is one of the most highly cited science authors in the world, and a team in the business of cleaning sludge.

CALS ADs Michael Hoffmann and Helene Dillard visit China on an IPM exchange tour

CALS Associate Deans Michael Hoffmann and Helene Dillard traveled to China to share and compare Chinese and American efforts to deal with agricultural pests.

CU-Soil™ + porous asphalt = less runoff and cleaner water

A new 15-page booklet by CALS researchers, Using Porous Asphalt and CU-Structural Soil®, details the benefits of combining these two technologies.

"Buy Local” The North Country Regional Foods Initiative investigates the effectiveness of farm-to-consumer initiatives

Cornell extension experts, North Country area producers and community economic development leaders gauge how the "Buy Local" movement benefits the agricultural sector in their region.

Addressing global climate change at the local level: A CALS-led team shows how Tompkins County can cut its "carbon footprint" by two-thirds

CALS professors have joined with a team of Northeast regional experts to tackle global warming on a local level, creating blueprints for communities like Tompkins County to identify and reduce their “carbon footprint.”