December 5, 2008
Sidewalks, curbs and streets need soil that is solid and compact to meet engineering standards. For proper tree growth, soil needs to contain 50 percent solids (for nutrition), 25 percent micropores (to hold water) and 25 percent macropores (for air and drainage). Compaction results in the loss of macropores. Without them, water cannot drain properly, and tree roots die.
Cornell’s structural soil mix offers a solution to this problem. Structural soil is crushed rock that compresses easily, and there are large pores between the pieces that are filled with soil for roots. The stone provides support, and the roots penetrate the voids for soil, water and air. The soil is mixed with hydrogel, a sticking agent.
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November 14, 2008

Robert C. Baker, the late Cornell poultry science and food science professor who helped develop chicken nuggets, turkey ham and poultry hot dogs into ubiquitous American fare, also created the famous Cornell barbecue sauce. Baker researched and developed innovative ways to use poultry, and his Cornell barbecue recipe has stood the taste test of time, having been showcased for more than five decades at his Baker’s Chicken Coop at the New York State Fair in Syracuse.
In 1999, President Bill Clinton, first lady Hillary Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, toured the state fair. There they visited Baker’s Chicken Coop eatery, specifically to savor a taste of the famous Cornell barbecued chicken. As the first family arrived at the barbecue stand, one of Baker’s daughters, Reenie, presented the Clintons with a basket of New York state apples. “Those apples look good, but where’s the chicken?” the president asked. The recipe is here.
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September 12, 2008

Sayre Fulkerson graduated from Cornell in 1975 with a degree in pomology, the study of fruit production. In 1989 he and his wife, Nancy, opened Fulkerson Winery and Vineyard in Dundee, N.Y., on Seneca Lake, where they grow grapes including varieties developed at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. These include Himrod (a white table grape released in 1952) and Traminette (a white French American hybrid developed in the mid-1960s). The Fulkerson winery produces 14,000 cases annually.
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