Congratulations James!
We have more good news at Cornell University today because my PhD student, James Keach, is the recipient of the $5,000 Proven Winners Innovations in Plant Breeding Scholarship. James is in the Graduate Field of ...
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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Signs of Fall #3
Students in HORT 1101 (Horticultural Science and Systems) give Minns Garden a fall cleanup.
Signs of Fall #2
Via Cornell University on Tumblr: Frances Zhu ’15 and Hunter Adams ’15 enjoy a beautiful day on campus sitting on the sod sofa on the south side of Corson-Mudd Hall. The sofa was created by ...
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Cornell ranked #1 in Plant and Animal Science, #3 in Agriculture
U.S. News and World Report released its rankings of the best university programs on the planet, ranking Cornell #1 in Plant and Animal Science and #3 in Agricultural Sciences. Read more: Best Global Universities ...
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Signs of Fall #1
From Erica Anderson, MPS candidate, Graduate Field of Horticulture: Last week, students in the course, “Berry Crops: Culture and Management” (HORT 4420), taught by Marvin Pritts, visited Grisamore Farms in Locke, N.Y. — one of many ...
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Seminar video: Super Storm Sandy: A Tipping Point for Environmental Education?
If you missed Monday’s seminar, Super Storm Sandy: A Tipping Point for Environmental Education? with Marianne Krasny, it’s available online.
Botanical fashion show
On Monday, six students in the Art of Horticulture (HORT 2010) modeled outfits they fashioned from various plant materials for other students in the course, and answered their classmates’ questions about their materials and ...
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Horticulture in periodiCALS
There is much of horticultural interest in the Fall 2014 issue of periodiCALS, the magazine of Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, including: Breaking New Ground for Plant and Soil Sciences – Formation ...
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Seminar video: When genomes meet: RNA silencing and the phenotypes of hybrid plants
If you missed Tuesday’s School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS) seminar, When genomes meet: RNA silencing and the phenotypes of hybrid plants with David Baulcombe, Regius Professor of Botany, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, it’s ...
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New website helps sports turf managers maintain safe field
The new Cornell Sports Field Management website provides sports turf managers with the latest best management practices and resources they need to maintain safe and functional school and community sports fields. The site includes information about soils, ...
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