Robin Dando Cornell University food scientists have discovered that when mice are fed a high-fat diet and become obese, they lose nearly 25 percent of their tongue’s taste buds. As a result, the mice – through an obesity-triggered metabolic malfunction – may be encouraged to eat more food. “This is…
The Land Institute/Provided Dehulled grain and unthreshed seed heads of Kernza, which is the first perennial grain crop to be used in commercial products. While most industrial grain crops are annuals that must be replanted every year, a new perennial grain called Kernza® has hit the markets with growing interest…
Dr. Anne Jones, the medical services director of Cornell Health spoke at the MPH seminar class on “Zen and the Art of Medical Directing.” Dr. Jones has a unique story, obtaining her Master of Public Health degree after her Degree in Osteopathic Medicine because she realized a need to understand…
Lights on? Hit the switch. Cornell will celebrate “Earth Hour” March 24, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., when community members are encouraged to turn off any nonessential light in your living space or common area for 60 minutes. “This could be Earth’s finest hour,” said Sarah Brylinsky, the university’s sustainability…
All members of the Cornell community are invited to the reception recognizing the 2018 recipient of the James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony, March 19 at 4 p.m. in Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room. The prize was established and endowed by trustee Thomas W. Jones…
The ILR School will hold a public event March 19 that examines one of today’s most pressing issues: sexual harassment in the workplace. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cornell President Martha E. Pollack will open the discussion, held 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. No tickets required. “Sexual…
The Professor Emeritus of Food Science and Director of the National Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Program at Cornell University, Dr. Robert B. Gravani brought risk and crisis communication in food safety to Cornell University’s Master of Public Health Cohort. Risk communication is aim to enable people at risk to take…
Lindsay France/University Photography. Sara Xayarath Hernández, associate dean for inclusion and student engagement, in Caldwell Hall. The Department of Inclusion and Workforce Diversity soon will send a request via email to all faculty and staff, asking them to complete a short survey, voluntarily self-identifying their disability status. This self-identification helps Cornell…
Rachel Rhodes/University Relations. Conor McCabe ’18 and Rep. Kurt Schrader ’74 in Schrader’s office. Delegates from Cornell traveled to Washington, D.C., March 4-7 to advocate for federal support of land-grant universities and agricultural research as part of the Association of Public Land Grant Universities’ Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching…
Brower Youth Awards. Last year, Dejah Powell ’18 founded Get Them to the Green, an organization that aims to foster love for the environment among Chicago youth, particularly youth of color. The South Side of Chicago, where Dejah Powell ’18 grew up, is known as an urban food desert – a…