Chris Kitchen/University Photography Neil Mattson, associate professor in the Horticulture Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science Growing crops in controlled environments – in greenhouses, plant factories and in vertical farms – provides...
Alistair Englebert Preston/Provided Kanyinsola Obayan, right, speaks with summer camp students in Nigeria in July 2016 Fourteen Cornell students were selected by the Clinton Foundation as delegates to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University...
Bonobos Kanzi and Panbanisha with Sue Savage-Rumbaugh How have systems of communication evolved among the great apes How did language arise How can humans and apes best communicate Oct 20-21, Cornell will host a transdisciplinary workshop on apes,...
University Photography File Photo Students enjoy Homecoming 2016 Ithaca-area communities gather with Cornell alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff for Homecoming 2017, Oct 20-21, a weekend of learning, football and all things Cornell “Homecoming...
In a basement room in Lincoln Hall, students juggled pieces, game boards and instructions, determined to come out the winner in an intense game of Rithmomachia, a medieval game once more popular than chess To win, they needed at least three pieces in enemy territory...
Yoshiki Harada/CALS Nina Bassuk uses a penetrometer to measure soil compaction on the National Mall in Washington, DC The elm trees that ring the National Mall in Washington, DC, have stood witness to presidential inaugurations, given shaded respite to...
4-H membership openings Enrollment in area 4-H clubs for children and young adults ages 8-18 is now open, as well as for the Cloverbuds program, ages 5-7 years old Hundreds of 4-H members all over Tompkins County are learning subjects as varied as photography and...
Many people die in ways inconsistent with their values and wishes Planning ahead provides an opportunity to think about and communicate what you do and don’t want at the end of life Local organizations will be on hand for a forum focused on end-of-life...
Doug McKee “This Is Going to Be Big,” proclaimed Doug McKee’s Teach Better blog post on Feb 13 The Cornell economics department had just received an Active Learning Initiative (ALI) grant to transform its entire undergraduate core curriculum over the...
Megan Biango-Daniels/CALS Several molds that were found in sea salt, including Aspergillus and Penicillium species Like fine wines, sea salts are artisanal products that inspire talk of terroir, texture and provenance Now there’s evidence that they can...
Tom Fleischman/Cornell Chronicle Researchers Matt DeLisa, left, Gary Whittaker and David Putnam are pictured in DeLisa's Olin Hall lab A seasonal flu shot is a bit like a local weather forecast: Based on the conditions elsewhere and the direction of the...