One Health
'Meat and Greet' fair brings farmers to local tables When it comes to shopping for meat, more consumers are looking for products raised locally Many of those consumers, however, have trouble connecting with nearby farms to satisfy their buying preferences...
By David Wolfe, professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, and chair of Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Climate Change Consortium On Tuesday, President Donald Trump is expected to release an executive order that...
Microalgae could play key role in relieving climate warming Charles Greene/Provided Marine microalgae races through a "photobioreactor" at Cellana's Kona Demonstration Facility in Hawaii Think better living through marine microalgae, as it may become crucial...
CICER brings China experts across campus together Cornell is an intellectual powerhouse of economic research on China, but until Oct 1, 2015, when the Cornell Institute for China Economic Research (CICER) launched, experts on the Chinese economy at...
I have been farming for the last 50 years. I have seen production dwindling slowly and steadily, erratic climatic conditions, bad seeds and lack of finance as key issues which have led to the fall of prosperity for farmers,” said Hari Baktha Dhakal from the Chitwan region of Nepal, one of more than 200 farmers who gathered for the inauguration of the Seed Systems for Nepal initiative Jan. 23
Roughly 100 Cornell alumnae gathered March 4 as part of the 2017 President’s Council of Cornell Women Symposium, “Feeding the World Sustainably.”
Legalize recreational pot More say 'yes' for economic benefits Four states legalized recreational marijuana in November, nearly doubling the number of states where recreational pot is legal As more states consider joining them, a range of arguments for and...
'Servant-leader' role suits Weber-Shirk, AguaClara program Monroe Weber-Shirk is the founder and director of the AguaClara program at Cornell, which has brought clean drinking water to approximately 65,000 people in Honduras over the last decade But his title...
Cornell hosts Hong Kong sustainability meeting April 6-7 Cornell’s wide-ranging, interdisciplinary expertise in global sustainability issues will be front and center when the university hosts a conference about sustainability research, community engagement and...
Program to offer diagnostic services for animal shelters Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a pilot program to provide diagnostic services for animal shelters Animal shelters often struggle to pay...
Over millions of years under attack from insects, milkweed plants have developed considerable defenses. These include incredible toxicity – sufficient to kill a horse or sheep – which emanates from a milkweed’s leaves in a sticky liquid.