One Health
Kelly Cameron-Harp, a Cornell Animal Science graduate from the Class of 2015, went on to obtain a Master of Science in One Health from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Dr Dan Brown’s course, “Feeding the World,” ignited her initial interest in One...
If cancer didn’t metastasize, or spread, it would be easy to cure, says Lewis Cantley, the Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine “We could merely cut it out, and it would not return,” he says “We would be...
The Cornell University Dairy Foods Extension team received the inaugural Food Safety Leadership Award from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) The award, presented Jan 30 at the Dairy Forum in Orlando, Florida, honors the team’s achievements in...
When leaf beetle larvae eat goldenrod, the damaged plant emits a chemical message, which informs the insect that the plant is damaged and is a poor source of food The airborne chemicals are also noticed by undamaged neighboring plants, warning them to produce their...
In Tompkins County, about 35% of children qualify for free or reduced meals in schools, meaning their families’ incomes are at least 130% of the federal poverty level Subsidized school meal qualification rates are commonly used as population level poverty...
Cornell food scientists are putting the squeeze on the microorganisms that spoil food and make people sick With the installation of a new high-pressure food processor, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has become the nation’s first commercial-scale...
An important component of the Affordable Care Act is that it facilitated states expanding their Medicaid programs, offering health insurance to low-income, childless adults Experts hoped that these expansions would not only improve the general health of this...
A new malaria vaccine that is currently under development has recently passed major clinical trial milestones Malaria is a serious and potentially fatal disease transmitted by mosquitoes primarily in subtropical and tropical regions According to the CDC, in 2015...
The David R Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future invites proposals for the Academic Venture Fund (AVF) program This fund stimulates innovative, impactful, interdisciplinary research in sustainability at Cornell The Academic Venture Fund helps form...
With political divisiveness so often headlining the news, how refreshing it is to celebrate a centennial that demonstrates the power of countries coming together One hundred years ago, the United States and Great Britain (for Canada) came together for birds when they...
A portable concussion detection machine created by three college students, including one from the College of Arts and Sciences, was shown at the Consumer Electronics Showcase, Jan 5-8 in Las Vegas The device from Reflexion Interactive Technologies, founded by...
Wait your turn, cows Cornell now milks the sun for energy The university formally opened three additional solar farms in December that will generate large amounts of electricity and help the campus achieve its carbon neutrality goals “We’re making substantial,...