Cornell University News

A pioneering genomics technique developed at Cornell University to improve corn can now be used to improve the quality of milk and meat, according to research published May 17 in the online journal PLOS ONE.

Boston University will join online course platform edX to create increased flexible learning options for students both on and off campus, according to a Tuesday press release.

He is one of only 50 U.S. students to receive a full merit scholarship to attend one of the 13 worldwide United World College programs, according to a news release from the school district.

Wall Superintendent Daniel Simon released the following letter : Just slightly over one year ago, I took a risk.

Gregory Allen Zuroski passed away on May 16, 2013, at the age of 62. Son of Josephine Boccardi and Frank Zuroski, Gregory was born in Rome, N.Y., on May 15, 1951, and grew up in Bemus Point, N.Y., a loving older brother to Ellen, Christopher and John.

The Northwest Academic Computing Consortium comprises colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations in the Pacific Northwest and nearby areas.

In the mid-1990s, as the Human Genome Project was in full swing, scientists started thinking about the protein complement of the genome, and proteomics-the identification and characterization of all of an organism's proteins-was born.

Little is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study from Cornell University finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability of obesity.

Agricultural facilities in Northwest Ohio, including one in East Toledo, will be featured in the 2013 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series.

Printing in three dimensions -- or "additive manufacturing" as it is technically known -- has been hitting the headlines recently.

NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by water.

Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, voted Wednesday to approve the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, and move it out of the House Agriculture Committee.

Central Florida's most-expensive new residential development, Golden Oak at Walt Disney World , has nearly sold out its first four neighborhoods and is about to open its fifth.

A 5,300-year-old man found sticking out of an Alpine glacier in 1991 possessed more genes in common with Neandertals than Europeans today do.

MAHINDRA USA ANNOUNCES ITS "WOMEN IN AG" SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WINNERS May 17, 2013 Source: Mahindra USA news release Mahindra USA, Inc.

Alec Bernard of Westport and Allie Wills from Texas, two Cornell University students, Friday started their 3,543-mile bike trip across the country at Compo Beach.

Triplets will graduate from the University of Rhode Island this weekend. Well, not exactly, but they do share the same genes.

As an Army veteran and former member of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mayo Stuntz had traveled the world - he spent three years across the Pacific Southwest, and later, served tours in Japan and Nicaragua.

Cornell University School of Hotel Administration 149 Statler Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-6902 United States Tollfree: 800.257.2228 Phone: +1 607-255-6376 Fax: +1 607-255-9540 Visit Website The Cornell School of Hotel Administration has announced that Simon Hobbs, co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk on the Street , will serve as master of ceremonies at the ... (more)

Congressman Chris Collins voted yesterday to approve the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 and move it out of the House Agriculture Committee.