CALS News
Professors brief Congress on carbon offsets
11.24.2009
Cornell professors Antonio Bento and David Wolf briefed the House and Senate on Capitol Hill, Nov. 18-19, on 'The Role of Agriculture and Forestry in Emerging Carbon Markets.'
Study examines link between religion and votes
11.24.2009
How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socioeconomic class and gender, reports a new study.
Local Foods Fair fosters community ties to farmers
11.24.2009
The Local Foods Fair in Mann Library, Nov. 19, offered ways that community members can support small farmers and vice versa.
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Heaping Plates Nullify Thanksgiving Calorie Cuts
Associated Press • 11.23.09
Brian Wansink and researchers in Cornell’s Food and Brand Lab found that the caloric content of Thanksgiving recipes has declined slightly in the past 50 years, though most Americans are eating larger portion sizes. -
Kernels of Truth: Researchers Sequence the Corn Genome
U.S. News and World Report • 11.19.09
Edward Buckler, a USDA scientist and adjunct professor in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, led a research team that created a “HapMap” of the corn genome, which shows the genetic differences among the world’s various types of corn. -
Half of U.S. Children Will Use Food Stamps, Study Finds
Philadelphia Inquirer • 11.18.09
Thomas Hirschl, professor of development sociology, discusses the implications of a study he co-authored, which finds an unexpectedly high number of American children using food stamps.
CALS@CornellCast
CALS: Making a World of Difference, Pt. 4
Faculty experts on information sciences describe their research
Duration: 00:48:50
Publish Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009
CALS: Making a World of Difference, Pt. 3
Faculty experts on cell and structural biology, and the business of science
Duration: 00:52:46
Publish Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009
CALS: Making a World of Difference, Pt. 2
Faculty experts on international agriculture and food, economic, and environmental systems
Duration: 00:49:52
Publish Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009
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- 12.01
- 3rd International Advanced Technology, Food and Agriculture Conference
- 12.03
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- 12.04
- Sustaining Ourselves - Building Resilience Together
- 12.08
- Fossil ID Day
- 12.12
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