Researchers discover a compound that controls Listeria
01.03.2012
Cornell researchers have identified a compound called fluoro-phenyl-styrene-sulfonamide that is safe for mammals but stops Listeria in its tracks.

3M partners with CALS food scientists
11.30.2011
Food scientist Martin Wiedmann is collaborating with 3M to test a new molecular diagnostic system that could cut pathogen detection times from 72 hours to just 18 hours.

New test can precisely pinpoint food pathogens
10.24.2011
Using a genomic approach, a Cornell team has developed a test that can precisely pinpoint the exact nature and origin of food-borne bacteria with unprecedented accuracy.

Boor addresses Colombian government, business leaders
10.17.2011
Dean Kathryn Boor talked about global agriculture in a keynote address, Oct. 6; she shared the stage with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

Alka-Seltzer found to help wine industry
09.19.2011
Cornell researchers have discovered that Alka-Seltzer tablets are perfect for keeping a disease at bay in vineyards and for protecting fermentations by monitoring residues.

Research traces bacteria in salmonella outbreaks
08.30.2011
New research will accelerate the process of identifying strains of salmonella bacteria behind food poisonings - and reduce the time it takes to track the culprit from farm to fork.

CU's program names Byrne Dairy best milk in New York
08.29.2011
Cornell's New York State Milk Quality Improvement Program, which rates the quality of dairies, chose Byrne Dairy of Syracuse as the 2011 'Best Milk' Processor at the Great New York State Fair.

Boor wins international award for dairy research
08.16.2011
Kathryn Boor, Cornell's Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has won an international award for her research on dairy microbiology and food safety.

Skorton, Boor on economic development council
07.29.2011
Cornell president David Skorton will co-chair a regional economic development council tasked by Gov. Cuomo with stimulating and aiding businesses to grow.

Portable device detects anthrax in under an hour
07.29.2011
A portable device can detect the presence of the anthrax bacterium in about one hour, report Cornell and University of Albany researchers who invented it.

Cornell helps Welch's perfect its purple juice
07.26.2011
One of Cornell food science's industry partners is Welch's; recently, researchers helped the company improve its grape juice.

Ice cream scooping marks groundbreaking
05.10.2011
The groundbreaking for the $105 million project to renovate Stocking Hall was celebrated with a scoops and ice cream, instead of the traditional shovels and dirt, May 9 at the Cornell Livestock Pavilion.

Rui Hai Liu and Malcolm Bourne reap IFT awards
05.02.2011
Professor Rui Hai Liu and Professor Emeritus Malcolm Bourne, both of food science, have been honored with awards from the Institute of Food Technologists.

Short videos aim to get cooks to change their ways
04.19.2011
Four short public service announcements developed at Cornell use stories to convey home food safety practices. They are free online.

International nutritionist Michael Latham dies
04.13.2011
Dr. Michael Latham, professor emeritus of nutritional sciences at Cornell who directed the Cornell Program in International Nutrition for 25 years, died April 1 of pneumonia at age 82.

CU dairy expertise attracts Colombian firm to upstate
04.11.2011
Cornell dairy expertise has attracted a company from Colombia to open its first North American plant in upstate New York.

President Skorton with mustache says, 'Got milk?'
04.11.2011
Cornell nutritionists have launched a six-month 'Got Milk?' mustache campaign with posters in the dining halls promoting the health benefits of milk. The first model? President David Skorton.

Alliance works toward safer fresh food
04.04.2011
The Produce Safety Alliance at Cornell calls on farmers, researchers, state officials, produce industry experts and others interested in produce safety to join one of 10 alliance working committees.

Four CALS departments merge with Geneva's
09.27.2010
Four departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on the Ithaca campus merged with their Geneva-based sister departments as of July 1.