http://www.news.cornell.edu News from cals at Cornell en-us (C) Cornell University ws21@cornell.edu http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/SparksDeserts.kr.html Cornell researchers have discovered that heat leads to nitrogen loss in desert soils, a finding that may require climate change models to be altered. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:39 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CornellFood.html This fall Cornell is taking the 'local foods' concept to a whole new level by buying corn, potatoes, squash and ornamental gourds directly from Cornell's farms. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:14:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/oprahKaraoke.html One minute, Kristina Brooks was finishing an animal science lab. The next, she was a semifinalist on Oprah Winfrey's Karaoke Challenge Contest. Brooks will sing on the show live Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:30:23 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CornellCinema.html Cornell Cinema's eclectic year-round repertory and specialty programming offer film buffs access to a wide range of films, and co-sponsorships with a variety of academic programs. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/KidsFoodStamps.html Almost half of American children -- and most black children and children who spend their childhoods in single-parent households -- will eat meals paid for by food stamps at some point while growing up. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:51:34 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/SpecialtyCrops.html With the grants, researchers will examine pest and disease management techniques, crop productivity and plant health in New York's specialty crops sector, which generates $1.3 billion annually. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:01:25 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/FischbachARRA.html Federal stimulus funding helps Cornell researchers create tiny 3-D models of tumors to mimic conditions necessary for the development of vascular systems by tumors. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:00:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/ElevatorContest.html For this year's Cornell Entrepreneur Organization Elevator Pitch Competition, contestants had 60-90 seconds to sell their idea to a panel of three judges. The top prize was $100. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:56:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/WoosterObit.html Lucas Wooster, 32, a Ph.D. candidate in horticulture, died early Sunday morning, Nov. 1, in the town of Ithaca. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:40:47 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/Ferree.html Cornell researchers have uncovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:34 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/current_month.raw http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/09/11_06_09.pdf http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml