Wendy Wolford appointed vice provost for international affairs
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Wendy Wolford has been named Cornell vice provost for international affairs, Provost Michael Kotlikoff has announced.
Beautiful botanicals on display through March 31
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A new exhibition now on display in Albert R. Mann Library, “A Sweep of Light: Scanner Photography and the Art of Horticulture,” shows the intricate beauty of plants in images by contributing artists and students.
Sarah Gould wins Opperman Award for Staff Advocacy
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Sarah Gould, senior administrative manager for the Department of Natural Resources, became the second recipient of the Opperman Award for Staff Advocacy.
It’s alive: Students snare spiders for museum exhibit
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Five undergraduates have captured and prepared about 300 North American spiders for a large exhibit at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum. The exhibit opens June 16.
National program stops pests in public housing
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StopPests in Housing, part of the Northeast Integrated Pest Management Center, provides free technical assistance, consultations, training and resources for preventative pest control at federally subsidized housing sites nationwide.
Prince Charles gives Cornell reef research a royal shout-out
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Research on how plastics adversely affect coral reefs received a royal shout-out from the Prince of Wales.
Students clear mud, debris from storm-ravaged homes in Puerto Rico
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Over winter break in January, 14 Cornell Tradition undergraduates traded creature comforts for work gloves to help clean up homes in Puerto Rico, which is still reeling nearly five months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
New funding supports cassava development in Africa
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Cornell will expand efforts to deliver improved varieties of cassava to smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa with $35 million in new funding.
Research museum secures rare California condors
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The Cornell Museum of Vertebrates now has three California condor specimens in its collection, thanks to a donation by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
To dye for: Exhibit showcases naturally tinted textiles
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An opening for "Quiet Labor," an exhibit featuring naturally dyed textiles, garments, and artworks by participants in the Cornell Natural Dye Studio, took place Feb. 7 at the Cornell Botanic Gardens Nevin Welcome Center and will run until June 25.
Spatial memory allows hummingbirds to rule the roost
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For a Costa Rican hummingbird, the long-billed hermit, mental prowess holds an edge over physical flamboyance.
Land gift expands old-growth forest natural area
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Cornell Botanic Gardens has expanded the Fischer Old Growth Forest Natural Area with a gift of 42 acres from Lenore and David K. Bandler.
New grad housing is living lab for heat pump study
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At the Maplewood Apartments project, now under construction, Cornell engineering students will deploy heat-pump monitors to study the system viability in a severe winter climate.
Host-microbe institute poised to expand
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The launch of its Undergraduate Research Experience proved to be a highlight of the Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions' inaugural year.
Two alumnae named 2019 Schwarzman scholars
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An-Chi “Angela” Dai ’15 and Kelly McClure ’16 have been selected to join the third class of Schwarzman Scholars, a program that sends young leaders to Beijing for a year of master’s degree study.
New 'Tomato Expression Atlas' dives deep into the fruit's flesh
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Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have mapped genes in the Tomato Expression Atlas.
An outdoor cat can damage your sustainability cred
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A new study shows birders who allow pet cats out of the house are judged to be less concerned about the environment by other birders.
‘Lab rats of molecular biology’ find home on campus
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New faculty member Patrick O'Grady brings National Drosophila Species Stock Center to Cornell.
New tool forecasts spring's arrival months in advance
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Punxsutawney Phil – the prognosticating groundhog who famously foretells the arrival of spring – may need a new job. Cornell has unveiled a new web tool to determine the onset of spring.
Studies explore how supermarkets source foods for low-income customers
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These case studies offer policymakers a better understanding of how regional food systems could bring healthier food to low-income people in the Northeast.
