First African-American landscape architect launched career at Cornell
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The nation’s first African-American landscape architect, David A. Williston, got his start at Cornell in 1896.
Einaudi Center to provide research help to doctoral students
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has selected 12 Cornell graduate students for the 2018 Einaudi-SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program.
Cornell-CARE team to advance gender equity, climate resilience in Niger
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A Cornell-CARE team is embarking a new project to examine connections between gender equity and climate resiliency in Niger.
Yeast research aims to reduce stress for New York wineries
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Patrick Gibney, assistant professor and the E&J Gallo Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow in the Department of Food Science, is working out how metabolic pathways within a yeast cell determine those changes, with implications for how wine is produced.
Mann Award winner searches for HIV's Achilles' heel
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Yi Wen, a fifth-year doctoral student in the field of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, won the 2018 Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
Upstanding by design: built-in encouragement to call out cyberbullies
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Researchers have discovered a way to encourage people to intervene in cyberbullying – and it can be built right into the design of social networking sites.
New certificate program teaches dietitians skills to elicit change
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eCornell offers a new Nutrition Counseling certificate for registered dietitian nutritionists to develop their skills.
Scientists, wildlife DJ, hip-hop archivists create 'BeastBox'
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“Beastbox,” a free online game, takes sound clips from real wild animals and allows users to mix and match them into an endless variety of beats, breaks and drops.
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.
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.
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.
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.