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The Bridge at Cornell Tech to connect academia, business

A building to rise at the heart of Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus - the Bridge at Cornell Tech - will offer space to startups and established companies pushing the edge of digital technology.

Saving puffins and 'King Penguin,' too

Project Puffin founder Steve Kress, Ph.D. '72, writes a scientific memoir of how he and a dedicated band of seabird-fostering conservationists brought Fratercula arctica back to Maine’s barren, offshore islands.

$10M grant aims to save citrus from greening disease

A diverse group of researchers received a five-year, $10 million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant to find a solution to citrus greening disease.

Plant experts discuss new seeds and old seed catalogs

At Mann Library's Harvesting Heritage event June 5, researchers and home gardeners learned about efforts to preserve ancient traits in the tomato and Cornell's collection of historical seed.

Building up humanities: An inside look at Klarman Hall

The new 67,500-square-foot Klarman Hall, set to open in January, will include 124 spaces for offices and conferences rooms and a 330-seat auditorium, the largest on the Arts Quad.

Atkinson Center directorship named for retiring DiSalvo

David Atkinson '60 has announced that he and his wife, Patricia, have endowed the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center in honor of the retiring director Frank DiSalvo.

Cornell-Smithsonian partnership aims to save wildlife

Cornell and the Smithsonian Institution are expanding their collaboration to conserve endangered species, advise foreign governments on sustainable development and develop protocols to archive biological collections.

Book details how biofuel policies affect food prices

In his new book, "The Economics of Biofuel Policies: Impacts on Price Volatility in Grain and Oilseed Markets," Harry de Gorter links biofuel policies to turmoil in world markets.

Lab of Ornithology wildlife film explores sagebrush species

The wildlife documentary, "The Sagebrush Sea" – the first broadcast film produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology – will air on PBS Nature May 20 at 8 p.m. EDT.

Carl Sagan Institute sets sail to explore the 'cosmic ocean'

Wading ankle-deep along the shore of the cosmic ocean, scientists from around the world gathered at Cornell May 9 to celebrate and inaugurate the university’s Carl Sagan Institute: Pale Blue Dot & Beyond.

Rawlings Scholars display an array of research

Examining social movements to Facebook addiction, more than 50 graduating seniors showcased their research prowess at the 2015 Senior Expo for the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars.

Cornell seeds urban farming in the Big Apple

Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City will help to sow innovative urban agriculture projects in Big Apple schools, Manhattan borough president Gale Brewer announced at an April 30 press conference.