Dean Krafft, a veteran of the computer science department, has been named the first chief technology strategist for Cornell University Library. (July 7, 2008)
A $30,000 endowment from the Class of 1956 will establish a fund to boost Cornell's humanities print collection, allowing the university library to purchase additional English-language monographs and a range of materials in foreign languages. (July 3, 2008)
Sibley Hall is undergoing renovations this summer and fall to provide full access to people with disabilities. The work includes a wheelchair ramp, two new elevators and six new or upgraded restrooms. (July 3, 2008)
The 'cosmeceutical' TranquiliTea won honorable mention at the Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting in New Orleans, July 1. The cucumber-honeydew melon-flavored tea uses aloe vera as a functional ingredient. (July 3, 2008)
The senator visited Syracuse's City Hall July 2 for an alternative energy forum featuring exhibits by the Cornell University Renewable Bioenergy Initiative and other sustainable energy projects. (July 3, 2008)
Cornell researchers find that recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), a biotech product in use by American farmers for the past 15 years, significantly reduces the environmental impact of milk production. (July 2, 2008)
Pipe-clogging invasive mussels caused up to $1.5 billion in damage across 23 states between 1989 and 2007, said senior extension associate Chuck O'Neill told a House subcommittee, June 24. (July 1, 2008)
Harold Holzer, one of the country's pre-eminent authorities on Abraham Lincoln, will lecture July 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Statler Hall's Alice Statler Auditorium on campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. (July 1, 2008)
More than 150 hospitality leaders from industry, academia and trade media gathered in Washington June 12 to hear a panel of experts address the need to further develop sustainable business practices. (July 1, 2008)