For the sixth time in its 19-year history, the World Food Prize has been won by a Cornellian. He is Andrew Colin McClung, Cornell M.S. '49 and Ph.D. '50 in soil science, of King Ferry, N.Y. One of three 2006 recipients to share…
Mothers aged 65 to 75 are almost four times more likely to expect a daughter, rather than a son, to be their caregiver if they become sick or disabled, reports a new Cornell University study. These mothers also are much more…
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has just released a two-CD guide, "Voices of North American Owls." Call it a veritable "Who's Hooo" of North American owl sounds. The CDs give voice to more than 19 species of owls and their…
When victims of capital crimes are white, jurors are more likely to hand down death sentences to defendants with stereotypically black features, a new study from four universities, including Cornell, shows. The study, "Looking…
Almost every research grant these days includes an "outreach" component: As a condition of their federal government funding, researchers are expected to inform the public about their findings and support science and technology…
After a quick introduction by Peter Lepage, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell professor of psychology Tom Gilovich began his Reunion Weekend lecture on "The Fallibility of Everyday Thinking," June 9, with a…
G. Nick Lundskowhilip MerrillCornell benefactor Philip Merrill '55, international statesman and adviser to U.S. and Cornell presidents, is missing and presumed dead after disappearing Saturday, June 10, during a solitary sail on…
Cornell University is greatly saddened by the loss of devoted alumnus Philip Merrill '55 and sends heartfelt sympathies to Eleanor Merrill, Douglas Merrill '89, MBA '91, Catherine Merrill '91 and Nancy Merrill '96. Phil's long…
A deadly fish virus has been found for the first time in a variety of freshwater fish in the northeastern United States by Cornell University researchers. (June 14, 2006)
At just past 11 a.m. June 10, all heaven broke loose from Cornell's McGraw Tower. An exhilaration of festive chimes music titled "Hell's Bells" flushed a robin from its chilly perch, drew clusters of Cornell-red-bedecked alumni…
"I've been a scientist, so I look at graphs all the time, and I think they're beautiful," said Jenifer Wightman '02. So she, a researcher in crop and soil sciences with the eye of an artist, asked Cornell faculty and staff members to send her their own examples of "important, meaningful or remarkable charts, graphs, maps, diagrams or tables.
