"What's everybody's favorite planet?" asked Bill Nye to a group of about 50 people gathered on the Ithaca Commons March 7 for a guided tour of the Sagan Planet Walk. "Well for me, it's Earth all the way," he answered. "I grew up…
Ross Atkinson, associate university librarian for collections, died March 8 at his home at the age of 60, from complications of leukemia. Atkinson, who joined the Cornell University Library in 1988, had been a major force in the…
First plays by Arthur Miller and Wendy Wasserstein, a comedy by Steve Martin, the classics "Little Women" and "Inherit the Wind," and the world premiere of "Beat Box Bard" will headline Cornell University's 2006-07 Schwartz…
Three Cornell University Police officers -- Christopher O'Hara, Robert Payne and Randy Bowman -- are the recipients of the Frank Hammer Kiwanis Officer of the Month Award for March. The award was presented Monday, March 13, at…
In the first study to link social evolution to climate change, Cornell entomologists show that the social behavior of many species of sweat bees evolved simultaneously during a period of global warming.
Viewing a person as dishonest or immoral can distort memory, a Cornell study suggests. So much so, that when we attempt to recall that person's behavior, it seems to be worse than it really was.
If you want your children to grow up to actively care about the environment, give them plenty of time to play in the "wild" before they're 11 years old, suggests a new Cornell University study. "Although domesticated nature…
Frank B. Miller Jr., professor emeritus at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) and expert on organizational behavior who carried Cornell's mace for 20 years at university events, died March 2 at Cayuga Medical…
A memoir by Calum Carmichael, professor of comparative literature and associate member of the law faculty, has been chosen among the top 10 recommended books to law professors and lawyers in Germany by a panel.
Marjolein van der Meulen, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell, is featured in a new book, "Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers," published by the Extraordinary Women Engineers…
Martin Luther King III will be the keynote speaker at Cornell University's Convocation in Schoellkopf Stadium at noon May 27, the day before Commencement, the Class of 2006 announced. King is the second oldest child of Martin…
The city of Ithaca begins construction March 20 on a major project to widen Thurston Avenue Bridge linking North Campus with Central Campus at Cornell. Construction on the $8 million project is expected to span more than 18…
