'Following The Wild Bees' a how-to for honeybee hunting

Biology professor and bee expert Thomas Seeley's new book, "Following the Wild Bees," is a celebration of the outdoors and a practical guide to the methods and craft of hunting wild honeybees.

Two on faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Two Cornell researchers were elected as new members of the National Academy of Sciences May 3.

Solar-powered tag allows tracking of songbird migration

Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology David Winkler has developed the first lifetime-solar-powered tag for small songbirds to track them.

Evolutionary biologist Rick Harrison dies at 70

Richard "Rick" Harrison, Ph.D. ’77, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and a pioneer in his field, died unexpectedly April 12 while visiting Lizard Island, Australia.

New pathogen takes control of gypsy moth populations

A new fungal pathogen is killing gypsy moth caterpillars and crowding out communities of pathogens and parasites that previously destroyed these moth pests.

Four elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Four Cornell faculty members are among 213 national and international scholars, artists, philanthropists and business leaders elected new fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Nine projects receive undergrad engaged research funding

Nine faculty-led teams conducting research with undergraduate students have received Undergraduate Engaged Research Programs grants, administered by Engaged Cornell.

Mann Award winner studies switching process in cells

Maggie Gustafson, a fifth-year doctoral student in the field of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, won the Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award.

Cornell Dairy receives all clear to go kosher

Cornell Dairy announced it is becoming kosher April 18. Kosher foods must comply with traditional Jewish dietary and processing laws, and in the case of dairy, products must come from kosher animals.