A golden anniversary, the Big Red way

In honor of their 50th wedding anniversary, alumni Sam and Judy Greenblatt brought 12 members of their immediate family to Cornell Adult University in July.

Oh, B.A.B.Y.: Undergrads study language in kids

Two undergraduates are studying obstacles to learning among children at Cornell's Behavioral Analysis of Beginning Years (B.A.B.Y.) Lab.

Cornell faces its share of computer attacks

With universities becoming a favored target of foreign hackers, Cornell sees about 50,000 break-in attempts per day.

Cornell rises in Forbes ranking

Forbes magazine ranks Cornell University No. 19, up from No. 51 last year, in its ratings of 650 of “America’s Top Colleges.”

Simon Bauer, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies

Simon Bauer, professor emeritus of chemistry and chemical biology, died July 14 at the age of 101.

Conferees discuss how to help farmers through technology

Scientists, librarians and practitioners of agriculture information and management from 28 countries met at Mann Library July 23 to discuss creative use of information networks to bridge gaps between developed and developing countries.

Kleinberg receives ACM data mining award

Computer science professor Jon Kleinberg will receive the 2013 ACM SIGKDD Innovation Award, considered the highest for technical excellence in knowledge discovery and data mining, from the Association for Computing Machinery.

Three veterinarians are honored at national meeting

Three members of Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine – Donald F. Smith, Kenneth Simpson and Leslie D. Appel – have won American Veterinary Medical Association awards.

Urban Scholars share stories of public service

The Cornell Urban Scholars Program program matched 14 undergraduates with nonprofit and government agencies in New York City for eight-week paid service-based internships. The students reflected on their experiences a reception July 24.