To advance technologies that convert perennial grasses and woody biomass to ethanol, Professor Larry Walker will use a $10 million grant to upgrade Cornell's industrial biotechnology laboratories. (Jan. 18, 2007)
About 100 Cornell-affiliated guests were treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the Joan Weill Center for Dance, a new facility in Manhattan designed by two Cornell graduates, Dec. 12. (Jan. 18, 2007)
President David Skorton recently returned from a 10-day, four-city tour of India, seeking to extend Cornell's mission as the world's land-grant university by building stronger bridges between Cornell and India, and to reinvigorate ties with alumni.
More than 200 people came to the opening reception for Buzz Spector's book art project, Jan. 11 at the College of Architecture, Art and Planning's loft space in Manhattan. (Jan. 17, 2007)
This winter's warm temperatures have left grapes vulnerable to freezing temps, and a sudden, deep cold snap could be lethal to some Finger Lakes grape varieties, say Cornell experts. (Jan. 16, 2007)
The Cornell United Way Campaign exceeded its $660,000 goal in December with help from undergraduate students. The campaign officially closes March 31. (Jan. 16, 2007)
A gift from the Uihlein Foundation will be used to endow the director's position at the Uihlein Forest Maple Sugar Field Station, in Lake Placid, N.Y., over the next six years. (Jan. 16, 2007)
A Cornell study of Chinese cotton farmers and pesticides was named one of the top six environment stories and the 30th most important science story of the year by Discover magazine. (Jan. 15, 2007)
Blending urban music beatboxing and the words of William Shakespeare, the world premiere of 'The Beat Box Bard' will run Jan. 31-Feb. 11 at Cornell's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. (Jan. 15, 2007)
