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FAQ: How busy construction season will affect traffic and parking across campus

There's no getting around it: The upcoming construction season at Cornell University is going to get in just about everybody's way. Added to a full slate of routine maintenance and upgrade projects are the city of Ithaca's…

Options are available for commuters affected by bridge work

Ten separate TCAT bus routes currently cross Thurston Avenue Bridge. The heavily used routes provide connections between Cornell's "A" and "B" parking lots and the Central Campus area; between North Campus and Central and West…

Cornell's award-winning solar house to be auctioned April 7

Cornell will hold a public auction to sell off its Solar Decathlon House, second-place winner in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2005 international competition.

The Science Guy says goodbye, but not without warning that the globe is 'getting really hot ... really fast'

His stay included guest lectures in astronomy and human sexuality (not at the same time); an orbit around downtown Ithaca's Carl Sagan Planet Walk; lunch with prospective graduate students; and a public lecture March 8.

Bill Nye takes group out of this world on the Sagan Planet Walk

"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 librarian and digital publishing advocate, dies at 60

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…

Arthur Miller, Wendy Wasserstein and Steve Martin plays are featured in Schwartz Center's 2006-07 theater season

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 Police officers share Kiwanis award for disarming suicidal man

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…

The dating game: Social behavior of sweat bees evolved with Earth's warming a mere 20 million years ago, Cornell study finds

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.

Bad judgments about people can affect memories of them, Cornell study finds

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.

Camping, hiking and fishing in the wild as a child breeds respect for environment in adults, study finds

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 Miller, ILR professor emeritus and Cornell mace bearer, dies at 84

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…