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Geneticist Edward Buckler wins U.S. research award

The U.S. government has awarded the Arthur S. Fleming Award to Edward Buckler, a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Station (USDA-ARS) research geneticist in Cornell's Institute for Genomic Diversity and an…

Reunion 2006 welcomes alumni from 1931 to 2001

Reunion Weekend 2006 at Cornell, June 8-11, will welcome the "Classes of 1s and 6s" with a full slate of events for some 6,700 attendees, including family members, from classes ranging from 1931 to 2001. "It's very volunteer…

'Apprentice' finalist Cornell grad Lee Bienstock hopes to get job of lifetime with Donald Trump

Brooklyn-born Cornell graduate Lee Bienstock, B.S. '05, a business analyst with Accenture, a global management consulting company, is in the final stretch on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice," on NBC. He's hoping that Cornellians…

Essential organism -- from peat bogs -- involved in global climate change is finally isolated for study

Among the unusual life forms found in peat bogs are carnivorous pitcher plants and methanogens, methane-producing single-celled organisms that live in oxygen-free environments.

Six CHESS workshops will explore cutting-edge science with planned Energy Recovery Linac

With the design for the proposed Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) well under way and a prototype already under construction, scientists at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) have invited researchers from around the…

Latest search for ivory-billed woodpecker ends, leaving searchers hopeful but with few results

The 2005-06 search for the ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas' 550,000-acre Big Woods has officially ended without any conclusive new evidence of the elusive bird's existence. But search crews remain optimistic about next season…

Nine graduates honored by the Cornell Tradition

Every spring since 1989 the Cornell Tradition, an alumni-endowed student recognition program at Cornell University, has honored its own graduating seniors with recognition awards. The nine Tradition fellows who have been honored…

Ph.D. student Filip Radlinski wins Microsoft Research Fellowship

Filip Radlinski, a Fulbright scholar from Australia, has won a two-year Microsoft Research Fellowship, awarded to outstanding Ph.D. students in computer science, electrical engineering or math. He will use the fellowship to…

In farewell Commencement speech, Rawlings pays tribute to 'life-changing' power of gifted teachers to change students' lives

President Hunter R. Rawlings, delivering the farewell Commencement address of his yearlong interim presidency, spoke at length about how gifted faculty members can make education "a life-changing experience." He invoked many of…

With inflated gloves and inflated smiles, Cornell seniors walk toward graduation and to the world beyond

As students walked from the Arts Quad toward Schoellkopf Stadium for Cornell's 138th Commencement May 28, many in the academic procession wore unsuppressed smiles. The mood was festive and celebratory to match the perfect sunlit…

Back by popular demand: John Cleese appointed Provost's Visiting Professor for three-year term

John Cleese is back by popular demand -- again. Cornell President Hunter Rawlings broke the good news during his Commencement address today. "We have been fortunate to have John Cleese as an A.D. White Professor for eight years -…