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Sloppy Slope Jolt, winning ice cream flavor, will perk up sleepy students and remind them of spring's Slope Day

Sloppy Slope Jolt is the winning ice cream flavor in the annual ice cream-making competition in Cornell University's Food Science 101. It references Cornell's Libe slope -- caffeine for studying and the indulgence of Slope Day with brownies, hazelnuts and caramel. (December 06, 2005)

Hook, yarn and hyperbolic planes: Crocheting curved space to illustrate indescribable geometry

Daina Taimina, a Cornell mathematician and visiting scholar, uses crocheted models to teach hyperbolic geometry. (December 06, 2005)

N.Y. state awards Cornell's Walker $750,000 for biofuel research

Larry Walker, professor of biological and environmental engineering, has been awarded $750,000 by the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research to explore the use of plant and microbial resources to produce biofuels, industrial chemicals, natural products and other consumer goods. (December 6, 2005)

Cornell trustee executive committee meets in New York City this week

The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Thursday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St., New York City. (December 6, 2005)

CU Winds to reach out to young musicians in Costa Rica

Children at a small rural music school in Costa Rica will receive like-new instruments and one-on-one lessons when the Cornell University Wind Ensemble tours there in January. (December 05, 2005)

Cornell agriculture and life sciences faculty receive awards

Robin Bellinder, Tom Zitter and the Dairy Food Extension Team received research and extension awards from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on Nov. 17. (December 05, 2005)

Michael Latham wins Public Health Association award

Michael C. Latham, professor emeritus and graduate school professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell University, will be honored with the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Public Health Association on Dec. 13. (December 05, 2005)

Ronnie Coffman receives International Service Award

W. Ronnie Coffman, international professor and chair of plant breeding and genetics and director of International Programs for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell, received the American Society of Agronomy's 2005 International Service in Agronomy Award for outstanding contributions to agronomy. (December 05, 2005)

Cornell's Torres organizes D.C. avian flu conference to strengthen collaborations among health and wildlife experts

Avian flu experts emphasized the importance of dialogue and coordination among people in public health, animal health and wildlife management as essential preparation for a possible avian influenza pandemic, during a conference organized by Cornell.

From 'Harry Potter' to 'The Incredibles,' blockbuster movies turn to Cornell Lab of Ornithology for blockbuster sounds

When sound editors needed the twitterings, hoots and songs of a chiffchaff, burrowing owl, European robin, song thrush, common nightingale and rooks at a rookery for 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' they called on Cornell's Macaulay Library

How committed your relationship is goes hand in hand with happiness and well-being, study discovers

Having a romantic relationship makes both men and women happier -- and the stronger the relationship's commitment, the greater the happiness and sense of well-being of its partners, according to a study by Cornell University's Claire Kamp Dush. (December 01, 2005)

Supplies of flu vaccine tight at Cornell health services

Cornell's Gannett Health Services shares the predicament of many health providers in the state -- unfilled orders and limited shipments of flu vaccine from suppliers. (December 01, 2005)