Student discovers extinct plague locust specimens

Brandon Woo '19 uncovered three Rocky Mountain locusts in the Cornell University Insect Collection; the locusts wreaked agricultural havoc 150 years ago.

Mabaya is president of African agricultural economists group

Edward Mabaya, M.S. '98, Ph.D. '03, was elected president of the African Association of Agricultural Economists Sept. 23 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Roundtable to explore potential of geothermal energy

An Oct. 17 roundtable discussion will drill deep into the promise of geothermal energy at a time when Cornell is considering a groundbreaking project of its own at 4:30 in 155 Olin Hall.

Gift lets entrepreneurship faculty hire assistants

Eight faculty members from five colleges, as well as Cornell Tech, won awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, allowing them to expand courses or add teaching assistants.

Wildlife program gets $4.8 million to track NYS disease

The New York State Cooperative Wildlife Health Program – a partnership among Cornell and New York state to track and manage wildlife diseases – will receive $4.8 million over the five years.

Graduate students bring expertise to local schools

A volunteer program is connecting graduate students in the sciences and other fields with K-12 classrooms to teach mini-courses in Tompkins, Cayuga and Seneca county schools.

Awards announced for life science, industry partnerships

Nine projects were awarded 2016-17 Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) grants.

Drone Discovery to challenge scores of New York City youth

Several hundred New York City schoolchildren will attend and participate in the Drone Discovery program during the Cornell co-sponsored 4-H National Youth Science Day at Public School 21 in Brooklyn on Friday, Oct. 7.

Lessons learned after historic flooding topic of summit

On the anniversary of two devastating Southern Tier floods, local leaders will convene at the Living with Water summit Oct. 7-8 to review community resilience and the region's economy.