Rickard named director of American Indian Program

Cornell art historian Jolene Rickard will lead Cornell's American Indian Program as its new director, effective July 1. (May 18, 2011)

Experiment station's former and current directors receive honorary degrees

The current and former directors of Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva were honored by Hobart and William Smith Colleges. (May 18, 2011)

Cornell helps regional food system project battle food insecurity in Northeast

Cornell researchers are part of a $5 million project to determine whether greater reliance on regionally produced foods could improve food access and affordability for disadvantaged communities. (May 17, 2011)

Associate professor Antonio DiTommaso named first Richard C. Call Director of Agricultural Sciences

Antonio DiTommaso, associate professor of crop and soil sciences, has been named the first Richard C. Call Director of Agricultural Sciences, thanks to a $1 million gift from Call and his wife. (May 16, 2011)

Two students and staff member named local heroes

Michael Hyon '13, Heather Schopper '12 and Peter Smallidge, director of the Arnot Forest, were recognized as 'local heroes' at the Red Cross 2011 Real Heroes Award breakfast April 29. (May 16, 2011)

Almost 90 percent of students laud their CU experience

The Cornell PULSE (Perceptions of Undergraduate Life and Student Experiences) Survey finds that student satisfaction, overall and with various aspects of the Cornell experience, remains high. (May 12, 2011)

Study traces the neural wiring of a running mouse

Cornell researchers have identified a group of spinal cord nerve cells that manages running in mice, revealing an interesting step in mouse evolution.

Stocking Hall's renovations marked with ice cream cones

The groundbreaking for the $105 million project to renovate Stocking Hall was celebrated with a scoops and ice cream, instead of the traditional shovels and dirt, May 9 at the Cornell Livestock Pavilion. (May 10, 2011)

11-year-old kicks off book tour at ornithology lab

When 11-year-old Olivia Bouler published her self-illustrated book 'Olivia's Birds, Saving the Gulf' last month, she decided to kick off her book tour at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology April 2. (May 10, 2011)