Hind wings help butterflies make swift turns to evade predators, study finds

Cornell research suggests that butterflies' hind wings help them evade predators, and their bright colors warn birds that chasing them isn't worth the energy. (Jan. 6, 2009)

Gandhi grows in the grass in Mann Library lobby

Cornell horticulture students created an indoors grass art installation of a larger-than-life portrait of Mohandas ('Mahatma') Gandhi in the Mann Library lobby during finals week. (Dec. 23, 2008)

Dreaming of a white Christmas? CU offers odds

Cornell's Northeast Regional Climate Center has released the odds of a white Christmas for cities in the Northeast. Pinkham Notch, N.H., tops the list with a 95 percent chance of having snow on the ground Dec. 25. (Dec. 18, 2008)

Mann Library expands access to rare beekeeping volumes

Cornell's Mann Library has added the first 20 volumes of The American Bee Journal, the first English-language journal devoted to the beekeeping field, to its online library of historical beekeeping materials.

Students by day, entrepreneurs by night

For entrepreneurial Cornell students, the 168 entrepreneurship classes offered on campus prepare them for a business future -- but many students don't wait until graduation to start a business. (Dec. 18, 2008)

CU experts hold first-of-kind meeting to help state leaders cope with climate change

Conservationists, policymakers and industry leaders were in Ithaca Dec. 8 to hear from Cornell experts on how climate change affects state ecosystems and how best to respond to a warming planet. (Dec. 18, 2008)

New technique provides snapshot of all genes being transcribed across human genome

In the Dec. 19 issue of Science, Cornell researchers report on a new technique that takes a snapshot of all the locations on the human genome where RNA polymerases actively transcribe genes. (Dec. 16, 2008)

Alumni survey concludes that entrepreneurship classes shape attitudes

A survey of alumni from the Cornell Entrepreneur Network found that taking even one entrepreneurship class made a graduate's attitude toward entrepreneurship much more positive. (Dec. 16, 2008)

Cornell helps build demographic research capacity in Francophone Africa

Cornell development sociologist Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue is working to improve Francophone African students' training in population science so they can help improve policies in their home countries. (Dec. 15, 2008)