Ladybug man: New York's state insect is all but lost, but foreign ones abound in the Big Apple

In a lecture at the American Museum of Natural History April 24, entomologist John Losey invited the audience - especially the children - to help the Lost Lady Project by searching for ladybugs. (April 27, 2010)

Most speakers at April 22 fracking event express environmental concerns

Most of the attendees speaking at an event on hydraulic fracturing April 22 opposed the process to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale for environmental reasons. (April 26, 2010)

'Godspeed, go Big Red' and 'good luck,' says Gen. David Petraeus to ROTC seniors

Petraeus paused in his high-level duties to visit campus April 23 to speak at ROTC's tri-service brigade ceremony for senior awards. (April 23, 2010)

Theft-prevention purse, credit card alert system snag top prizes in 'Big Idea' competition

'Big Idea' competition winners included a system to alert consumers to potential savings with their credit cards and an invention to deter robbers in poor countries. (April 22, 2010)

Entrepreneurship@Cornell's 2010 fete draws more than 900

More than 900 people flocked to campus for Entrepreneurship@Cornell's Celebration 2010, April 15-16, to learn about and network for all things entrepreneurial. (April 22, 2010)

Sleek, Cornell-red 100 mpg car is ready for public debut

After countless hours designing, machining, refining and testing, the Cornell 100+ MPG team has finally found time for another crucial component of car building: making it look nice.

Students showcase storm water design on Earth Day in NYC

A team of Cornell undergraduates has been chosen to showcase its design of a sustainable solution to New York City's storm water runoff problem at the Museum of the City of New York April 22. (April 21, 2010)

Butcher, Kress-Gazit, Pritchard receive NSF Career Awards

Jonathan Butcher, Hadas Kress-Gazit and Matthew Pritchard were awarded research and outreach funding for five years. (April 21, 2010)

Leon Heppel, pioneer of study of enzymes, dies at 97

Leon Heppel, a Cornell professor emeritus of biochemistry and a former National Institutes of Health scientist, died of complications from a respiratory infection April 9 in Ithaca, N.Y. (April 21, 2010)