Quagga mussels threaten western U.S. water and electric plants, Cornell expert tells legislators

Pipe-clogging invasive mussels caused up to $1.5 billion in damage across 23 states between 1989 and 2007, said senior extension associate Chuck O'Neill told a House subcommittee, June 24. (July 1, 2008)

Washington gives Cornell $2 million to enlist kids to find missing ladybugs

Cornell has received $2 million from the National Science Foundation for the Lost Ladybug Project, which will enlist the help of children nationwide to find ladybugs and learn about biodiversity. (June 25, 2008)

Morning sickness is pregnancy 'wellness insurance,' says Cornell professor

Morning sickness, reports Cornell's Paul Sherman, protects both the pregnant woman and the developing embryo just when the fetus is most vulnerable. (June 25, 2008)

Any Cornell researcher can use the many high-tech life science core facilities available

The Cornell Life Sciences Core Laboratories Center provides an array of instruments and services for experimentation on genomics, proteomics, imaging, IT and informatics. (June 25, 2008)

Cornell sustainability center solicits proposals for new applied research

The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future is looking for innovative ideas on sustainability for its new Academic Venture Fund program. (June 25, 2008)

Friends honor the late pioneering geneticist Ray Wu

Ray Wu was 'a true visionary,' said friend and colleague Ajay Garg at a June 15 memorial service honoring the late Cornell geneticist. (June 16, 2008)

Meeting to consider tree planting as antidote to urban ills is uprooted by 'inconvenient conclusion'

Horticulturist Tom Whitlow reported at a Cornell Cooperative Extension-NYC conference that planting trees as a strategy for reducing asthma 'is unlikely to work.' (June 11, 2008)

Alice Pell named vice provost for international relations

Professor Alice Pell, who is director of Cornell's International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD), will assume her new position July 1. (June 10, 2008)

Clean, white, open spaces and lots of light: Weill Hall opens for business

With great expectations, the $162 million, 263,000-square-foot building designed by architect Richard Meier will open officially in October, though key residents are starting to move in this month. (June 6, 2008)