Retirees who move to rural areas often have a positive impact on local economies, but they also drive up housing prices and can have other negative effects, Cornell research finds. (March 26, 2008)
Scott Williamson, assistant professor of biological statistics and computational biology at Cornell, died March 14 from glioblastoma. Williamson, 32, was a rising star in the field of population genetics. (March 25, 2008)
This year, Maple Weekend is March 29-30, but by 2080, it could be as early as Jan. 29-30 in northern New York, say climate change experts. (March 24, 2008)
Donald L. Downing, professor emeritus at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., died Feb. 29. He helped start Cornell's enology extension program and the New York State Food Venture Center. (March 19, 2008)
State weather watchers are looking for amateur weather buffs to measure and record the daily precipitation that falls in their backyards. Training for volunteers will be held March 29 at Cornell. (March 18, 2008)
Antonio DiTommaso, associate professor of crop and soil science, has been honored with the prestigious Outstanding Teacher Award from the Weed Science Society of America. (March 18, 2008)
In her State of Extension Address, CCE Director Helene Dillard noted that CCE will need to frame its programs in public-value terms, be accountable and focus on programs that are most fundable. (March 14, 2008)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rae McGrath spoke in a class March 13 about the profound impact that abandoned weapons have on civilians and the responsibility of countries to clear such countries as Afghanistan of old explosives. (March 14, 2008)
