Cornell Dairy receives all clear to go kosher

Cornell Dairy announced it is becoming kosher April 18. Kosher foods must comply with traditional Jewish dietary and processing laws, and in the case of dairy, products must come from kosher animals.

Cornell works with Mexican tribe on forest management

A pilot project in Mexico is bringing together Cornell researchers and Maya leaders to manage community forests for biodiversity conservation now and livelihoods, including bee-keeping and ecotourism, into the future.

Entrepreneurship to play 'essential' role in College of Business

With entrepreneurship faculty and classes now scattered across campus, the nascent College of Business is poised to act as the focal point for entrepreneurship-related academics at Cornell.

Class observes Cuban art, medicine, farming on trip

Eleven students from the Global Citizenship course in the College of Human Ecology traveled to Cuba over spring break to learn about fashion trends and consumer culture on the island.

Finicky deer avoid some invasive plants, promoting spread

The dietary preferences of deer may be promoting the spread of such invasive species as garlic mustard, Japanese barberry and Japanese stiltgrass, according to a new study.

Kelly Musick named Cornell Population Center director

Kelly Musick, associate professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, has been appointed to a five-year term as director of the Cornell Population Center.

Future Ph.D.s inducted into McNair Scholars Program

The McNair Scholars Program, designed to increase the attainment of Ph.D.s among first generation, low-income and underrepresented students, inducted 16 undergraduates April 9.

An insider's view of post-Fukushima nuclear energy

Allison M. Macfarlane, a geologist and former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will lecture on nuclear energy post-Fukushima on campus April 25 at 3:30 p.m. in 700 Clark Hall.

Primate evolution moves into the fast lane

Researchers at Cornell and Bar-Ilan Universities have uncovered a new mechanism for mutation in primates that is rare but rapid, site-specific and aggressive.