Two Public Service Center programs present at conference

Two Cornell Public Service Center programs, the Patient Care Advocacy Team and Translator Interpreter Program will present at the 2016 IMPACT Conference for their volunteer service work, Feb. 18-22.

Cornell once again a top Peace Corps volunteer producer

The Peace Corps announced Feb 18 that Cornell University ranked No. 4 among medium-sized schools on the agency’s 2016 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list.

Cornellians illuminate world's scientific strides

A platoon of Cornell faculty contributed to the mix of eminent global researchers at the 2016 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C.

James Boodley, co-inventor of Cornell potting mix, dies at 88

James Boodley, professor emeritus of floriculture and ornamental horticulture and a potting mix pioneer, died Feb. 12 in Kent, Ohio. Cornell Mix transformed the greenhouse industry in the 1960s.

Installation provides new vision for landfill architecture

Blue forms adorning the Ag Quad are more than whimsical art to engage passersbys: the shapes are visions of what landfill architecture might look like in the future, according to Katherine Jenkins.

Business college will rely on Cornell's research strengths

Cornell's tradition of cross-disciplinary study will be central to the College of Business' advantage against its peers, according to a committee that is helping shape the new college.

Study: managerial pay vital to workplace wellness

A new study finds linking managerial salary increases to implementing wellness actions is leads managers to implement healthy workplace changes.

Epidemics, warming oceans rock lobster, sea star populations

Papers in a special journal issue on marine disease point to links between warming oceans and marine epidemics.

Harvesting model rescues castoff food to feed the hungry

Food banks may soon be able to boost the nutritional value of the food they distribute to the hungry, thanks to a new harvesting model created by Cornell economists.