Cooperative Extension interns report on statewide research

Students presented findings from their Cornell Cooperative Extension summer internships that directly benefit New York state residents on campus Oct. 7.

Deans Boor, Collins, Knuth reappointed to second terms

CALS Dean Kathryn Boor, Engineering Dean Lance Collins and Vice Provost and Graduate School Dean Barbara Knuth have been reappointed to second five-year terms, Cornell Provost Kent Fuchs announced Oct. 17.

Cornell Rewind: White buys Europe's finest books, profs

Months before the first students arrived for the first-ever semester at Cornell University, the school’s tiny faculty and administration – chiefly President Andrew Dickson White – set about placing figurative cornerstones for educational success.

State dairy leaders gather for second Yogurt Summit

With the state’s dairy industry tearing through an economic boom, Cornell hosted the second New York State Yogurt and Dairy Summit Oct. 15, featuring Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, Agriculture and about 100 industry and government leaders.

Partisan lenses: Beauty lies in your political affiliation

Those unflattering pictures of the opposing candidate, used in attack ads blanketing American media this month, are not merely manipulative. Political partisans really do believe their leaders are better looking, a study shows.

High school teachers learn to connect students with science

Two dozen high school science teachers from across the state and beyond attended the Xraise Science Teacher Workshop, hosted at the eXploration station behind Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory.

House fly genome reveals expanded immune system

Scientists have sequenced the house fly genome for the first time, revealing robust immune genes, as one might expect from an insect that thrives in pathogen-rich dung piles and garbage heaps.

Study proves biodiversity buffers disease

When a community is biodiverse, with many different species, the risk of disease decreases, according to a new study.

Harvest Dinner serves up delicious sustainability

More than 1,550 Cornell students feasted at the ninth annual Harvest Dinner Oct. 9 that featured a cornucopia of autumnal bounty grown near campus and from the surrounding region.