Alan Collmer will direct the new School of Integrative Plant Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The school will integrate five current departments.
From conducting archaeological research in the Republic of Armenia to exploring how rumors spread through Twitter, the Institute for the Social Sciences' small grants program funded 22 faculty members' projects for the 2013-14 year.
Cornell's 146th Graduation Weekend highlights include the Senior Convocation Address by actor Ed Helms, who portrayed the fictional alumnus Andy Bernard '93 on TV's 'The Office,' and President David Skorton's Commencement Address.
New research has taken a step toward employing genes from blue-green algae to improve staple crop photosynthesis – a potential improvement that could boost plant efficiency and increase yields.
Community engagement is the key for an energetic team of Cornell undergraduates working to build an inclusive-education school in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
For their 60th reunion, David and Mary Call helped create a new flavor of ice cream at the Cornell Dairy Bar. Big Red Reunion Revel features a white chocolate, cherry swirl and chocolate chunks.
Nearly 300 middle school and high school 4-H members gathered in Syracuse last month at a three-day summit about learning leadership and life skills at fun-filled workshops.
As the shale gas boom continues, the atmosphere receives more methane, adding to Earth’s greenhouse gas problem. A Cornell ecology professor fears that we may not be many years away from an environmental tipping point – and disaster.
