Grant funds partnership between International Programs and Indian ag institutions

The U.S.-India Educational Foundation has awarded $250,000 to allow Cornell's International Programs to partner with agricultural universities in India.

Four faculty members receive Carpenter advising awards 2012

Kathy Berggren, Kate Bronfenbrenner, Debbie Cherney and Mariana Wolfner were honored May 26 for the 2012 Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards.

Grad student honored for work linking low income, childhood obesity

Graduate student Margaret Demment won the best student oral presentation prize at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity meeting in Austin, Texas, May 23-26.

More than half of New Yorkers say risks of gas drilling outweigh revenue

A survey by Cornell's Survey Research Institute finds that more than half of New Yorkers believe that the risks of natural gas drilling outweigh the benefits.

MRI scanner to propel cutting-edge research across campus

A powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner has been delivered to Martha Van Rensselaer Hall; it is expected to be operational in the fall.

Arctic ice melt sets stage for severe winters, scientists say

Severe winter weather outbreaks are more likely due in part to the seemingly far-off problem of melting sea ice in the Arctic, according to Cornell earth scientists.

President offers condolences following death of student

Michael Curtis Augustin, a 33-year-old undergraduate died June 3 at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. The cause of death is still being determined.

Studies on domesticated maize identify genes that evolved from wild ancestors

Two new papers identify genes involved in domestication as well as variations and similarities between domesticated maize and its wild relatives.

Safe insecticides, algal biofuels among 2012 academic venture fund projects

The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future selected 10 projects for spring 2012 academic venture fund awards.