Two students and staff member named local heroes

Michael Hyon '13, Heather Schopper '12 and Peter Smallidge, director of the Arnot Forest, were recognized as 'local heroes' at the Red Cross 2011 Real Heroes Award breakfast April 29. (May 16, 2011)

Almost 90 percent of students laud their CU experience

The Cornell PULSE (Perceptions of Undergraduate Life and Student Experiences) Survey finds that student satisfaction, overall and with various aspects of the Cornell experience, remains high. (May 12, 2011)

Study traces the neural wiring of a running mouse

Cornell researchers have identified a group of spinal cord nerve cells that manages running in mice, revealing an interesting step in mouse evolution.

Stocking Hall's renovations marked with ice cream cones

The groundbreaking for the $105 million project to renovate Stocking Hall was celebrated with a scoops and ice cream, instead of the traditional shovels and dirt, May 9 at the Cornell Livestock Pavilion. (May 10, 2011)

11-year-old kicks off book tour at ornithology lab

When 11-year-old Olivia Bouler published her self-illustrated book 'Olivia's Birds, Saving the Gulf' last month, she decided to kick off her book tour at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology April 2. (May 10, 2011)

Researchers develop portable, quick and cheap test to detect deadly virus

Cornell researchers have developed a quick, inexpensive way to detect rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhea that kills a half million people a year, mostly infants and young children. (May 9, 2011)

Biologically inspired materials is theme of CCMR symposium May 24

Bringing together scientists from Cornell and elsewhere, the symposium will cover a wide range of applications, from cell culture to de-icing. (May 9, 2011)

New facilities management system promises better, more economical service

The Division of Facilities Services has launched Zone 1, the first of what will be four zones in a new, coordinated management system. (May 5, 2011)

Tropical soil expert, Professor Emeritus Robert Van Wambeke, dies at 84

Armand Robert Henri Van Wambeke, age 84, professor emeritus of international soils whose automated land evaluation system was used around the world, died May 2 at Kendal at Ithaca. (May 5, 2011)