Social media is behind Egyptian protests, but little has changed, panelists assert

For the first time, Cornell has entered a national recycling contest, Recyclemania, Feb. 7-April 2, coordinated by the Class of 2014 Council and Cornell's recycling team, R5 Operations. (Feb. 10, 2011)

Fred Schneider elected to National Academy of Engineering

New students entering Cornell in the fall will read and discuss E.L. Doctorow's 'Homer and Langley,' a 2009 historical novel based on the lives of New York City's reclusive Collyer brothers. (Feb. 10, 2011)

AguaClara to bring more water treatment plants to Honduras

A committee of City of Ithaca and Cornell stakeholders met Feb. 7 to review preliminary conceptual options to potentially improve the safety of bridges spanning high gorges. (Feb. 9, 2011)

Spacecraft and comet fated for Valentine's Day rendezvous

Cornell has received a 2011 ENERGY STAR CHP (combined heat and power) Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for the campus's highly efficient CHP system. (Feb. 8, 2011)

Grad student fights to protect rare lemur in Madagascar

Eboo Patel of the Interfaith Youth Core, an institution building the global youth movement, will present Cornell's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture in Sage Chapel, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.

Four N.Y. companies receive JumpStart grants

It's not discrimination, but rather differences in resources attributable to career and family-related choices that set women back in science fields, Cornell researchers say. (Feb. 7, 2011)

Five Cornell scientists to speak at AAAS

A research group in Spain has ranked Cornell the No. 5 university in the world for its Web presence, which includes electronic access to scientific publications and other academic material. (Feb. 7, 2011)

Professor's poetry paired with grad's films explore American and racial identity

With the Web broadcasting every reckless mistake and rumor, a visiting information privacy expert offered ways the law could protect against irresponsible online posting, Feb. 3. (Feb. 7, 2011)

Society for the Humanities launches sustainability initiative

The FDA has funded the National Good Agricultural Practices Program at Cornell's New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva to help farmers navigate new food safety regulations. (Feb. 3, 2011)