A student-created landscape has been at the Mann Library entrance has been chosen as one of the first landscapes to participate in an international pilot project program. (June 2, 2010)
When a major South American pest infests potato tubers, the plant produces bigger spuds, reports a study by Cornell, University of Goettingen and National University of Colombia researchers. (May 25, 2010)
The Paleontological Research Institution and Cornell entities have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the NSF to educate the public and landowners about issues around drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale. (May 18, 2010)
Cornell's Office of Community Relations will receive the Judges' Citation from the State University of New York Council for University Advancement for its outreach efforts concerning race relations. (May 17, 2010)
Maria Judith Rodriguez, human resource manger at the Arecibo Observatory, receives the Service Manager 2010 Award for meeting austerity budgets while maintaining employee motivation. (May 13, 2010)
National and regional biofuel, biopower and bioproducts experts will convene in Syracuse for the Northeast Sun Grant 2010 Regional Conference, hosted by Cornell, May 24-26. (May 10, 2010)
A company that uses Cornell-developed technology to create low-power, long-lasting batteries has received a $2.2 million boost from the federal government. (May 4, 2010)
For the first time, new apple varieties developed at Cornell will be released exclusively to New York state growers, under a licensing agreement with the New York State Apple Growers group. (May 4, 2010)
Cornell's entomology collection in Mann Library and the Comstock Memorial Library of Entomology will be united under one roof as the Comstock library facility closes. (May 3, 2010)