Big Red Barn celebrates renovation and reopening

A complete renovation of the Big Red Barn over the summer included several structural improvements, from new roofing to concrete beneath the floor.

Big Red Pumpkin Regatta Oct. 4 buoys attention

Relay teams hope to squash their competition at the first Big Red Pumpkin Regatta on Beebe Lake Saturday, Oct. 4. It is hosted by a graduate student group Cornell Flotilla.

Aerospace engineering professor Ephrahim Garcia dies

Ephrahim Garcia, Cornell professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, died Sept. 10 at the age of 51. A celebration of his life will be held Nov. 7.

Alumnae to receive Groat and Alpern awards

Sara J. Horowitz ’84 will receive the 2015 Judge William B. Groat Alumni Award, and Beth Florin, M.S. '85, will receive the 2015 Jerome Alpern Award at ILR’s Groat and Alpern Celebration April 9 in New York City.

Gene linked to development of skin cancer in mice

A new study published in Cancer Research links an enzyme to cancer development.

Panel discusses the death of Michael Brown

A campus panel examined the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Sept. 10.

Meeting for students, friends of Ephrahim Garcia set for 4:30

A community support meeting will take place at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in McManus Lounge, Hollister Hall, following the death of Ephrahim Garcia, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Panel reflects on Latino experience at Cornell

A panel of faculty and administrators, including alumni, discussed the history of the Latino community at Cornell with students Sept. 5 at the Latino Living Center in Anna Comstock Hall.

Google-funded research will scan clothing and behavior

Computer science researchers will use Google Glass to coach wearers on nonverbal behavior, and 3-D scans to create computer images of soft, deformable objects.