How best to say, ‘Keep out!’ 10,000 years into the future

How do you warn generations far in the future about buried nuclear waste? A faculty member critiques two approaches.

Cornell-led project to improve grapes gets big boost

A Cornell-led project that uses genomic technology to create varieties that are more flavorful and sustainable has been renewed with a $6.5M USDA grant.

ILR School, A&S research identifies ways to soften rejection

A new ILR School study finds there are ways to soften the sting of rejection.

Things to Do, Sept. 1-8, 2017

Events on campus include jazz and classical performances, glass sea creatures and a fall party at the Johnson Museum, a book talk on roads in the Himalayas and a reading by poet and novelist Ron Rash.

New engaged learning curriculum offers gateway to the world

The Department of Anthropology’s new Global Gateways course sequence will give students the opportunity to prepare for, and make the most of, Cornell’s off-campus opportunities.

Gene Madsen, expert in environmental microbiology, dies at 64

Eugene L. Madsen, M.S. ’81, Ph.D. ’85, professor of microbiology, died Aug. 9 in Freeville, New York. He was 64.

Research: Climate impacts of land use are underestimated

A new Cornell-led study shows that deforestation and subsequent use of lands for agriculture or pasture, especially in tropical regions, contribute more to climate change than previously thought.

New book investigates who shacks up and why

More young unmarried Americans are living together than ever before, but not much is known about why couples decide to take on this romantic rite of passage. A new book by demographer Sharon Sassler sets out to fill these gaps.

Study to explore how phosphorus cycles through the environment

A new grant to a researcher in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences aims to discover the ways phosphorus cycles in the environment.