Obama's election changed racial identity of black students

A new Cornell study reports that the 2008 election changed African-American college students' perceptions of being black. The study is published in Developmental Psychology.

Farmers and food banks team up to feed the hungry

Collaborators on the Cornell Gleaning Project are discovering ways to help farmers efficiently harness the leftover crops that they don't sell to donate to food banks.

$50 New York City bus trips available on upcoming dates

NYC discounted round-trip tickets are now available to Cornell faculty, staff and their guests, March 10, April 14, May 5 and June 2, through Cornell Recreation Connection and Swarthout Coaches.

Math Club hosts high schoolers for monthly puzzle night

Cornell's Math Club hosts Puzzle Nights monthly (where all, including high school students are invited), which includes cookies and camaraderie. Attendees don't have to be good at computation.

Professor Mark Bain dies at age 56

Mark B. Bain, professor of systems ecology in the Department of Natural Resources, died Feb. 8 at the age of 56.

Library's photo collection of African-Americans illustrate everyday life, celebrities

Cornell library is exhibiting a portion of a new collection of photographs of African Americans that illustrate everyday life and momentous events.

TEEAL Electronic library resource expands its reach

El Salvador and Guatemala join 84 other countries that now have access to The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library project, run out of Cornell's Mann Library. (Jan. 9, 2012)

New York could reap $80M more a year in maple production

New York state could grow its $12 million maple industry into a $92 million enterprise if more maple trees were tapped, says Michael Farrell, director of Cornell's Uihlein maple center in Lake Placid.

Williamson receives Humboldt Research Award

The professor of operations research and information engineering received the award for 'fundamental discoveries, new theories or insights' that have had 'significant impact' on his field. (March 15, 2011)