Physicist Drell calls for scientists to act more selflessly — and broadly — in seeking science funding

Persis Drell, director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator and former professor of physics at Cornell, spoke to physicists and physics teachers on the state of national funding for the physical sciences.

Manhattan seventh graders see stars at Space Sciences

Seventh graders from a Manhattan school visited the astronomy department for two days of all things astronomy.

Partnership agreement will bring $2.3 million annually to Arecibo Observatory for outreach, education

Puerto Rican Governor Anibal S. Acevedo Vila and Arecibo Observatory officials signed an agreement to expand outreach and education to schoolchildren through the Angel Ramos Visitor Center.

Cochran wins Levenson Prize in Chinese Studies

Sherman Cochran, a Cornell professor of Chinese history, has been awarded the annual Joseph Levenson Prize in Chinese Studies for his 2006 book 'Chinese Medicine Men.'

Cornell benefactor John Butler Babcock '48 dies at age 85

John Butler Babcock, a Cornell 'foremost benefactor,' was active in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Plantations and the Johnson Museum.

CIT will charge students for wireless off-campus traffic

Beginning June 1, CIT will begin tracking student network usage by NetID instead of by IP address so that Wi-Fi usage is included.

Bear Access: Not going away but becoming more DIY

Bear Access is moving with the times. It will no longer install software for you but is still the link to Cornell-tested and supported network applications.

Persistent poverty is focus of latest Institute for the Social Sciences theme project

'Persistent Poverty and Upward Mobility' will look at comparative research on why some people remain poor for long periods of time while others manage to escape poverty.

New sirens will be tested April 30 as one of three emergency alert tests

Cornell will conduct tests of its emergency notification system April 16, 23 and 30. Cornell's four newly installed emergency alert sirens will undergo a full-scale test April 30 at 12:15 p.m.