Construction companies that test for drugs reduce workplace injuries, Cornell student's study finds

Drug testing is most effective in reducing workers' compensation experience-rating modification factors in the first three years following the implementation of a program.

Length of food chain on way to big fish depends on size of pond, not on energy available, new study concludes

Surveying aquatic life from the Great Lakes to small ponds, ecologists at Cornell and the Institute of Ecosystem Studies have found that food-chain length — the number of mouths food passes through on the way to the top predators — is determined by the size of an ecosystem, not by the amount of available food energy.

Three Cornell Park fellows open the doors to college for urban teens

A new program developed by three Cornell University students promises to help more of Ithaca's urban teens get into college. The 16 Leadership Service Projects developed by Park Fellows at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management.

TCAT bus Routes 13 and 31 to expand service beginning Monday, June 12

Beginning Monday, June 12, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit buses will serve Aldi's Supermarket, the Ithaca Farmers' Market and the Park View Health Care Campus.

Spiders get better web sites by rising early

The early spider catches the web site. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Cornell University have discovered how large female spiders in colonies are able to claim enough territory to rebuild their daily webs

Jim Roberts named editor and publisher of Cornell Magazine

Jim Roberts, a 1971 Cornell graduate and a third-generation Cornellian with 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, has been named editor and publisher of Cornell Magazine.

New York state schools' fruit and vegetable gardens germinate, thanks to grants from Cornell's "Kids Growing Food" program

In this shrink-wrapped, vacuum-packed, pre-cooked world, Cornell University is striving to keep a strong agricultural connection active in the minds of 21st century children. The university's Agriculture in the Classroom program has developed the New York "Kids Growing Foods" school-garden program, and this spring grants are being awarded to 34 elementary schools in the state to establish or maintain these gardens.

Cornell designers win 5K webcontest

Out of about 1,200 international contestants, the Cornell University Web ProductionGroup of Media and Technology Services came in first place in a contest sponsored by Sylloge.com for designing the best "low-fat" web site.

Conference to examine polymer technology

The materials and technology of the 21st century will be under examination when a major industrial research conference, the 11th annual Polymer Outreach Program symposium, is held at Cornell University May 22 and 23.