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.

Study: Drug may curb female infertility from cancer treatments

An existing drug may one day protect premenopausal women against life-altering infertility that commonly follows cancer treatments, according to a new study.

New initiative bridges plant breeding digital divide

The Open-source Breeding Informatics Initiative is helping bring cutting-edge crop breeding tools to breeders in developing countries.

‘Building Sustainable Communities’ forum is Sept. 28-29

Cornell’s Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI) hosts “Building Sustainable Communities: Global Forces, Local Focus,” Sept. 28-29 on campus to help communities become more sustainable.

Animal depictions in the ancient world explored in conference

“Zoographein – Depicting and Describing Animals in Greece, Rome, and Beyond,” will be held Sept. 8 to 10 at Cornell.

Speakers will discuss ending racism, how to talk about race

Two authors and nationally known experts on race and racial issues, F. Michael Higginbotham and Beverly Tatum, are coming to campus for free public talks Sept. 12-13.

Cornell projects to cultivate digital agriculture landscape

A slate of six projects totaling more than $1 million has been announced to generate innovative research in the combined fields of agriculture, computation and engineering.

Language Resource Center opens in Stimson Hall

After 25 years in Noyes Lodge, the Language Resource Center has a new mission and a new space on the ground floor of Stimson Hall.