McCadam's cheddar judged top cheese in New York by state panel at Cornell University

The young cheddar cheese at McCadam Cheese Co., Heuvelton, N.Y., has been judged the top cheese in New York state for 2000, beating out cheeses in all categories. The judging took place at Cornell University in mid-August and was on Aug. 28 at the New York State Fair's Dairy Day.

Actors' union leader Theodore Bikel is speaker Aug. 31 Emmy-winning actor starred in everything from Broadway musicals to Star Trek episodes

Theodore Bikel, an Emmy award-winning actor and former leader of Actors' Equity Association, the pre-eminent U.S. union for stage actors, is the pre-Labor Day speaker at Cornell University Aug. 31.

Big Red team ready to defend world title at RoboCup 2000 in Australia with improved soccer-playing robots

Brimming with confidence and armed with improved versions of last year's winning robots, eight Cornell University students left today for Australia, where the Big Red team will defend its title in the fourth annual World Cup of robotic soccer, known as RoboCup.

How does 'six degrees of separation' work? Explanation is personal networking, Cornell computer scientist says

We all know it's a small world: Any one of us is only about six acquaintances away from anyone else. Even in the vast confusion of the World Wide Web, on the average, one page is only about 16 to 20 clicks away from any other. But how, without being able to see the whole map, can we get a message to a person who is only "six degrees of separation" away?

Sticky computer problem cracked by researchers at Cornell, SUNY Binghamton: How to recycle old machines

A barrier to 100 percent recycling of outmoded computers has been overcome with the development of an environmentally friendly adhesive.

D.C. minority teens team with Cornell planning students this week

Twenty-six black and Hispanic high school students from Washington, D.C., will learn that a university education is within their reach when they are hosted by Cornell University urban planning students and professors this Aug. 9-13.

Vandalism to Cornell bridge prompts reward offer

Cornell Plantations is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for vandalism to Sackett Bridge and the surrounding area of the Cornell University campus on July 4.

Cancer cell growth appears related to evolutionary development of plump fruits and vegetables, Cornell researchers find

The genetic mechanism that through millennia of evolution has created plump and juicy fruits and vegetables could also be involved in the proliferation of human cancer cells. Plant biologists and computer scientists at Cornell University have essentially made a direct genetic connection between the evolutionary processes involved in plant growth and the processes involved in the growth of mammalian tumors.

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.