Coyotes, raccoons are prowling New York City in seemingly record numbers

Already this year, several coyotes have been spotted in Manhattan, said Paul Curtis, a Cornell urban wildlife expert speaking to reporters on New York City's urban wildlife boom in Manhattan May 18.

GHESKIO wins 2010 Gates Award for Global Health

The Cornell-affiliated GHESKIO clinic in Port-au-Prince has been awarded the 2010 Gates Award for Global Health for its years of groundbreaking work on HIV/AIDS and other related illnesses. (May 18, 2010)

Cornell is poised to help foster health care reform

Cornell President David Skorton opened the ILR School's health care reform conference May 11 in New York City. (May 14, 2010)

CURW panelists: Religion's role on campus to foster values, explore 'depths of universal life experience'

Six panelists pondered the role of religion in society and on college campuses as part of Cornell United Religious Work's 80th anniversary celebration May 11 at the Cathedral NYC.

Faculty-in-residence professor takes students to NYC to absorb art, architecture, history

Faculty-in-residence Cheryl Finley, assistant professor of history of art, took 15 students from her residence hall to New York City for the day April 24 to learn about art, architecture and history. (May 11, 2010)

Ladybug man: New York's state insect is all but lost, but foreign ones abound in the Big Apple

In a lecture at the American Museum of Natural History April 24, entomologist John Losey invited the audience - especially the children - to help the Lost Lady Project by searching for ladybugs. (April 27, 2010)

Study: People with a particular gene variant get cancer protection from statins

Weill Cornell researchers report almost half of Caucasians taking statins are probably not protected against cancer as well as other people because of a particular inherited gene variant. (April 26, 2010)

Philosopher takes on the 'big question,' minus her toga

On April 25, associate professor of philosophy Karen Bennett will have 50 minutes at One Day University in New York City to tackle the 'Big Question': 'Why Are We Here?' (April 24, 2010)

Students provide a pocketful of poems for New York event

Experience and imagination mark the work of six graduate student poets included in 'Poetry in Your Pocket,' a chapbook printed for Poem in Your Pocket Day, April 29 in New York City. (April 22, 2010)