NEH chair to deliver Society for the Humanities lecture

William D. Adams, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will deliver the Society for the Humanities' annual Future of the Humanities Lecture Wednesday, Feb. 24 in Klarman Hall.

OptumRx to be on campus to answer benefit concerns

Representatives of the new prescription drug management company for endowed employees, OptumRx, will be on campus this week to help employees who have experienced difficulties with their prescription drug coverages.

Sharing life's stories brings hope, Cornell Woodson says

Cornell Woodson uses his childhood experiences and the impressions they left to explain how those experiences, if shared, can help others experiencing similar difficulties.

Center for Materials Research grants aid New York companies

The Cornell Center for Materials Research JumpStart program, which has helped 71 New York state small businesses to develop, has awarded funding to four more firms in the spring 2016 semester.

After six years, Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory reopens

The rebuilt Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory Greenhouse reopened Feb. 9 with modern equipment designed for increased energy savings and improved plant growth. It houses more than 500 species.

Herbivore dilemma: How corn plants fight simultaneous attacks

Researchers at the Cornell-affiliated Boyce Thompson Institute have found that corn plants may make serious trade-offs when defending themselves against multiple types of insects.

State competition seeks clean-energy businesses

A $20 million business competition and business support program is accepting applications from innovative, clean-energy businesses seeking to locate in New York’s 11-county Southern Tier. Application deadline is March 15.

Five professors win NSF CAREER Awards

Five Cornell assistant professors have been honored by the National Science Foundation with Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards, with funding totaling more than $2.5 million.

Feb. 26 symposium to explore oil's impact on humanity

A Feb. 26 symposium, "Oil and the Human: Views from the East and South," will consider the relationship of oil with everyday life, politics and art across Africa, Latin America, Russia and East Asia.