Undergrads make connections through biology and service

At a recent community showcase, undergraduates involved in the Biology Service Leaders program presented projects that ranged from testing water quality in local streams to teaching biology to people in prison.

Things to Do, Feb. 27-March 6

Events on campus this week include a talk by environmental writer Dan Fagin, a young people's concert with Cornell Symphony Orchestra, and a debate on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

Cost of attending Cornell in 2015-16 to increase 3 percent

For endowed college and nonresident contract college students living on campus, the cost of attending Cornell, which includes tuition, room, board and mandatory fees, will rise 3 percent in 2015-16.

Three 'rising stars' boosted with Sloan fellowships

Three Cornell assistant professors have received fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, whose goal is to support "the next generation of scientific leaders."

D.C. conference to explore a global, humanist education

The Comparative and International Education Society sponsors a conference in Washington, D.C., March 8-13 on "Ubuntu! Imagining a Humanist Education Globally."

Undergrad finds how jumping fish navigate land to find new pools

An undergraduate biology researcher describes for the first time how a small East Coast killifish jumps upright on land to see and navigate between tide pools - a possible clue into how sea creatures adapted to land.

Celebrate 150 great years at Charter Day Weekend, April 24-27

Celebrations, commemorations and a festival of ideas and imagination will overflow for four days, April 24-27, during Charter Day Weekend in Ithaca. Events require advance registration.

Smithsonian names Saxena an 'innovator to watch'

The Smithsonian has named Ashutosh Saxena one of eight "Innovators to watch in 2015" for his work to develop "personal robots" to help in the home and office.

Kozen honored for theoretical computer science work

Dexter Kozen, Ph.D. ’77, the Joseph Newton Pew Jr. Professor in Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science for "pioneering and seminal work.”