World-class astronomer and historian to teach course on exploring land, sea and space

Two professors, Steven Squyres and Mary Beth Norton, are planning a course on exploration that combines their backgrounds and their passions. (March 2, 2010)

Students help Cayuga Nature Center be warm and 'green'

Engineering students helped plan for and install the new heating system for Cayuga Nature Center, which uses wood chips for fuel. (March 2, 2010)

Ken Birman receives Kanai award

Kenneth P. Birman, the N. Rama Rao Professor of Computer Science, has received the 2009 Tsutomu Kanai Award for his contributions to the state of the art in distributed computing systems. (March 2, 2010)

Studies show how fruit flies recover from aerial stumbles

Cornell researchers have shown exactly how fruit flies maneuver through the air, and how they keep stable even when a whoosh of wind knocks them off course.

Gift from 1930s chemist provides insight into plight of women scientists

The late Erna Gramse, MP '33, a longtime librarian and a graduate chemistry student at Cornell during the Great Depression, has bequeathed a gift to Clark Physical Sciences Library. (March 1, 2010)

Cornell-affiliated radio observatory in Peru receives continuing NSF funding

Cornell's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences has received $7.5 million from the National Science Foundation for the continuing support of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory near Lima, Peru. (March 1, 2010)

DeVoogd: Offer 'science diplomacy' with developing nations

Cornell psychology and neurobiology professor Timothy DeVoogd has written an editorial in the Feb. 26 issue of Science calling for more 'science diplomacy' with developing countries. (March 1, 2010)

Disney's Epcot opens third Cornell-developed nanotechnology exhibit

'Take a Nanooze Break' is the latest Cornell-developed science exhibit to be displayed at Innoventions at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park in Florida. (March 1, 2010)

Play the PhotoCity game to build a 3-D CU model

To play PhotoCity, you have to get up from your computer and walk around campus. The game knits together still photos of an object taken from many angles to create a 3-D model of the Cornell campus. (Feb. 24, 2010)