Bug experts warn Capitol Hill of bedbug, mosquito invasions

Cornell bug experts created a buzz on Capitol Hill July 12 when they warned about bedbug and mosquito invasions.

Engineering academies host high school students

The Cornell campus teemed with high school-aged budding scientists and engineers during the College of Engineering's CURIE and CATALYST academies, which took place July 17-23. (July 25, 2011)

CITIZEN U to foster community involvement of at-risk youth and get them to college

Cornell has received a $660,000 grant to develop CITIZEN U, a universitylike program to help at-risk youths get more involved as citizens and to help them graduate from high school and go to college. (July 21, 2011)

Farmers flock to the fields to learn about Cornell research

Various field days are attracting farmers and others to Cornell agricultural facilities this summer where visitors learn about Cornell research, including one July 14 at the Musgrave Research Farm. (July 19, 2011)

Wise investment now will reduce U.S. debt, say professors

That best way to reduce government debt is to invest now on improvements in infrastructure, education and other major national priorities, say Cornell professors Robert Hockett and Robert Frank. (July 14, 2011)

Law School's Yale-Loehr tapped for committee on immigration representation

Stephen Yale-Loehr '77, J.D. '81, Cornell adjunct professor of law, has been named to the New York State Bar Association's Special Committee on Immigration Representation. (July 7, 2011)

Food-system activism cultivated in 70 high school students at first Youth Grow Summit

More than 70 high school students learned about sustainable and just community food systems June 28-30 at Cornell's first Youth Grow Summit. (July 6, 2011)

Retrofits save megawatts -- and megabucks -- in <br /> Cornell greenhouses

By replacing outdated lighting and timers, great energy savings are expected to be realized in growth chambers in the greenhouses of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. (July 6, 2011)

Geneva lab builds on century of crop seed testing

The New York State Seed Testing Laboratory saves growers and New York state significant sums by preventing crop losses. (July 5, 2011)