Public health symposium to take place Nov. 4

The 2016 Cornell University One Health + Public Health + Global Health Symposium will take place Nov. 4, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Biotech G10 and the lobby.

Bruce Levitt sees prison theater as means of redemption

Bruce Levitt delivered the Engaged Scholar Prize lecture Oct. 28 about his time with the Phoenix Players Theatre Group and his corresponding documentary, "Human Again."

Buffalo Farm-to-School has Cornell flavor

Educators from Cornell Cooperative Extension are helping the Buffalo City School District adopt its new farm-to-school program, which encourages students to learn where their food comes from.

Town/Gown Resource Fair set for Nov. 2 in Ithaca

A Town/Gown Resource Fair, to be held jointly by Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College, aims to connect academic outreach programs with the local community.

When animals share, conservation is affordable

Researchers at Cornell, Georgia Tech and the U.S. Forest Service have found that when an animal preserve corridor includes areas that are hospitable to two species, the cost is far less than it would be to create separate corridors for each one.

After sunflower sea star demise, marine tragedy mounts

Cornell and UC Davis researchers have begun to reckon the marine ecosystem devastation of the Salish Sea – north of Seattle – caused by a disease that led to the disappearance of once-abundant sunflower sea stars.

Rawlings applauds ICSD superintendent on state recognition

Interim President Hunter Rawlings issued a statement Oct. 26 congratulating Ithaca City School District's Luvelle Brown on being named the 2017 New York State Superintendent of the Year.

Computer scientist Ross Tate working to tame Java 'wildcards'

Ross Tate, an expert on programming languages, will work on a team to fix a security problem in the widely used Java language.

Cornell leads effort to train farmers on new produce safety rules

Cornell is leading a national alliance aimed at improving the safety of fresh produce and helping fruit and vegetable growers meet new regulatory requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act.