MacArthur grant allows schoolchildren to print 3-D models

Cornell's Computational Synthesis Lab has been awarded a share of $185,000 from the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition to bring Fab@Home printers to public elementary schools. (June 1, 2010)

Alumni Affairs expands to the Northeast corridor

More Cornellians live in the Northeast corridor than anywhere else in the world. The Division of Alumni Affairs and Development is expanding its New York City focus to better reach them. (May 26, 2010)

Champion snowboarder is ready for law career as advocate

Jesse Horn, J.D. '10, always loved being an advocate for others, and he had a particularly compelling reason for recognizing the work of advocates before him. (May 26, 2010)

Moth larvae spit boosts yield of Colombian spud

When a major South American pest infests potato tubers, the plant produces bigger spuds, reports a study by Cornell, University of Goettingen and National University of Colombia researchers. (May 25, 2010)

Grant ensures summer workshops for science teachers

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded Cornell $800,000 to ensure that the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers continues offering summer workshops for public school teachers. (May 25, 2010)

Intermarriage is down, perhaps because of recent immigrant influx, says Lichter in online chat

Professor Daniel Lichter conducted an online chat on racial and ethnic intermarriage hosted by the Population Reference Bureau May 20. (May 24, 2010)

Kathryn Boor named dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Kathryn J. Boor, professor and chair of the Department of Food Science at Cornell, has been named the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Provost Kent Fuchs announced May 20.

Coyotes, raccoons are prowling New York City in seemingly record numbers

Already this year, several coyotes have been spotted in Manhattan, said Paul Curtis, a Cornell urban wildlife expert speaking to reporters on New York City's urban wildlife boom in Manhattan May 18.

Local art to adorn Collegetown waste cans

Collegetown ART (Art, Recycling and Trash), a project of the student-run Sustainability Hub at Cornell, has raised money for new trash and recycling cans in Collegetown that will feature local art. (May 19, 2010)