CU deploys experimental TeraGrid resource for MATLAB

The Cornell Center for Advanced computing has deployed A 512-core parallel cluster running the scientific language MATLAB as an experimental resource on the TeraGrid. (Jan. 7, 2010)

Novakovic named to federal dairy industry committee

Andrew M. Novakovic, the E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics at Cornell, has been named to a new federal Dairy Industry Advisory Committee for a two-year term. (Jan. 7, 2010)

Simple measures to freeze your runaway energy spending

A program that helps New Yorkers save hundreds of energy dollars a year should be leveraged nationwide, says a founder of the Consumer Education Program for Residential Energy Efficiency.

Recycling mattresses to help former convicts and the homeless find jobs

Katie Broadbent '09 and Arthur Maas '09 are working with Andy Potash '66 to design a business with one goal in mind: creating jobs for workers often overlooked by employers.

Boycott by Cornell and other schools forces clothing manufacturer to change anti-labor policies

Pressure brought upon sports apparel manufacturer Russell Athletic by Cornell student groups, the university and other schools, resulted in changes in the firm's labor policies. (Dec. 23, 2009)

Masks, mosaics fulfill final project for Art of Horticulture

Masks from mythology, fabric tulips and botanical jewelry were just a few of the original works students created for their final projects in the Art of Horticulture. (Dec. 22, 2009)

Lessons from the ivory-billed woodpecker

Ron Rohrbaugh of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology uses the ivory-billed woodpecker to illustrate the concept of a 'lost' species, one that is so rare that it is not able to be detected or studied. (Dec. 22, 2009)

Safety expert: 'Be like Dracula,' hide lower face in elbow to prevent spreading H1N1

The ILR School's Nellie J. Brown trains more than 2,000 workers annually, from firefighters, office workers and farmers to metalworkers, health care workers and cosmetologists on how to stay safe on the job. (Dec. 18, 2009)

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Head to New Hampshire

The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell has issued probabilities for various cities in the Northeast having a white Christmas. The snowiest hot spot is Pinkham Notch, N.H. (Dec. 17, 2009)