Ithaca residents show support for temporary bridge fences

Virtually all area residents who expressed an opinion during the open session of Ithaca's Common Council favor temporary fences on the East Hill bridges to help prevent suicides. (July 16, 2010)

Two local projects join Center for Transformative Action

Community organizations the Life Writing Project and Veterans Sanctuary have joined the Center for Transformative Action as project partners. (July 15, 2010)

Poll: New Yorkers favor legalizing medical marijuana but are skeptical about gas drilling

The newest Empire State Poll finds New York state residents support legalizing medical marijuana and are leery of gas drilling. (July 13, 2010)

Faculty brief Congressional staff on carbon sequestration

Professors Johannes Lehmann and Teresa Jordan will brief Congressional staff on carbon sequestration and how it can enhance Earth's environment at 10 a.m. July 13 in Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2010)

Institute on higher ed technology policy set for July 19-22

Cornell will welcome webmasters, computer security officers and university attorneys to the fifteenth annual Cornell University/EDUCAUSE Institute for Computer Policy and Law at the Statler Hotel. (July 12, 2010)

Weed it and reap: Cornell to host Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Contest

Cornell will host more than 100 competitors for the 2010 Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Contest July 27 at its Homer Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville, N.Y. (July 12, 2010)

CU climbers scale redwoods in the name of seed science

Instructors for the Cornell Tree Climbing Institute recently climbed several giant sequoias in California to collect seed cones for the University of California-Berkeley's Center for Forestry. (July 8, 2010)

Calling all inland birders: Help monitor nests for signs of oil

As oil washes ashore along the Gulf Coast, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is asking birders to keep an eye on nesting birds - not just near water, but hundreds of miles inland. (July 7, 2010)

60 boxes of surplus office supplies go to local nonprofits

Alumni Affairs and Development has recycled and redistributed office supplies gathered from recent office moves, saving $72,000 in office supply purchases and distributing the surplus to area not-for-profits. (July 7, 2010)