Situation 'serious,' but 'actions will not threaten excellence,' Skorton asserts

President David Skorton talks with Cornell Chronicle editors about how he is leading the university through the economic downturn and why he is optimistic about the university's future. (Dec. 12, 2008)

Tell us a story, Santa!

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Director Frank Robinson, dressed as Santa Claus, reads 'T'was the Night Before Christmas' to children at the museum's holiday celebration Dec. 7. (Dec. 11, 2008)

Students design exercise and physical therapy spaces for Kendal residents

Interior design and behavioral science students collaborated on a project this semester to design new fitness and physical therapy spaces at Kendal at Ithaca. They built full-scale models of their proposed solutions. (Dec. 9, 2008)

Cornell technology makes biogas greener

Cornell scientists have invented a new method that uses manure and other farm byproducts to remove a toxic substance from biogas, a renewable energy source derived from animal waste. (Dec. 4, 2008)

Technology ambassadors send Cornell library computers, software to Iraqi schools

The Cornell Computer Reuse Association is collecting computers and software from Cornell University Library and other campus departments to send to Iraqi schools. (Dec. 3, 2008)

CU Winds join Philadelphia schools in musical outreach

More than 60 student musicians in the Cornell Wind Ensembles participated in an outreach and education project with young instrumental music students in the Philadelphia school district in November. (Dec. 3, 2008)

Frozen assets: Who gets the embryos when a couple splits?

Visiting scholar Esther Farnós-Amorós discussed who gets the embryos when a couple divorces. At play is the right not to procreate, she says. (Dec. 2, 2008)

High tunnels yield healthier, prettier produce and enable longer growing seasons

Fred Forsburg's tomatoes are perfect and blemish free - tough to do in a certified organic operation where no pesticides, herbicides or fungicides are used. The secret? He grows all his tomatoes in high tunnels. (Dec. 2, 2008)

Obama election creates opportunities for the environment, say labor leaders

Labor and environmental leaders, meeting Nov. 25 at Cornell's Global Labor Institute in Manhattan, agreed that the potential to ally the environmental and labor communities has never been stronger. (Nov. 26, 2008)