Three small businesses launch JumpStart projects with Cornell materials scientists

Three New York state small businesses will receive JumpStart awards to work with the Cornell Center for Materials Research this spring. (Jan. 6, 2009)

Cornell community surpasses $740,000 United Way goal

The spirit of giving at Cornell is stronger than ever, according to the latest numbers from the Cornell United Way Campaign. The campaign reached its $740,000 goal Dec. 22. (Dec. 23, 2008)

Dreaming of a white Christmas? CU offers odds

Cornell's Northeast Regional Climate Center has released the odds of a white Christmas for cities in the Northeast. Pinkham Notch, N.H., tops the list with a 95 percent chance of having snow on the ground Dec. 25. (Dec. 18, 2008)

Mann Library expands access to rare beekeeping volumes

Cornell's Mann Library has added the first 20 volumes of The American Bee Journal, the first English-language journal devoted to the beekeeping field, to its online library of historical beekeeping materials.

Students by day, entrepreneurs by night

For entrepreneurial Cornell students, the 168 entrepreneurship classes offered on campus prepare them for a business future -- but many students don't wait until graduation to start a business. (Dec. 18, 2008)

CU experts hold first-of-kind meeting to help state leaders cope with climate change

Conservationists, policymakers and industry leaders were in Ithaca Dec. 8 to hear from Cornell experts on how climate change affects state ecosystems and how best to respond to a warming planet. (Dec. 18, 2008)

Cornell helps build demographic research capacity in Francophone Africa

Cornell development sociologist Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue is working to improve Francophone African students' training in population science so they can help improve policies in their home countries. (Dec. 15, 2008)

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)