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Conference to honor Robert L. Harris Jr. April 5-6

Retiring Africana professor Robert L. Harris Jr. will be honored at a conference to be held at the Africana Studies and Research Center April 5-6.

Two staffers recognized for dedicated service

Emily Sampson and Bill Alberta were each recognized with a George Peter Award for Dedicated Service April 23 by colleagues, friends and family.

Compost helps restore soil in arid region of China

Cornell researchers have tested their method to restore agricultural land in China by adding components into the soil and collecting water to make the most of meager rainfall supplies.

Lecturers to discuss drawings at Johnson Museum

Experts from the Morgan Library and Museum will give lectures in conjunction with an exhibition of master drawings at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

Expert testifies to U.S. Senate on commercial fishing

Aiming to correct imbalances, extension expert Emerson Hasbrouck testified before the U.S. Senate on federal rules that put New York's commercial fishermen at a disadvantage.

Alumni donate books chronicling the black experience

More than 200 books published by the Negro Universities Press, reprinting rare historical materials on the black experience, have been donated to the John Henrik Clarke Africana Library.

Economist Daron Acemoglu to talk on theory of prosperity

Daron Acemoglu, co-author of the 2012 economic development book 'Why Nations Fail: Origins of Power, Poverty and Prosperity,' will deliver the George Staller Lecture March 28.

Dyson School ranked No. 3 by Bloomberg Businessweek

The Dyson School held its third spot thanks to a second-place finish in both student satisfaction and a measure of how many graduates enroll in top-ranked MBA programs, according to Businessweek.

Preschoolers can discern good sources of information from bad

Preschoolers can actively evaluate what people know and go to the "experts" for information they want, reports a Cornell study published in a special issue of Developmental Psychology.

Stirred, not shaken: Physicists gain more particle control

Cornell physicists can now control with precision how the particles in viscous liquids swirl, twirl and whirl. Think of adding cream to coffee - and managing the cream stream.

Students bring better chemistry through Cajun cuisine

A Cornell team will participate in a contest to communicate the chemistry of Cajun cooking, April 9 during the American Chemical Society's spring convention in New Orleans.

Teachable moments: Robots learn our humanistic ways

Robots can observe human behavior and - like a human baby - deduce a reasonable approach to handling specific objects.