Antonio DiTommaso, associate professor of crop and soil science, has been honored with the prestigious Outstanding Teacher Award from the Weed Science Society of America. (March 18, 2008)
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Intiative University in New Orleans on March 15, President David Skorton provided an outline for how universities can make a difference through committed action. (March 18, 2008)
The Big Red women's basketball team, seeded No. 16, will play No. 1 seed University of Connecticut in the Greensboro bracket in Bridgeport, Conn., March 23 at a time to be determined. (March 17, 2008)
Researchers with funding from the National Institutes of Health soon will be required to put copies of peer-reviewed publications in an online open-access repository. Cornell Library is offering help to comply with the new requirement. (March 17, 2008)
The Ivy League champion Big Red men's basketball team is headed to Anaheim, Calif., to face No. 3 seed the Stanford Cardinal Thursday to open NCAA tournament play in the South region. (March 16, 2008)
For the first time in the program's nearly four-decade history, the Big Red women's basketball team earned a spot in the NCAA tournament by defeating Dartmouth, 64-47. (March 16, 2008)
As the men's and women's basketball teams both capped impressive seasons, the Ivy League honored several players with individual honors, including naming Jeomi Maduka and Louis Dale players of the year. (March 16, 2008)
In her State of Extension Address, CCE Director Helene Dillard noted that CCE will need to frame its programs in public-value terms, be accountable and focus on programs that are most fundable. (March 14, 2008)
Future exploration of Mars could be severely weakened if President George Bush's proposed budget for NASA is adopted as it stands, Cornell astronomer Steve Squyres said in testimony to Congress, March 13. (March 14, 2008)
Engineering students revived the tradition of creating a phoenix float to confront the dragon as it passed the Engineering Quad on Dragon Day 2008. (March 14, 2008)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rae McGrath spoke in a class March 13 about the profound impact that abandoned weapons have on civilians and the responsibility of countries to clear such countries as Afghanistan of old explosives. (March 14, 2008)
Anyone who went to specific parties on March 6 or 8 or has such symptoms as fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck, rash and mental confusion should seek medical care. (March 14, 2008)
