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Languages, dance, dessert celebrate National Poetry Month

A celebration of National Poetry Month and language learning April 21 featured multilingual poetry, song, dance and an international dessert reception.

Black bears on the move in upstate New York

New Cornell research estimates the densities of black bears in southern New York and examines how bears are distributed relative to the amount of forest, agricultural lands and human development.

Opioid abuse drops when doctors check patients' drug history

There's a simple way to reduce the opioid epidemic gripping the country: Make doctors check their patients’ previous prescriptions. The new research is by Colleen Carey, associate professor of policy analysis and management.

More than 200 soggy students champion science in D.C. march

More than 200 Cornell undergraduate and graduate students joined 40,000 scientists and boosters to champion knowledge in the first March for Science in Washington, D.C., April 22.

Students' green thumbs help Harlem Grown's garden thrive

Six undergraduates spent spring break in Harlem building a sensory garden for children through Alternative Breaks, which promotes service learning through direct engagement with various communities.

Cornell, Boynton students find common ground through writing

The Common Ground writing seminar includes a partnership with Boynton Middle School that helps Cornell students see that their community extends beyond campus and helps Boynton students see possibilities beyond high school.

Study settles debate over origins of ants and bees

Ants and bees – which by all appearances seem so different – are creepy-crawly cousins, according to new research.

Stabilizing molecule could pave way for lithium-air fuel cell

Researchers show that coating the anode of a lithium-oxygen fuel cell with bromide results in more stable charging and could represent a step toward practical lithium-oxygen energy storage technology.

Video and audio tech brings Manhattan in year 1609 to life

A virtual reality project, co-created by an audio producer at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, replaces the sounds of today's urban Manhattan with scientifically accurate audio representations of the island in 1609.

A&S holds student forum on new curriculum proposal

Students offered feedback and asked questions about the College of Arts and Sciences' proposed curriculum changes at a student-led forum in Uris Hall auditorium April 19.

Natural dye garden promotes a greener fashion supply chain

The Cornell Natural Dye Garden, supported by a crowdfunding campaign, will produce a variety of colors for textiles that come from the natural world and have a lower environmental impact.

'Baltimore' confronts racial tensions on college campuses

"Baltimore," a play by Kirsten Greenidge that runs April 28 to May 6 at the Schwartz Center, references the Ferguson riots, the Black Lives Matter movement and the deaths of Trayvon Martin and others.