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President gives update on staff survey initiatives

President David Skorton issued a statement Sept. 30 on the progress of university staff survey initiatives.

Lucks, Seandel are NIH 'New Innovators'

Julius Lucks, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Marco Seandel, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology in surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, are NIH "New Innovators."

Conference honors classicist Fred Ahl

A Sept. 7 conference on campus titled “Speaking to Power in Latin and Greek Literature” brought scholars from around the world to honor Cornell classicist Fred Ahl.

Electric fish may have switched from AC to DC

Two very similar species of Amazonian electric fish share a key difference: One uses direct current (DC) and the other alternating current (AC), according to a new study.

Athlete Ally chapter to help LGBT athletes

Atticus DeProspo ’15, a Cornell men’s soccer midfielder, has launched a chapter of Athlete Ally on campus to support LGBT athletes.

Size, shape and color of wine glass affect your pouring

A new study finds that wine drinkers may over pour due to factors including the size, shape and color of a wine glass and whether wine is poured on a surface rather than in hand.

Challenge yourself, Change.org leader advises students

In several talks last week, the president and COO of Change.org, Jennifer Dulski ’93, MBA ’99, offered specific advice to students.

Shulman to lead Entrepreneurship @ Cornell

Zachary J. Shulman ’87, J.D. ’90, has been named director of Entrepreneurship@Cornell.

Things to Do, Sept. 27-Oct. 4

On campus this week: CU Winds and Google Glass; a gardening and climate change conference; President Skorton addresses staff; Bill T. Jones at the Schwartz Center; book and literary talks.

10 Cornell specialty crops projects get USDA funding

Ten of the 11 2013 specialty crop research grant awards, supported by more than $900,000 in federal funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will go to Cornell.

Summer interns present research at poster session

Twenty-six students from the colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Human Ecology presented their summer research Sept. 24.

Cornell gets archived – digitally – twice a year

Cornell University Library is archiving all of the cornell.edu domain and hundreds of related websites for future use by researchers.