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Students win kudos, cash for service projects

Three Cornell student groups each recently received the Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award, which comes with a grant of $1,500 to further their community service projects.

Shattered glass: New theory explains how things break

Researchers have explained the physics behind why glass breaks differently than seashells or bone.

Hot fires don't always scorch soil, study finds

New research could help forest managers plan when and where to ignite small controlled burns to reduce dry vegetation and restore the ecosystem.

Mellon endows Randel music teaching fellowships

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is honoring its outgoing president, Don Randel, former Cornell provost and emeritus professor, with an endowment for graduate student teaching fellowships in music at Cornell.

Student volunteer firefighters gladly take the heat

For decades, Cornell students have volunteered with the Cayuga Heights Fire Department and become fully fledged firefighters.

Green-minded students 'voluntour' in Peru

Eighteen Cornell students will travel to Lobitos, Peru, in June to conduct two sustainable development projects. And to surf.

Poverty leads to insight, says Oxfam VP

John Ambler, Ph.D. ’87, vice president of strategy for Oxfam America, delivered the Kaplan Family Distinguished Lecture April 24.

Frozen in time, cracks reveal earthquake history

A million-year record of several thousand earthquakes in Chile reveals that widely used earthquake modeling may be too simple.

Think ahead: Robots anticipate human actions

Visualizing the future enables robots to provide assistance without getting in the way.

Three elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Faculty members Kenneth Kemphues, genetics; John Lis, molecular biology and genetics; and Sandra Vehrencamp, neurobiology and behavior, were among 198 new members elected.

Geneva greenhouses to get $4.7 million upgrade

The two-year project, which begins in May and was funded by money released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will reconstruct 21,000 square feet of greenhouses at NYSAES. Improvements will boost research capacity and optimize energy efficiency.

Good night's sleep linked to happiness

Having a positive outlook and being consistently happy is conducive to good sleep, according to a new study.