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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.

'Cornell Now!' campaign tops $4 billion

Cornell has surpassed a fundraising-campaign milestone - $4 billion - making it only the fourth institution in all of higher education to do so.

Baja racing team takes first place

The Cornell Baja Racing Team brought home a first-place victory at the 2013 Baja SAE International Competition in Cookeville, Tenn.

Small meteors punch through Saturn's rings

The finding, published in Science today, makes Saturn’s rings one of the few locations where scientists have been able to observe these impacts in process.

Things to Do, April 26-May 3

Events this week include classical and jazz concerts, a PBS film on deer at Plantations, a German studies conference and an exhibition, open house and film for May Day.