Employees should work with their managers to discuss their unit or department's plans for inclement weather, as well as review their personal emergency plans with their families, say Cornell leaders. (Nov. 28, 2012)
An international consortium of scientists has published the genome sequence of watermelon, providing information that could dramatically accelerate watermelon breeding. (Nov. 27, 2012)
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, hosted by the School of Hotel Administration, recently gave 11 disabled vets skills and training in hospitality entrepreneurship. (Nov. 27, 2012)
Cornell fiber scientist Anil Netravali, a leader in developing biodegradable plant-based composites for products ranging from sports gear to auto parts, won the Founder's Award from The Fiber Society. (Nov. 27, 2012)
At a sold out exhibition hockey game Nov. 24 in Madison Square Garden in New York City, Big Red skated to victory over the University of Michigan with a 5-1 win. (Nov. 26, 2012)
Robert Kaul Finn '41, a pioneer in the field of biochemical engineering and professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Cornell, died Nov. 3. He was 92. (Nov. 21, 2012)
President Barack Obama has announced that he will appoint G. Peter Lepage, physicist and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, to the National Science Board, which governs the National Science Foundation. (Nov. 20, 2012)
Along with these new finds, James Liebherr, professor and curator of the Cornell University Insect Collection, has discovered about half of the 400 total known Mecyclothorax species. (Nov. 20, 2012)
Cornell's programs in undergraduate and graduate architecture, graduate landscape architecture and graduate interior design have been ranked in the Top 5 in DesignIntelligence's annual survey. (Nov. 20, 2012)
College of Arts and Sciences students Christopher 'Kit' Dobyns '13 and Daniel Young '13 are recipients of Rhodes Scholarships for 2013. (Nov. 20, 2012)
Ibrahim El-Salahi, one of the most influential figures in Sudanese modern art, will be on campus Nov. 28, in a visit arranged by Salah Hassan, curator of an exhibit on the artist. (Nov. 20, 2012)
