Greg Budney, audio curator of the Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library, traveled to Guatemala's Peten region to inventory bird species and collect audio recordings at two pre-Columbian Mayan archaeological sites. (Sept. 9, 2008)
Cornell President David Skorton read the Gettysburg Address and spoke of the power of oratory in persuading people, Sept. 6, at a kickoff event for Educate the Vote, Cornell's fall election series. (Sept. 8, 2008)
Tsai Ing-Wen, chair of the Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan since May, spoke at Cornell Law School, Sept. 4, about Taiwan's status and its tension with mainland China. (Sept. 8, 2008)
Harvard's Sheila Jasanoff says she holds the Bush administration accountable for the 'radical skepticism' that many Americans now have toward science and technology. (Sept. 5, 2008)
In her first short-story collection, poet and Cornell professor of English Alice Fulton finds inspiration in four generations of women in her upstate family. (Sept. 5, 2008)
Emergency management officials at Cornell hosted a tabletop exercise Aug. 20 to assess readiness for one of the worst possible incidents, a shooting and hostage-taking scenario on campus. (Sept. 5, 2008)
Cornell vegetable experts are working with New York Amish and Mennonite communities in using high-tunnel technology, a sort of plastic greenhouse that keeps plants warmer and extends the growing season. (Sept. 5, 2008)
The Rev. Gregory Schaffer, pastor and program director for the Mission San Lucas Toliman in Guatemala, kicked off the Latin American Studies Program's Fall Seminar Series Sept. 3. (Sept. 5, 2008)
Entrepreneur and alumnus Rob Ryan shared secrets of his success with students in applied economics and management during a Sept. 1 lecture. (Sept. 5, 2008)
ILR students learned the ins and outs of mediation at an August seminar. Ninety applicants competed for 26 slots at the workshop, which is offered twice a year. (Sept. 5, 2008)
Elias was the Goldwin Smith Professor of English Literature and American Studies at Cornell, and a respected scholar in the field of American literature. He died Aug. 16 in Brookline, Mass. (Sept. 5, 2008)
