A Cornell-affiliated institution, the Paleontological Research Institution boasts one of largest fossil collections in the country with more than 2 million specimens.
A survey asks Cornell researchers what they need to do research involving massive amounts of data, as a step in upgrading the university's cyberinfrastructure.
A Cornell program has shown that rice yields can be hugely increased through simple changes in how plants, soil, water and nutrients are managed. The program has drawn attention worldwide and is now on the short list of a $1 million sustainability prize.
The Jeffrey Sean Lehman Fund for Scholarly Exchange with China, in honor of Cornell's 11th president, will support several projects each year between Cornell and the finest higher education institutions in China.
Professor Gary Evans, an environmental psychologist in the College of Human Ecology, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University.
As the world's biggest oil consumer, the United States needs to work much harder to reduce waste, stressed a land-use and transportation-planning expert in a keynote address for the Young Global Leaders Summit.
A new book on the work of Jürg Conzett explores in-depth the relationship between engineering and architecture and the impact of engineering infrastructures on the natural environment.
