Cornell Plantations and other tree-friendly groups in Tompkins County are gearing up for the fourth annual Big Tree Search, a contest that aims for year-round tree appreciation.
How to make a bug pit, play with mealworms, examine snowflakes, make a spore print and preserve a spider web are just a few of the nature activities described in a new book for children. Written by Susan S. Lang, Cornell senior science writer, with the staff of the Cayuga Nature Center of Ithaca, N.Y.
Alcohol is shown on prime-time TV programs far more than any other drink or food, and actors, including those portraying adolescents, are shown consuming alcohol on more than 40 percent of network shows, according to a new Cornell study.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a group of Cornell economists and engineers a multidisciplinary grant to study the effects of competitive markets on the reliable operation of the electricity supply system.
The Department of Theatre, Film and Dance is presenting a public lecture by Jennifer Tipton, Cornell Class of 1958, one of the theater world's most distinguished lighting designers.
The Cornell Public Service Center has announced its first University-Community Partnership Conference to be held Friday, Oct. 30, in 401 Warren Hall on the Cornell campus.
Cornell Theory Center (CTC) announced today, Oct. 26, that the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC), a consortium of universities led by Cornell University, has received $10 million for research.
Although bathing gets more difficult with age and declining health, the elderly can largely compensate for their loss of function with grab bars and other bathroom devices, according to a new Cornell study.
Caroline Klivans, an undergraduate mathematics major at Cornell University, has been awarded the ninth annual Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize by the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Many of the personal papers and records kept by Gen. William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan during the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals are now housed in the Cornell Law Library.
Cornell President Hunter Rawlings announced on Oct. 23 that he will ask the Board of Trustees to approve the investment of $400 million over the next 10 years for a new program to transform undergraduate education.
