The invasive spotted wing drosophila is wreaking havoc on berry plants throughout New York state and nationwide. Cornell researchers are zeroing in on how to tackle the problem.
Researchers have discovered a set of common changes in the brain upon learning a new skill. They have essentially detected a neural marker for the reorganization the brain undergoes as a person become proficient at a task.
Cornell Cinema and the Atkinson Forum in American Studies will present “Koyaanisqatsi” Nov. 3 in Bailey Hall, with a performance of the original score by the Philip Glass Ensemble.
In "Getting Tough: Welfare and Imprisonment in 1970s America," historian Julilly Kohler-Hausmann examines political choices and discourse that have led to mass incarceration and rising inequality.
New York Times environmental blogger and reporter Andrew Revkin spoke on the importance of such environmental issues as fracking while on campus Sept. 24. (Sept. 26, 2012)
Over winter break in January, 14 Cornell Tradition undergraduates traded creature comforts for work gloves to help clean up homes in Puerto Rico, which is still reeling nearly five months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.