The Recording Industry Association of America has adopted a new tactic in its ongoing battle against illegal music file sharing: 'settlement letters' that request payment. (March 14, 2007)
Potato plants boost the chemical defenses in their leaves when Guatemalan tuber moth larvae feed on their tubers, report researchers at the Cornell-affiliated Boyce Thompson Institute.
A planned telescope known as CCAT, proposed and led by Cornell scientists, has received strong endorsement from a national panel charged with setting priorities in astronomy for the next decade. (Aug. 16, 2010)
As the Paleontological Research Institution ends its second year of formal affiliation with Cornell, a new photography exhibit of the natural beauty and the fragility of Alaska's Arctic slope is to be featured at the institution's Museum of the Earth.
The amount of dust in the Earth's atmosphere has doubled over the last century, according to a new study; and the dramatic increase is influencing climate and ecology around the world. (Jan. 5, 2011)
Emergency preparedness was a priority during the fall semester. Projects included enrolling the campus in a new messaging system, offering flu vaccines, and developing plans for winter weather and a potential influenza pandemic. (Dec. 14, 2007)
Assistant professor Ziad Fahmy discussed his book, 'Ordinary Egyptians: Creating the Modern Nation Through Popular Culture,' and how pop songs helped fuel Egypt's 1919 revolution. (Sept. 26, 2011)
The conference, 'The Immigrant Child: Past, Present and Future,' Oct. 3-4 at Cornell, explored whether the American dream is within reach of today's immigrant children. (Oct. 7, 2008)
The Southeast Asia Program is working to assist about 50 ethnic minority refugees from Burma (also called Myanmar) now living in Ithaca and other Burmese who are resettling in upstate New York cities. (Dec. 13, 2007)
Cornell will test its emergency notification systems, including the siren/PA system, text and e-mail messages, and phone calls, Oct. 14 at 12:10 p.m. There is no need for action during the test. (Oct. 7, 2009)