One evening next week, a helicopter fitted with an infrared camera will be criss-crossing the campus looking for leaks in Cornell's 25 miles of high-pressure steam heating pipes. (Nov. 15, 2011)
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an apple by another name could fetch a much sweeter price for farmers. Cornell research finds that consumers are willing to pay as much as 27 percent more for apples with names evocative of taste and sensation.
Lauren Hodge of York, Pa., spent a week in Cornell's Soil and Water Lab, subjecting pulverized pumpkin to a barrage of tests to determine how the gourd reacts to water contaminated with hard metals. (Nov. 15, 2011)
Roderick K. Clayton, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor Emeritus in the Department of Plant Biology, died Oct. 23. An expert on photosynthesis, he was 89. (Nov. 15, 2011)
Two staff members' flexible workplace arrangements help illustrate why Cornell has recently received a 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. (Nov. 15, 2011)
Beth A. Livingston, assistant professor of human resource studies, will kick off a new faculty speaker series focused on the integration of life and career priorities Nov. 18. (Nov. 15, 2011)
The Cornell Police will offer a child safety seat inspection station at the Cornell Grounds Shop, 307 Palm Road, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-noon, on properly installing, using and maintaining child safety seats. (Nov. 15, 2011)
New Cornell research has taken a major step toward treating jet lag and other more serious syndromes by advancing our understanding of how circadian rhythms work. (Nov. 14, 2011)
A new study finds that people with a utilitarian approach to ethics share personality traits with psychopaths, which may make difficult decisions easier for them. (Nov. 14, 2011)