How does a little girl growing up in the big city of San Francisco develop an abiding love and appreciation for nature and a passion for biology? Go fish. "My parents enjoyed fishing, and although my sister had no interest, I loved it," says Helene Dillard, director of Cornell Cooperative Extension.
It's back to the future. Two departments of Cornell's New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences -- Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, and Fruit and Vegetable Science -- will merge July 1 to become the Department of Horticulture.
Weill Cornell researchers report almost half of Caucasians taking statins are probably not protected against cancer as well as other people because of a particular inherited gene variant. (April 26, 2010)
Jason Koski/University PhotographyThe Cornell Wind Ensemble plays during inauguration, Sept. 7 on the Arts Quad.Lindsay France/University PhotographyThe Cornell Klezmer Ensemble performs "Tzi Azoy," with lyrics in Yiddish that…
Jason Koski/University PhotographyPeter Meinig, chairman of the Cornell Board of Trustees, center, presides over the installation of David Skorton as Cornell's 12th president. Vice Provost Michele Moody-Adams presents Skorton…
The Cornell Faculty Institute for Diversity is set for June 1-4. Organizers in the Diversity Council and the Center for Learning and Teaching hope that participants from many disciplines will incorporate elements of diversity into their courses. (Jan. 25, 2008)
Cornell's Solar Decathlon house - a full-scale home that uses only the sun's energy - has arrived in Washington, D.C., in time for the Department of Energy's solar house contest on the National Mall, Oct. 7 to 14.
Academic articles that are freely available are read more often, but they are not cited more in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study published in the British Medical Journal. (July 31, 2008)
The Ethics and Public Life program hosts a series of visitors who will lecture about the 2012 elections and meet with students throughout the fall semester. (Sept. 4, 2012)
NEW YORK CITY -- It's merriment, mingling and marching. It's a real Fifth Avenue parade -- even though it only lasts six blocks. As it has every other year for the past 30 years following the Cornell-Columbia football game, the Cornell Big Red Marching Band will lead "The Sy Katz '31 Parade," down Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral to the Cornell Club on 44th Street, on Saturday, Nov. 13, starting at 4:45 p.m. Alumni will follow, dancing and singing. Then the marching band will present a concert in front of the club. (November 12, 2004)