ALBANY, N.Y. -- Three faculty members from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. will appear before the New York State Assembly Republican Task Force on Integrative Medicine and Agriculture on Monday, Feb. 10. They will discuss the feasibility of using upstate farmland and forests for growing medicinal herbs and of establishing standards for quality control. Eloy Rodriguez, the James A. Perkins Professor of Plant Biology, Kenneth Mudge, associate professor of horticulture, and Louise Buck, senior extension associate in natural resources, will speak to the Assembly group between 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building. Assemblyman Pat Manning (R-99th Dist.) chairs the task force. (February 7, 2003)
Though promiscuity may be risky behavior for humans, it's healthy for honeybees: Queen honeybees who indulge in sexual surfeits with multiple drones produce more disease-resistant colonies than monogamous monarchs, according to a new study.
Nick Salvato, assistant professor of theatre in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, has published his first book in Yale University Press' Yale Studies in English series. (Dec. 20, 2010)
The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell has issued its data-based predictions for where the greatest - and least - chances in the Northeast are for a white Christmas. (Dec. 20, 2010)
Students from universities across the country who spent the summer working in Cornell or Syracuse University research labs presented their work at an Aug. 10 symposium in Hollister Hall. (Aug. 11, 2010)
The first formal public event to be held in the newly renovated and refurbished Bailey Hall will be a scholarly kickoff to the inauguration of David J. Skorton as Cornell's 12th president.
Robert Kagan, a senior associate in the…
Every Wednesday night, students gather in the math lounge of Malott Hall and spend 2.5 hours huddled around chalkboards and poring over textbooks as they seek solutions to vexing math problems.
Ithacan Colin Hayward Toland, 9, who's been diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, was honored as Kiwanis Officer of the Month. He was sworn in as an Ithaca Police officer in September.
A dozen Cornell students took a break from studying for finals and writing term papers on Dec. 4 to take a road trip to Albany to lobby for their campus and financial aid programs.
Pew Charitable Trusts has awarded Cornell $2 million over four years to support a research scholarship program for undergraduates and universitywide interdisciplinary research and educational initiatives.