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)
The Department of Theatre, Film and Dance will present Mark O'Rowe's 'Terminus,' a play composed of three interwoven monologues, Nov. 18-20 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. (Nov. 14, 2011)
Harvard University professor Marjorie Garber will deliver the Society for the Humanities' annual 'Future of the Humanities' lecture Nov. 16 at the A.D. White House. (Nov. 14, 2011)
Fleet Operations has added two Toyota Siennas to its fleet that have been modified for individuals who require hand controls for driving to use for official university business. (Nov. 14, 2011)
A World War II veteran who survived the Buchenwald concentration camp reminded Cornellians that Veterans Day, and the nation's freedom, is built on sacrifice. (Nov. 14, 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)