Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann, professor emeritus of chemistry, recounted his work on putting hydrogen under pressure, as part of the Local Legends of Chemistry lecture series, Oct. 6. (Oct. 13, 2011)
A late-night entertainment venue in Willard Straight Hall's Ivy Room will open in spring 2012, according to the Student Assembly and the Office of the Dean of Students.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology provided audio and video recordings of birds to producers of the Hollywood comedy 'The Big Year,' starring actors Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson. (Oct. 12, 2011)
The Cornell Cooperative Extension Marcellus Shale Team will receive the 2011 community and economic vitality award from Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute Oct. 18. (Oct. 12, 2011)
A Cornell researcher has discovered a much simpler way to plant tulip bulbs: Loosen the dirt two inches deep, drop bulb and then top it with mulch. (Oct. 12, 2011)
Cornell joins NYC-based tech star Next Jump as its exclusive academic partner to help launch a unique recruiting event to lure the East Coast's top minds and leading companies to the Big Apple. (Oct. 12, 2011)
A landmark study finds that the vast majority of 65,000 living vertebrate species descended from a common ancestor that had a well-developed system for detecting electrical fields in the water. (Oct. 11, 2011)
'Notice and Respond: Friend 2 Friend' is designed to help students to consider their role in Cornell's support network and offer ways they might respond when peers show signs of distress. (Oct. 11, 2011)
The final numbers are in: Cornell's long-term investments jumped for a second year in a row. The total value rose 19.9 percent to $5.35 billion. (Oct. 11, 2011)