Cornell president David Skorton will co-chair a regional economic development council tasked by Gov. Cuomo with stimulating and aiding businesses to grow. (July 29, 2011)
The Animal Behavior Society bestowed its highest honor on Cornell behavioral ecologist Stephen Emlen July 29 during its 48th annual meeting in Bloomington, Ind. (July 29, 2011)
A portable device can detect the presence of the anthrax bacterium in about one hour, report Cornell and University of Albany researchers who invented it. (July 29, 2011)
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, the Cornell Annual Fund raised $30,086,159, surpassing a long-standing goal of $30 million and setting an all-time record. (July 28, 2011)
A new and improved online Courses of Study is now available, offering more accuracy and easier searches than the old one or the paper version, which has been discontinued. (July 28, 2011)
Cornell manages Citizen Science Central, an online clearinghouse for more than 130 citizen science projects around the country that invites and trains the public to collect scientific data. (July 28, 2011)
Lee H. Melvin, vice president for enrollment planning and management at the University of Connecticut, has been named Cornell's associate vice provost for enrollment, effective Sept. 15.
Trying to rebuild the World Trade Center involved a multitude of obstacles, said experts involved in the project, all Cornell alumni, at a panel discussion in New York City July 18. (July 27, 2011)