The groundbreaking for the $105 million project to renovate Stocking Hall was celebrated with a scoops and ice cream, instead of the traditional shovels and dirt, May 9 at the Cornell Livestock Pavilion. (May 10, 2011)
When 11-year-old Olivia Bouler published her self-illustrated book 'Olivia's Birds, Saving the Gulf' last month, she decided to kick off her book tour at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology April 2. (May 10, 2011)
The Cornell robot Ranger set a new world record May 2 by walking 40.5 miles on a single battery charge without stopping or being touched. (May 10, 2011)
Arthur Laurents '37, a reigning figure on Broadway and in Hollywood for six decades for his work on such productions as 'West Side Story' and 'The Way We Were,' died May 5. He was 93. (May 10, 2011)
Mathematics professor John Hubbard discussed how closing roads and bridges helps speed up traffic in his April 30 talk, 'The Price of Anarchy,' as part of Math Awareness Month. (May 9, 2011)
Cornell researchers have developed a quick, inexpensive way to detect rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhea that kills a half million people a year, mostly infants and young children. (May 9, 2011)
Bringing together scientists from Cornell and elsewhere, the symposium will cover a wide range of applications, from cell culture to de-icing. (May 9, 2011)
An accidental house fire in Collegetown in the early hours of May 6 claimed the life of Brian Lo, 21, a senior in the School of Hotel Administration from East Rockaway, N.Y. (May 6, 2011)
Slope Day, the annual event celebrating the last day of classes, spilled over Libe Slope May 6. The weather cooperated nicely, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s. (May 6, 2011)
Cornell beat Dartmouth in a blood drive competition by increasing its blood drive donations by 46 percent this May over May of 2010, while Dartmouth's donations remained the same.