Environmental activist Bill McKibben said global warming is 'a deep and present emergency,' as this year's Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecturer April 21. (April 22, 2011)
The Cornell conference 'Water in South Asia: Challenges in a Changing Environment' April 8 examined causes and implications of the water problems in South Asia. (April 22, 2011)
In the year since its formation, Lights Off Cornell has evolved into a movement for energy conservation within Cornell's Climate Action Plan. (April 21, 2011)
The source of an oily sheen that reached Fall Creek through a storm drain on March 11 may be determined April 25, when a contractor will begin comprehensive remediation work at 726 University Ave. (April 21, 2011)
Cornell's comprehensive mental health framework includes promoting ways to help students make social connections, which can help offset academic stress. (April 21, 2011)
Thanks to a relatively new program, Encore Cornell, the university's faculty and staff can remain active and engaged throughout retirement. (April 21, 2011)
Events on campus this week include Earth Day, CNN's Fareed Zakaria on global affairs, Moliere's satire of academic and cultural pretension, and contemporary folk music star Ellis Paul. (April 21, 2011)
Cornell researchers are using synthetic DNA to make nanoparticles, dubbed DNAsomes, that can deliver drugs and genetic therapy to the insides of cells. (April 21, 2011)
Cornell President David Skorton, chemist Geoffrey Coates, physicist Sol Gruner and mathematician Laurent Saloff-Coste are among 212 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (April 21, 2011)
Hip-hop's founders toured Cornell's rare book archive in Kroch Library during their visit to campus April 14, seeing some highlights assembled by rare book curators Katherine Reagan and Laurent Ferri. (April 20, 2011)