Hundreds of unions representing workers in the global transport industry agreed to take significant steps to counter climate change at a conference in Mexico City last month. (Sept. 1, 2010)
A Sept. 30 concert in Bailey Hall by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will benefit mental health initiatives at Cornell. (Aug. 31, 2010)
Professor Emeritus Henry Munger, a vegetable breeder who introduced more than 50 varieties of cucumbers and various beneficial characteristics to many vegetables, died Aug. 25. He was 94. (Aug. 31, 2010)
The director of the U.S. Peace Corps, Aaron Williams, will speak on 'The Peace Corps - 50 Years of Promoting World Peace and Friendship,' Sept. 2 at 4:30 p.m. in 233 Plant Science Building. (Aug. 30, 2010)
The Primitive Pursuits program of Cornell Cooperative Extension visited the GrassRoots Festival to teach children about nature. Watch the slideshow. (Aug. 30, 2010)
The body of Khalil King '13 was recovered by police in Fall Creek Gorge Sunday, Aug. 29. He had been missing since early Saturday morning. Foul play is not suspected, and an investigation is ongoing. (Aug. 30, 2010)
'Glee' star Jane Lynch, M.F.A. '84, and three other Cornellians were among the winners at the 2010 Emmy Awards, held Aug. 21 and 29 in Los Angeles. (Aug. 30, 2010)
It really was a scorcher this spring and summer - 26 cities in the Northeast set records for average temperatures this year, reports the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell.
Cornell computer scientists are sharing in a $7.5 million National Science Foundation grant under the agency's Future Internet Architectures program. (Aug. 30, 2010)