Catherine Oertel, a postdoctoral fellow in materials chemistry at Cornell and an organist herself, is researching what is corroding Baroque-era organs in churches and cathedrals across Europe.
More than 20 Cornell Outdoor Education students and staff have formed a team for the AIDS RIDE for Life '05, an annual 100-mile bicycle ride around Cayuga Lake to benefit HIV/AIDS services.
Around the world, soil is being swept and washed away 10 to 40 times faster than it is being replenished, destroying cropland the size of Indiana every year, reports a new Cornell University study.
Around the world, soil is being swept and washed away 10 to 40 times faster than it is being replenished, destroying cropland the size of Indiana every year, reports a new Cornell University study.
University officials expressed deep concern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was shot and seriously wounded Jan. 8 outside a grocery store in Tucson as she met with constituents. (Jan. 9, 2011)
Cases of listeriosis, the food-borne bacterial disease that kills one of every five of its victims, are not as isolated as once believed. Using DNA evidence to track bacterial strains, a Cornell food scientist and his collaborators have concluded that nearly one-third of the 2,500 U.S. cases annually might occur in geographic clusters at generally the same time.
Campus officials encourage the Cornell community to help save energy over the holiday break by turning off computers and unplugging electronics. (Dec. 22, 2008)
A significant gift from a Cornell Law School alumnus has helped transform an ordinary classroom in Myron Taylor Hall into a fully wired and equipped high-tech facility. The Harriet Stein Mancuso '73 Amphitheater.