After the warmest year on record, how are our beloved birds faring? Bird enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds are being urged to help researchers find out by participating in the second Annual Great Backyard Bird Count.
For a research project in one of her courses last semester, Cornell graduate student Vera Palmer drove a total of 1,000 miles on 10 Friday evenings to lead a workshop on Native American literature and culture for inmates at Auburn State Prison.
Four Cornell students say a unique program that links 14 area school districts with four local colleges and universities helped put them a step ahead of other students when they started their freshman year this fall.
When Frederic Eugene Ives (1856-1937) first tried to get a job running the Cornell University photography laboratory back in 1874, he was turned down for being too young and inexperienced. But the young man's persistence paid off: he was hired on a "trial basis."
Researchers have long suspected that the chemistry of the brain largely influences personality and emotions. Now, a Cornell clinical psychologist has shown for the first time how the neurotransmitter dopamine affects one type of happiness, a personality trait and short-term, working memory.
Microscopic examination has revealed the defense secret of a tiny millipede that was entangling its enemies millions of years before porcupines and Velcro came along.
Native Americas has been named best magazine by the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), a Minnesota-based professional organization with more than 400 members. The journal also won in the categories of best editorial, best news story and best feature photo.
The latest findings on diagnosis, prevention and treatment of canine hip dysplasia, the crippling joint disease that affects about 50 percent of some larger breeds of dogs, will be presented when veterinary researchers and practitioners gather Aug. 3-6 for an international symposium at Cornell.
The West Campus Program Planning Group has recommended that Cornell establish a living-learning council of faculty, students and staff to oversee five self-governed living-learning houses for upperclass students.