Two Cornell-built satellites called ICE Cube 1 and 2 were among 18 small, mainly student-built satellites aboard a Russian rocket that crashed July 26 in Kazakhstan.
A Cornell 'trap network,' begun in 1994 to alert farmers when damaging pests are threatening 60,000 acres of sweet corn across New York, could now help researchers track how these pests respond to changing climates.
The Cornell Mushroom Club will host a demonstration Sunday, July 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the McDaniels Nut Grove on the cultivation of different types of mushrooms. It is free and open to the public.
In his Applied Ergonomics class, Professor Alan Hedge worked with his students to create CUErgopods -- audio and video podcasts that bring the latest research on ergonomics for computer users into the real world setting of student life on campus.
To pump up enthusiasm for greener, cleaner fuel on campus, Cornell's Farm Services' 20-plus vehicle fleet and farm equipment have been running on B20 biodiesel exclusively for more than a month.
Robert Moses has been named the newest Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor. The Harvard-trained educator, civil rights leader and founder of the Algebra Project will reside on West Campus.