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.
For postdoctoral researchers -- scientists who work in the "nomad's land" between the long grind of graduate school and long-term employment -- Cornell University has been ranked by The Scientist magazine as one of the best…
Cornell University was honored for its planned energy-efficient combined heat-and-power project (CHP) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the International District Energy Association's (IDEA) 19th Annual Campus…
As the Chinese media become more independent, public and Communist Party officials and even companies are filing successful defamation suits in the courts as a way to muffle opinion, said Benjamin Liebman, a law professor at…
The welcome birds of spring will soon return to fields and farms, feeders and fences. Heralding yet another sign of the coming season: the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's popular Spring Field Ornithology course.
To the editor:
Your article on campus construction ("FAQ: How a busy construction season, from Thurston bridge to Hoy garage, will affect traffic and parking on campus," March 16 Chronicle) was useful. However, it focused…
First-year students in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning impress upperclassmen and bystanders with an 'outstanding' dragon, continuing the tradition started by Willard Straight, Cornell Class of 1901. (March 17, 2006)
Robert C. Baker, the Cornell University poultry science and food science professor who helped develop chicken nuggets, turkey ham, and poultry hot dogs into ubiquitous American fare, and who created the famous Cornell chicken…
Knowing why the groundhog comes out of hibernation in early February may have more import than predicting winter's end, Cornell researchers have found.
The complexities of the mind and human brain require an equally complex field of study, involving philosophers and linguists connecting with neurobiologists, psychologists and computer scientists. The Cognitive Studies Program at…