A new professional organization, the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), with its own peer-reviewed journal, is being launched by a Cornell University professor. His purpose is to bring together people who…
NEW YORK -- Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) are partnering with Lockheed Martin to develop a computerized system to help hospitals nationwide plan for and deal with mass casualties from disasters such…
With no known enemies in North America, two types of invasive vines are growing rampant in forests and fields, threatening reforestation, fragile butterfly populations and bird habitats.
NEW YORK -- At an unusual international labor conference in New York City, Feb. 9-11, trade unionists and scholars will strategize about the role of the labor movement in a globalized world.
"Global Companies-Global Unions…
To give consumers low- and no-cost energy tips to save money, Cornell Cooperative Extensions associations offered more than 335 free workshops in 30 counties in New York state. Another 135 workshops are scheduled for the upcoming months.
John W. Kronik, professor emeritus of Spanish literature in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University, died Jan. 22 in Los Angeles. He was 74.
Kronik joined the Cornell faculty in 1966 from the University of…
You wouldn't think a plant pathology text with the title "Diseases of Trees and Shrubs" could double as a coffee-table book. But given its subject matter, the handsomely designed and revised second edition of Wayne A. Sinclair's…
GUANACASTE, Costa Rica -- Xavier Torres began working as a cook while he was an undergraduate more than a decade ago, but his career has really been cooking since he earned his master's of management in hospitality (MMH) degree…
After years of effort, Cornell University, the State University of New York (SUNY) and New York Gov. George E. Pataki have worked out an agreement on land-grant funding.