Endangered North Atlantic right whales are safer along Massachusetts Bay's busy shipping lanes this spring, thanks to a new system of buoys that recognize whales' distinctive calls. (April 22, 2008)
CU Winds continued its cultural outreach mission on its third biennial tour of Costa Rica, donating 95 instruments to five schools and performing with and teaching student musicians and conductors.
More than 60 student musicians in the Cornell Wind Ensembles participated in an outreach and education project with young instrumental music students in the Philadelphia school district in November. (Dec. 3, 2008)
Many of the nearly 3,000 participants in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life at Cornell, March 29, were up until 6 a.m. in Barton Hall to fight cancer -- and have a little fun. (April 1, 2008)
Staff members across campus are taking to heart President Skorton's recent directive: Protect the university's human capital. In a new initiative, employees now have special access to open jobs at Cornell. (Nov. 13, 2008)
Several dogs from the Rochester area suffered liver damage after ingesting commercial dog food contaminated with a fungal toxin, according to veterinarians at Cornell University's Hospital for Animals, where the dogs are being treated.
A program that helps New Yorkers save hundreds of energy dollars a year should be leveraged nationwide, says a founder of the Consumer Education Program for Residential Energy Efficiency.
Katie Broadbent '09 and Arthur Maas '09 are working with Andy Potash '66 to design a business with one goal in mind: creating jobs for workers often overlooked by employers.
A Cornell Master in Architecture program studio will visit the 2010 World Cup sites in conjunction with their design projects addressing the challenges of a global event for its host country.
Several members of Alpha Chi Sigma, Cornell's chemistry fraternity, went to Belle Sherman Elementary School, Feb. 11 and 12, to teach the children about batteries and metals. (Feb. 19, 2008)