If you want to manage your mint plants, tend your tomatoes, know why you should mow your grass high or how to cultivate cabbage correctly, then register for the first annual Cornell Gardening Day, March 23, from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., at DeWitt Middle School, Ithaca. The event is sponsored by the Cornell University's Department of Horticulture, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Tompkins County and Cornell Plantations. The day-long program will feature more than 30 lectures and workshops, plus a resource fair and free soil pH testing. Classes will be taught by faculty at Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as well as by staff from Cornell Plantations and CCE educators, staff and master gardeners. Topics will include landscaping with perennials, shrubs and bulbs; growing fruits and vegetables; garden photography; water gardens; fertilizers; wildlife damage control; mulches; composting; soils and soil creatures; propagation; and pest management. (January 29, 2002)
Ornithologist Andrew Farnsworth in New York City told members of the media Sept. 6 about a project that develops bird migration forecasts. (Sept. 10, 2012)
Cornell studies show that strong community ties can protect teens from smoking and becoming obese, but that low-income environments put children at higher risk of becoming obese. (Feb. 2, 2011)
Cornell Plantations has acquired a 10-acre addition to its 26-acre, very steeply sloping Caroline Pinnacles natural area in the town of Caroline. The unusual ecosystem has various rare species and views. (Jan. 25, 2011)
From bird walks and lectures to wine tours, Cornell alumni from classes ending in 0 and 5 will be treated to a bevy of activities during Reunion Weekend, June 10-13.
Cornell President David J. Skorton will give his first Commencement address, and the Convocation speaker will be CNN television journalist Soledad O'Brien. (May 21, 2007)
ProvidedThe left image shows the B ring, Cassini Division, A ring and F ring, with the location of the propeller-shaped disturbances indicated. The center image is a closer view of the A ring, showing the radial locations where…
OMAAn artist's rendering of a view of Milstein Hall, connecting Sibley and Rand halls.
Milstein Hall, the newest building of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), will be many things for many people: a…
Troy Donahue, a American teen heartthrob from the '60s, will play Harry MacAfee, a father whose life is disrupted by teen idol Conrad Birdie, in the 1998 national tour of Bye Bye Birdie, at Cornell's Statler Auditorium on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.
Evaluating how suitable our homes are for growing old in should be just as routine as financial planning for retirement, says a Cornell housing expert. Adapting homes for age-related disabilities would not only help older people remain in their homes.