Boyce Thompson Institute are working to apply a method that boosts beta-carotene into in potatoes to cassava plants. Biofortified cassava could help alleviate vitamin A deficiency in children.
A memorandum of understanding between Cornell and Costa Rica will bring more graduate students to the university to study public administration in the College of Human Ecology.
The 40th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's famed May 8, 1977, concert in Barton Hall is being celebrated with a new book, audio releases and events including a Cornell Chimes concert.
The winter holidays for 2010 are Dec. 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31. Nonexempt staff members will also receive one and one-half times their hourly rate for hours worked on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. (Dec. 9, 2010)
The Greek Tri-Council writes a letter to the Cornell community to condemn sexual assault of any kind and spells outs some of its initiatives to prevent such incidents.
A.D. White Professor-at-Large Wynton Marsalis spent a week on campus mentoring and performing with students, offering insights on jazz and a variety of topics, and interacting with local youths.
To fend off climate change and help to sustain the Earth, this is a slam dunk: Cornell Athletics has begun to install new LED lights at all campus sports facilities, including Lynah Rink and Newman Arena.
An ILR School professor's labor history book, “Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class,” has inspired a play, running through March 20 in St. Louis.
The Cornell Emergency CARE Fund, financed through Cornell community donations to offer emergency-related financial assistance to staff and faculty, is seeking volunteers to help raise funds. (April 20, 2011)