Researchers at Cornell, Georgia Tech and the U.S. Forest Service have found that when an animal preserve corridor includes areas that are hospitable to two species, the cost is far less than it would be to create separate corridors for each one.
Professor Alice Pell, who is director of Cornell's International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD), will assume her new position July 1. (June 10, 2008)
Following a rumor that a 16th-century document, part of the Witchcraft Collection in Cornell University Library, was written in blood, a father and daughter investigated.
In recognition of a $50 million gift aimed at enriching the diversity of undergraduate engineering, the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering was formally dedicated Oct. 21.
A 'workshop celebration' in honor of Sidney Tarrow, the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government, will take place June 3-4 at the A.D. White House to commemorate Tarrow's 40-year career at Cornell. (May 26, 2011)
For her leadership in social finance, Siobhan King '04, MBA '13, has been awarded a fellowship that will give her hands-on experience in that field. (Dec. 7, 2012)
The Department of Astronomy will celebrate the life and work of William Gordon, founder of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15, in G10 Biotech. (April 14, 2010)
The body of a Cornell alumnus was found along a Cascadilla Creek gorge trail the morning of Dec. 5. The apparent cause of death was an accidental fall into the gorge, according to Ithaca Police. (Dec. 5, 2012)
Richard Dunning '13 and Matthew Cong '11 have received Xerox Technical Minority Scholarships, which recognize high academic achievement in the fields of science, engineering and technology. (April 13, 2010)