News Archive 2005
December
- Shape of glass influences how much alcohol is poured
- Searchers scour Arkansas habitats for signs of ivory-billed woodpecker
- Analysis: Stick to wild salmon unless heart disease is a risk factor
- Bissett Professorship named for student killed in Lockerbie bombing
- Elusive woodpecker is everywhere and nowhere
- Cornell and India sign new agreement for agricultural development
- Lab of O launches new search for ivory-billed woodpecker's roost
- New study looks at responses to ag pollution
- New project to study prevention of food contamination
- Cornell evolutionary biologist calls human body architecture "unintelligent design"
- Library receives grant to support Eastern Wine and Grape Archive
- Walker gets NYSTAR grant
- Sloppy Slope Jolt wins ice cream contest
- CALS faculty receive awards
- Blockbuster movies turn to Cornell Lab of Ornithology for blockbuster sound
November
- Cornell apple breeder, Susan Brown, honored
- Digitizing Macaulay Library
- Cornell harvest creates healthy food for needy
- Bad popcorn in big buckets
- International agriculture course alters lives of students
- Life Sciences ranked 10th
- Smithsonian Magazine names Jane Mt. Pleasant
October
- Book on insect defenses
- New raptor facility named for alumni Esther and Dan Bondareff
- Harvey Reissig named director
- New project tackles phosphorus pollution in NYC
- Agroforestry Resource Center helps forest owners
- CALS research portal
- Cornell finishes second at Solar Decathlon
- Info Sci major is not just about computers
- Developing 'win-win' ways to encourage people to eat better
- Alice Pell named director of international development institute
September
- Mating game never ends for barn swallows
- Cornell researchers awarded $2 million NSF grant for research
- Cornell tapped for regional Sun Grant hub
- Aphids, spider mites, thrips -- oh, my! Bumper crop of pests arrives.
- Challenge Industries licenses Cornell Hydroponics Facility
- New enology and viticulture majors
August
- Two new species of crane fly have invaded New York
- Invasive sea squirts discovered in vital Maine fishing grounds
- New ivory-bill evidence of existence
- Ivory-billed woodpecker recordings
- Cornell-developed micro-switch uses water droplets for bonding
- Cornell study suggests how much we eat depends more on external cues
July
- South American bird 'sings' with its feathers to attract mate
- New rapid technique detects food bacteria
- Cornell works to improve organic farming methods
June
- Cornell researcher Harrington offered grant to study mosquitoes
- Cornell researchers find how fish hear while vocalizing
- Moth's insecticide resistance enhanced
- Cornell study finds young children will eat more with larger serving
- English skills and presence of family help integrate immigrant farmworkers
- Researchers make barcodes to tag pathogens
- Study finds Lactose intolerance linked to certain ancestral struggles
May
- Viburnum leaf beetles return in Northeast
- Cornell study discovers how mother birds hatch more females than males
- Human and Chimp DNA Comparison
- Alien Woodwasp Found in Fulton, NY
- Gallagher in new book rediscovers ivory-billed woodpecker
- Professor Harry Greene profile
- Petrovic Receives EPA Award
- Lehman meets China Agricultural University president
- Gardner studies bumblebees
- Award Sends Grad Student to Washington
- Maize DNA Study Grant Received
- CU prof and five students honored
- Fellowships Awarded Professor, Students
- Researchers Study Increasing Coyote Aggression
- Discovery Aids Cancer Fight
April
- Ivory-bill Discovery Thrills Ornithologist
- 100th year for CALS school ends with innovative symposium
- Slime-mold beetle named after political figures
- Two Cornell undergrads awarded Udall Scholarships
- NYC Taps Cornell for Olympics Plan
March
- Grass as Alternative Fuel
- Small Schools Benefit Rural Communities
- Auto Deaths Rise Post-Sept. 11
- Apples Help Prevent Breast Cancer