Cornell News Service

Cornell computer scientists are sharing in a $7.5 million National Science Foundation grant under the agency's Future Internet Architectures program.

'Glee' star Jane Lynch, M.F.A. '84, and three other Cornellians were among the winners at the 2010 Emmy Awards, held Aug. 21 and 29 in Los Angeles.

The director of the U.S. Peace Corps, Aaron Williams, will speak on 'The Peace Corps - 50 Years of Promoting World Peace and Friendship,' Sept. 2 at 4:30 p.m. in 233 Plant Science Building.

It really was a scorcher this spring and summer - 26 cities in the Northeast set records for average temperatures this year, reports the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell.

The Primitive Pursuits program of Cornell Cooperative Extension visited the GrassRoots Festival to teach children about nature. Watch the slideshow.

The body of Khalil King '13 was recovered by police in Fall Creek Gorge Sunday, Aug. 29. He had been missing since early Saturday morning. Foul play is not suspected, and an investigation is ongoing.

For deans Michael Kotlikoff and Kathryn Boor, an opening day visit to the 2010 New York State Fair Aug. 26 was a welcome chance to relax, explore and reminisce.

Research published by a cognitive psychologist finds that children as young as preschoolers use intuitive statistical abilities to learn about people's inner lives, in this case, people's preferences.

Occasional smoking, and even second-hand smoke, create biological changes that may increase the risks of lung disease and cancer, according to a new study Cornell scientists in Ithaca and at Weill Cornell.

A new study by a Cornell sociology doctoral candidate finds that disparities in income lead to higher rates of infidelity.

Although the Cornell Dairy Bar has closed for several years while Stocking Hall is renovated, Cornell ice cream and other dairy products are now available at Trillium Express.

Events on campus this week include films on utopias, Street Fair at Ho Plaza, Clubfest at Barton Hall, Bienvenidos barbecue, a folk concert, humanities lecture and discussion of nature in literature.

President Skorton welcomed the entire Cornell community back to campus in an e-mail message Aug. 25. In it, he detailed the university's priorities for the coming year.

Signaling one way the university will streamline its operations, the Division of Alumni Affairs and Development is insourcing its communications to the Division of University Communications.

A new website hopes to bring together scientists in Latin America and North America through exchange of ideas, information and equipment.

Shoals Marine Lab is not only a rich marine science environment for summer undergraduate courses but also a living laboratory where several Cornell graduate students collect field data each summer.

Takuma Itoh, Christopher Stark and Eric Nathan, doctoral candidates in composition in music, received American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation composer awards.