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Beebe Memories
Somewhere in the forgotten history of Beebe Lake is a group of well-meaning Ecology House residents who took on restoration of the trails and banks around the lake one warm spring weekend in 1978. We moved a lot of rocks, gravel, and stone to rebuild...

Eight years ago, when the administration of then–New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg challenged top institutions worldwide to develop an applied sciences campus on Roosevelt Island, Cornell jumped at the chance. In partnership with the Technion–Israel...

Whitmore (left) and a colleague looking for previously released HWA predators in the Finger Lakes.NYS Hemlock initiative
Forest entomologist Mark Whitmore has dedicated his career to saving New York State’s vast woodlands—as well as large swaths of Cornell’s campus and natural areas—from a voracious threat called the hemlock woolly adelgid. It’s a knotty name for an invasive...

WHEEL COOL: A van (above) newly tricked out in Big Red style drew crowds of Cornellians during the tailgating festivities.Mandolyn McConaha/Brand Communications
Alumni Flock to East Hill for Homecoming
Homecoming brought more than 12,000 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and local residents to the Hill for a variety of activities and celebrations. Although the weekend started off on a down note—the fireworks and laser light show had to be...