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Carl Gortzig, professor emeritus and chair of the former Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, died June 2 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home in Ithaca at age 87.

At its May 26 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected three new trustees to four-year terms; four others were elected by constituent groups.

When Art Bloom died a year ago, five of the late geology professor’s colleagues collaborated with his family, local artists and others to finish his book that explains Ithaca and the Finger Lakes landscapes.

At Cornell, the field of media studies is flourishing, with new initiatives, new hires and new courses.

Professor Alaka Basu joined an international and multi-disciplinary team of experts in publishing the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

Cornell will establish a new Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, thanks to $1 million in state funding.

A study finds that following an asteroid impact 66 million years ago, only small ground-dwelling birds survived a mass extinction, profoundly changing the course of bird evolution.

The American Chemical Society hosts Gavin Sacks and Beth Burzynski in a free live webinar, “Ready to Drink Yet? The Chemistry of How Wine Flavor Changes During Aging,” Thursday, May 24 at 2 p.m.