Cornell alumni help make 'CSI' television's most-watched show
What does it take to make a television show No. 1? About 28 million viewers and two Cornell graduates: Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar. They are showrunners, essentially managing every aspect of the show.
Yuri Orlov receives first Sakharov Prize for his commitment to human rights
 Orlov, a senior scientist in Newman Lab, co-founded the Moscow chapter of Amnesty International in the 1970s and endured nine years in a Soviet gulag. The prize will be presented in April.
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Chronicle Online details Cornell researchers' roles in the battle against avian flu
 In a five-part series, Chronicle Online detailed Cornell researchers' roles in the battle against avian flu, a virus with the potential of jumping from birds to humans and causing a worldwide pandemic, possibly as early as this winter.
Cornell harvest brings healthy food to Southern Tier dinner tables
 This harvest season, area families have received 81 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables -- including tomatoes, sweet corn, potatoes, plums and melons -- thanks to faculty and staff at Cornell's Homer C. Thompson Farm.
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