Sub-Saharan Africa is facing some of the highest mortality rates in the world as a result of disease and starvation, and a Nov. 15 conference brought together researchers and policy analysts to address the issues. (Nov. 16, 2007)
Speciosa Wandira, vice president of Uganda from 1994 to 2003, gave an unusually blunt appraisal about the state of her country and her region while speaking on campus Nov. 14. (Nov. 16, 2007)
Associate Professor George Malliaras was one of five scientists to receive the Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists from the New York Academy of Sciences. (Nov. 16, 2007)
As he completes his first year as Cornell's chief investment officer, James Walsh describes the university's investment returns during the past 12 months -- a record 25.9 percent -- as 'terrific.' (Nov. 15, 2007)
Using supercomputers to compare the human genome with those of other mammals, researchers at Cornell have discovered some 300 previously unidentified human genes. (Nov. 15, 2007)
Almost 90 percent of normal-weight women in a Cornell study of 310 college students yearn to be thinner. But most overweight women don't want to be thin enough to achieve a healthy weight. (Nov. 15, 2007)
Three Cornell students enrolled in foreign study programs are writing online about what they see and hear in their studies, home life and travels in their host countries. (Nov. 15, 2007)
Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft will discuss 'The Politics of National Security,' Thursday, Nov. 29, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Statler Hall Auditorium. The event is free, but tickets are required. (Nov. 15, 2007)
About 50 Cornell and community members braved a raw noontime Nov. 12 at the World War I Memorial flagpole on West Campus to recognize the men and women, past and present, who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. (Nov. 15, 2007)
'Killers for Hire' panelists spoke on the hiring practices, actions and accountability of such companies as Blackwater Worldwide at a Nov. 13 discussion at the Law School. (Nov. 15, 2007)
Robin L. Davisson, Cornell professor of biomedical sciences, has been elected to the Board of Governors of the New York Academy of Sciences. (Nov. 14, 2007)
