About 40 percent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air and soil pollution, concludes Cornell's David Pimentel. Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major causes behind the rapid increase in human diseases worldwide. (Aug. 2, 2007)
The entire TCAT fleet of 49 buses has been outfitted with electronic card readers that can validate Cornell ID cards and keep better track of ridership trends. (Aug. 2, 2007)
A rally Aug. 2 to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community at Cornell and in Ithaca was nearly 200 strong by 8:30 a.m. The rally was held in response to a nearby hate group protest. (Aug. 2, 2007)
FEAST for Health is a Cornell food-based nutrition education program in which children prepare unfamiliar, healthy foods in class and the foods become part of school lunch. (Aug. 1, 2007)
Elsie Frost McMurry, professor emerita of textiles and apparel -- an apparel historian, scholar, designer, dressmaker and former curator of the Cornell Costume Collection -- died July 25 at age 99 in Michigan. (July 31, 2007)
Professor emeritus Duane Chapman died at his home in Newfield, N.Y., July 29, after a brief illness. He was an expert in energy use, world oil prices and security, renewable energy costs and policy, and climate change. (July 31, 2007)
A large-scale dust storm on Mars is preventing light from reaching the two rovers, and if the skies continue to darken, Spirit and Opportunity could run out of power, say Cornell professors Jim Bell and Steve Squyres. (July 26, 2007)
Cornell President David Skorton called international education and research among the nation's most effective diplomatic assets, during testimony before the Committee on Science and Technology, July 26. (July 26, 2007)
Alumnus Seth Cochran climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in June to raise money for The Smile Train, a charity that provides cleft palate and lip surgeries to children in underdeveloped countries. (July 26, 2007)
Cornell Cooperative Extension volunteers collected more than 5 tons of compostable materials as part of an expanded composting program at the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance.
Christine M. Stallmann, who currently serves as manager of global environmental health and safety and facilities services for Alcoa Inc., will begin her new post at Cornell in mid-August. (July 25, 2007)
When the nutritional supplement Sprinkles was added to food for two months, anemia rates among children were reduced dramatically, says a Cornell study published in the Journal of Nutrition. (July 25, 2007)
