Michael I. Kotlikoff, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, has been named dean of the veterinary college, effective July 1. (April 26, 2007)
Raymond Craib and Ralph Christy have won Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Service-Learning Awards, recognizing their projects that involve students in research, teaching and outreach. (April 26, 2007)
Cornell Library offers services to help instructors understand and use the 'fair use' provisions of the copyright law, which allow for the use of excerpts from copyrighted works under certain conditions. (April 26, 2007)
Bernard Tschumi showed some of his creative, unique solutions to challenging assignments in cities around the world in a public lecture April 17 on campus. (April 26, 2007)
The Friend of Man, a newspaper published for the New York State Anti-Slavery Society between 1836 and 1842, is now available online to scholars worldwide, thanks to Cornell University Library. (April 26, 2007)
Medieval Philosophy and Theology, an important scholarly journal that was once in danger of being discontinued is now thriving as an online publication. (April 26, 2007)
Ezra Cornell was active in the war effort in Ithaca. While taking medical supplies Washington, D.C., he even found himself at the first battle of Bull Run. (April 26, 2007)
Cornell's Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) Research Team travels to Houston April 28 to participate in NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program. (April 25, 2007)
The best way to confront climate change is by encouraging trading in greenhouse gas credits, said Christine Todd Whitman, former administrator of the EPA and ex-governor of New Jersey, April 23.
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Gregory Eells, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, says that although violence cannot be completely prevented, Cornell offers many services to help students at risk. (April 25, 2007)
Model minority is a 'myth of the American dream,' says a panelist at the April 20 'Deconstructing the Model Minority' discussion, sponsored by the Asian Political Action Committee, a Cornell student group. (April 25, 2007)
Producing energy from plants is not efficient enough, said William Banholzer, corporate vice president and chief technology officer of Dow Chemical Co., at a lecture April 18. (April 25, 2007)
