The director of the College of Veterinary Medicine's Feline Health Center and a nationally recognized expert in cat care, James R. Richards, died April 24 following an April 22 motor vehicle accident.
A selection of rare and out-of-print historical materials at Cornell University Library is only a click away for readers using a new print-on-demand service. (April 24, 2007)
Cornell Library's Digital Consulting and Production Services provides faculty and staff with expertise to transorm their teaching and research materials into digital formats that are accessible to scholars worldwide. (April 24, 2007)
Ding Kong, a senior majoring in natural resources in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has won a Morris K. Udall Scholarship in recognition of his work and career plans regarding the environment. (April 24, 2007)
In a breakthrough that could make the production of cellulosic ethanol less expensive, Cornell researchers have discovered a class of plant enzymes that potentially could allow plant materials to be broken down more efficiently than is possible using current technologies. (April 24, 2007)
Harold Varmus, president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will speak on 'The Future of Science in America,' in this year's Atkinson Forum in American Studies. (April 24, 2007)
In China's expanding economy, who you know is increasingly important in filling jobs. That was one issue discussed at the Conference on Chinese Capitalism, held April 20-21 on campus. (April 24, 2007)
On April 17 Agresto lectured about his experiences as senior adviser to Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 2003-04 and the influence they had on his ideas about democracy. (April 24, 2007)
Dr. Katrina Firlik '91, a clinical assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine and an author spoke about life as a mother, writer and surgeon during an April 19 luncheon. (April 24, 2007)
The James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony has been awarded to Ordinary People for its work in challenging bias, including racism, sexism, homophobia and anti-Semitism. (April 23, 2007)
