The story, says Cornell geologist Bryan Isacks, is usually pretty much the same. People study geology because they have a certain set of characteristics: They love physics and the outdoors; they're adventurous and curious.
Cornell researchers are working to extend the growing and selling seasons by as much as 10 weeks. Their method is a so-called high tunnel project using unheated greenhouses to grow various crops to see how practical they are for…
James Hunter Morris, a Cornell Law School student, died Sept. 16 from injuries received in an automobile accident near his family's home in Carbondale, Ill. He was 22.A second-year law student at Cornell, Morris was associate…
Molecular Bioengineering Lab/Cornell UniversityDNA chains that attach to one another along part of their length can self-assemble into branching structures including crosses, T's and Y's. In the presence of enzymes that connect…
Cornell's East Asia Program will host "Limits of the 'Lips and Teeth' Alliance: The Antinomies of the Chinese-North Korean Relationship," a two-day international conference, Sept. 29-30, on the Cornell campus.Two sessions of the…
Jason Koski/University PhotographyLeaders of the ACCEL program within the Provost's Office will be, from left, Provost Biddy Martin; Shelley Correll, associate professor of sociology; Marjolein van der Meulen, associate professor…
We can listen to a car radio and drive while keeping an eye on changing traffic conditions -- separate complex tasks completed without much trouble. But if two people are talking to us at the same time, our perceptual frequencies…
Bruce Ganem, Cornell's Franz and Elisabeth Roessler Professor of Chemistry and J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship, is the winner of the American Chemical Society's (ACS) 2007 Award for Creative Invention. The award…
Human tissue engineering to repair damage to cartilage, or meniscus, in the knee is a technology that Cornell master of engineering student Andrea Ippolito hopes to contribute someday to the biomedical engineering field.Ippolito,…
The world will soon "C" the humanities at Cornell as never before.In a first-of-its kind project, Cornell art Professor Buzz Spector will create one of the largest and most inclusive artworks in the university's history: an…
OMAAn artist's rendering of a view of Milstein Hall, connecting Sibley and Rand halls. Milstein Hall, the newest building of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), will be many things for many people: a space…