Natalie Mahowald, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, said the concentration of dust in the atmosphere could affect global systems including climate, precipitation and vegetation.
Chris Clark discussed his state-of-the-art acoustic animations and the difficulties facing whales Feb. 21 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in San Diego.
Leon Kochian and colleagues have cloned a unique sorghum gene that is being used to develop sorghum lines that can withstand toxic levels of aluminum in the soil, a consequence of acidic soils. (Feb. 22, 2010)
The structural steelwork of Paul Milstein Hall will take shape starting in April; the facilities expansion for the College of Architecture, Art and Planning is on schedule to open in August 2011. (Feb. 18, 2010)
Faculty, staff committee forms to advise Cornell administration on future decisions regarding the leasing of Cornell lands for horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing.
The researchers will develop mathematical representations of strategic interactions between building owners and insurance companies in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
The tragedy surrounding the earthquake in Haiti is the result of human failure as much as natural disaster, said geology and engineering faculty members in a panel discussion Jan. 25 in Phillips Hall. (Jan. 26, 2010)
"Dating back to Asian spice trading routes around 200 B.C., globalization began long before the Internet," said Eric Tagliacozzo, Cornell associate professor of history, at a Jan. 14 panel discussion at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
