When French justices at the Cour de cassation in Paris expressed a need to establish a library of American jurisprudence, CU Professor Claire Germain suggested donating duplicate copies from the Law School's collection. (July 17, 2007)
The Southside Community Center's Well Pet Clinic, run by students and faculty in Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, serves healthy pets and their owners on the second Wednesday of every month.
More than 150 people attended the July 11-14 conference, which was aimed to help define how agricultural educators might address the growing need for sustainable practices in today's environmentally challenged world. (July 17, 2007)
More than 350 cancer survivors and guests were treated to a chicken barbecue provided by volunteer staff at the Hotel School and Statler Hotel at the American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life, July 13. (July 17, 2007)
Gogo Kiplinger, 88, a homemaker and wife of Cornell trustee emeritus and chairman emeritus of the board Austin H. Kiplinger, died July 15 in Seneca, Md., of ovarian cancer. (July 17, 2007)
Bruce Tabor Wilkins Sr., Cornell professor emeritus of natural resources, died June 30 at age 76 from complications related to a stroke. (July 17, 2007)
The Control Moment Gyroscope Research Team has returned from its reduced-gravity flight at NASA in Houston. The students boarded the 'vomit comet' to test their robotic arm, powered by gyroscopes. (July 16, 2007)
Faculty members from Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and College of Human Ecology will examine how new medical information technologies affect both employees and residents in nursing homes. (July 16, 2007)
Paul Bowser, professor of aquatic animal medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service for 'consistent superior service.' (July 16, 2007)
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranks first in New York City and sixth in the nation, according to the 2007 U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Hospitals" survey. It is the seventh consecutive year that NewYork-Presbyterian is the only New York metropolitan-area hospital on the magazine's "Honor Roll," which lists the top 18 hospitals nationally based on reputation, mortality rates and other patient-care-related factors.
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will visit Cornell Law School as its Distinguished Jurist in Residence during the week of Oct. 22. (July 12, 2007)
Low-skilled services aren't the only occupations shifting overseas, says the ILR School's Sarosh Kuruvilla. His latest research shows that many high-skilled U.S. jobs are being outsourced to India. (July 12, 2007)
