The American pater familias has come a long way from "Father Knows Best" to deadbeat dad, house hubby and "main squeeze." To find out just how far, scholars tracking the movements of the elusive modern sire and his manifold forms…
For the sake of public safety and project efficiency, the Thurston Avenue Bridge will remain closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic until the connections between the new arches and the existing bridge are completed, the…
Anna Burger, a prominent labor official with the Change to Win Federation, will discuss the future of American labor Friday, Sept. 29, in a special address at Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations' (ILR) 2006 Fall…
Jason Koski/University PhotographyArtist Patrick Dougherty's Collegetown sculpture has been erected over the past several weeks. Above, people check out the finished work during the opening reception Sept. 21.Lindsay France…
Question: How do you know you are in Robin Davisson's lab?Answer: The postdoc is still wearing an Iowa Hawkeyes T-shirt under her white lab coat.A new faculty hire in the College of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Biomedical…
Illustration by Carla DeMelloRussian mathematician Grigori Perelman posted his proof to the Poincaré Conjecture on arXiv in three parts. The titles of his submissions are encrypted above in three rebus puzzles created by Carla…
Edged attacks, wry humor and sharp differences on issues from taxes and state government corruption to gay marriage and abortion brought a Cornell audience, and viewers across the state, a lively first gubernatorial debate…
About 140 people gathered in front of Roberts Hall Sept. 26, before the gubernatorial debate in nearby Bailey Hall, to rally support for Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer and promote a universal single-payer health-care plan in…
The world has a distorted view of Pakistan, said Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf in an address at the Weill Cornell Medical College on Sept. 26. While a few militant extremists get the lion's share of the press coverage, he…
How did a Cornell student, an alumnus and a Binghamton neurosurgeon entice President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to drop by Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC)?First of all, they had connections -- and a solid understanding of…
On Sept. 23 New York Gov. George Pataki announced $40 million in state funding for the construction of a new state food laboratory during a visit to the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park (CAFTP) in Geneva. The food lab…
Jason Koski/University PhotographyDavid Skorton chats with CIT employees Shelley Ruth and Greg Busby following his address in Statler Auditorium, Sept. 25.Just call him "David."In his first full address to Cornell staff in…
