Pre-eminent American economist Jeffrey D. Sachs will deliver the 2006 Jill and Kenneth Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture Friday, April 21, at 4:30 p.m. in the David L. Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall. His talk, "The End…
A family connection to the Holocaust and a desire to meet people willing to risk their lives to save others has resulted in a book by Mark Klempner '97, "The Heart Has Reasons: Holocaust Rescuers and Their Stories of Courage." …
Try mixing caramel into vanilla ice cream -- you will always end up with globs and swirls of caramel. Scientists are finding that galaxies may distribute themselves in similar ways throughout the universe and in places where…
For research scientists, the landscape of government regulations, ethical guidelines and accountability standards is changing more quickly than ever, making the task of staying up-to-date with forms and protocols a constant…
Arch T. Dotson, Cornell University professor emeritus of government, died April 6. He was 85. Dotson joined the Cornell faculty in 1951 and, among many other duties, served as chair of the government department from 1969 to 1976…
Bettina Wagner, assistant professor of population medicine and diagnostic sciences and a veterinary immunologist in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, has been awarded $344,000 over three years as part of a $2.1…
When teenaged Alex Doonesbury made up a list of engineering colleges to visit last year, Cornell University was one of them. Alex is the daughter of Michael Doonesbury. You probably know them. They are creations of Garry Trudeau,…
The life of women's rights advocate Betty Friedan is being celebrated at Cornell on Monday, April 24, at 5 p.m. in the Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Conference Center, Room 423.
Gravity is a familiar force. It's the reason for fear of heights. It holds the moon to the Earth, the Earth to the sun. It keeps beer from floating out of our glasses. But how? Is the Earth sending secret messages to the moon?…
In honor of its four decades, the Department of Comparative Literature at Cornell University is throwing something of a scholarly celebration for itself this month.
Donald F. Smith, the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, will end his 10-year deanship in June 2007 to return to the veterinary faculty. Smith, who was appointed by Cornell President Hunter Rawlings in April…
President George W. Bush intends to appoint R. Richard Geddes to the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission for the life of the commission, according to an April 6 White House press release. Geddes,…
