They may not all become doctors or physicists, Mae Jemison knows. But by the end of the summer, the 22 students who gathered quietly on the morning of July 2 in Cornell's Tatkon Center will have a running start if they do decide on careers in science.
Would you travel halfway around the world to talk about Wittgenstein? Many graduate students and professors do just that. The famed philosopher's work in logic and language is among the studies tackled each summer by participants in the School of Criticism and Theory (SCT) at Cornell.
Lara Estroff, a materials scientist who studies how seashells and bones are formed and then tries to synthesize new materials in the laboratory that emulate the versatility of these natural composites, became the first College of Engineering faculty member hired as part of Cornell's New Life Sciences Initiative
Cornell biophysicists have gleaned new insights into brain cell metabolism that will allow neurologists to better interpret data from such diagnostic tests as positron emission tomography (PET) scans and a specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test.
London has responded effectively to the disruption of services following terrorist bombings July 7, but the event underscores the need for a careful examination of the vulnerabilities of the underground infrastructure of our cities, says a Cornell engineer.
Stephen Parshley, a research support engineer in Cornell's astronomy department, has plans to leave his mark on the world. Literally. The plans are Parshley's winning design for the 2006 South Pole marker.
Last July the U.S. government officially declared that genocide was occurring in the Darfur region of western Sudan. This July 12 a group of Cornell students will begin a Ride Against Genocide, a 600-mile bike ride to help rally the world to halt it. Their destination is Ottawa.
Cornell alumnus Dan Maas '01, whose realistic Mars rover mission animations have been shown on television news programs the world over, received an Emmy Award nomination for his animation featured in the PBS Nova documentary 'Mars Dead or Alive.'
Leaders from NASA and from Boeing, Alcoa, SC Johnson and other high-profile companies are among those taking part in a unique conference at Cornell with the theme 'Sustainable Technology Development and New Market Creation.'
Turning plants such as corn, soybeans and sunflowers into fuel uses much more energy than the resulting ethanol or biodiesel generates, according to a new Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley study.
According to a recent poll from Cornell, nearly half of New Yorkers support stem cell research and would approve a proposition to establish a state-funded institute dedicated to this emerging field of science.
United Auto Workers Local 2300 and Cornell announced July 1 that the union, which represents more than 1,150 Cornell service and maintenance employees on Cornell's main campus, has ratified a new, four-year agreement with the university.
