Cornell University, on a temporary basis, will be using a portion of Libe Slope on West Campus to allow for contractor parking for the West Campus Residential Initiative project. The work on creating the temporary parking lot will begin this week and will be completed prior to the Aug. 22 arrival of students for the fall semester. (August 7, 2003)
The U.S. Senate passed an energy-policy bill July 31 that would double amounts of corn-based ethanol in American gasoline. At the same time, a Cornell University agricultural ecologist has renewed his criticism of what many believe is a renewable fuel.
About the hoofed mammal gardeners love to hate, there's good news and the other kind from Cornell University researchers who study plant-eating habits of the white-tailed deer.
Robert F. Gilmour Jr., professor of physiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, has been named the college's associate dean for research and graduate education.
The Cornell Public Service Center has announced the selection of two fellows for the third annual Cornell Civic Leaders Fellowship Program to work on projects that address community-identified needs. The Cornell Civic Leaders Fellowship Program enables outstanding community leaders involved in economic and community development efforts to join the Cornell community of scholars as both learners and teachers for an academic year. It was established to help expand and improve university-community collaborations. (July 29, 2003)
Patsy Brannon, dean of the College of Human Ecology and professor of nutrition at Cornell University since 1999, today (July 29) announced her decision to return to teaching and research when her five-year term as dean ends May 30, 2004. She is a member of the faculty in the Division of Nutritional Sciences. She will take a year's sabbatical and will return full time to the faculty July 1, 2005. (July 29, 2003)
College freshmen beware — the "freshman 15," the eating binge long speculated to pile on 15 pounds during the first year of college, could be real. According to a new study by a Cornell professor and his former student, college freshmen gain an average of 4.2 pounds just during their first 12 weeks on campus.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Science, was among those honored with a Public Service Award for "committed and sustained effort in support of science" at a ceremony at the Rayburn House Office Building today (July 23). The presentation, on behalf of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), was made by Cornell University vice provost for physical sciences and engineering Joseph A. Burns. The awards, which also are sponsored by the American Mathematical Society and the American Physical Society, also were given to Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va). (July 23, 2003)
Billing and cooing in an old and familiar love nest doubles and even triples some birds' chances of producing progeny, researchers at Cornell University have discovered. Their study, which focused on Japanese quail.
The Southside Community Center Computer Lab at 305 S. Plain St. is open, thanks to grants from Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency.
For the fourth time in five years, Cornell University's Big Red team has won the international robot soccer competition, known as RoboCup. In finals of the latest competition, held July 2-11 in Padua, Italy, a team of pint-sized robot players built and programmed by Cornell engineering students narrowly beat the RoboRoos from the University of Queensland, Australia, 1-0.
The New York State 4-H Foundation, administered by Cornell Cooperative Extension, has awarded $18,000 in college scholarships to 15 outstanding members of the 4-H Youth Development program from across the state. The New York 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Program was announced last summer at the 2002 State Fair in Syracuse to celebrate the National Centennial of 4-H Youth Development. The foundation and its donors wanted to provide dedicated, hardworking youth with scholarships to pursue a collegiate education. (July 22, 2003)
