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Cornell's Johnson Museum of Art wins reaccreditation

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art has been awarded the highest honor a museum can receive: reaccreditation by the American Association of Museums.

Elfriede Abbe work on exhibit at Cornell's Kroch Library through March 27

The work in wood of Elfriede Abbe, illustrator, printer and sculptor, is being celebrated in an exhibition at Cornell's Carl A. Kroch Library through March 27. The exhibition encompasses Abbe's private press books, wood block prints and wood sculpture from 1950 to 1994.

Non-linear laser scanning microscopy developed at Cornell

BALTIMORE -- Medical researchers who want to study the microscopic distributions of key proteins, DNA, messenger signals, metabolic states and molecular mobility have a new tool that can show the activity and behavior of living cells under a variety of conditions.

Counter-rotating stars are, surprisingly, found in a 'boring'

Cornell astronomers, observing what they call "the most boring, average galaxy" they could find, have discovered some unusual mechanics: counter- rotating stars in a spiral galaxy.

Laser scanning microscope images activity, behavior of single

Medical researchers who want to study the microscopic distributions of key proteins, DNA, messenger signals, metabolic states and molecular mobility have a new tool that can show the activity and behavior of living cells under a variety of conditions.

Laser scanning microscope images activity, behavior of living cells

Medical researchers who want to study the microscopic distributions of key proteins, DNA, messenger signals, metabolic states and molecular mobility have a new tool that can show the activity and behavior of living cells under a variety of conditions.

Resource stewardship no longer enough, science society told

BALTIMORE -- If humans can't control the explosive population growth in the coming century, disease and starvation will do it, Cornell University ecologists have concluded from an analysis of Earth's dwindling resources.

Increased alcohol tax is needed to combat alcohol-related problems; Cornell expert estimates alcohol's effects on earnings, marriage

The federal tax on alcohol should be as much as five times greater than it is now to reduce alcohol problems in this country, where about 10 percent of adults are problem drinkers, according to a Cornell study.

Economist calls for progressive consumption tax over flat tax growth

BALTIMORE -- A Cornell University economist is calling for the adoption of a progressive consumption tax over the controversial flat tax proposal as a way of curing America's most pressing economic ills: income inequality and slow growth.

Cornell's Carl Sagan receives AAAS Public Understanding award

BALTIMORE -- Carl Sagan, the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University, today (Feb. 10) received the 1995 AAAS Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology.

Halfway through winter, climatologists are coiled for spring

As certain clairvoyant groundhogs lead the charge toward spring, Cornell climatologists say that, statistically, the bulk of winter's bad weather already may be behind us as of Feb 2.

Frank Rhodes addresses AAAS meeting

Cornell President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes addressed the AAAS meeting on the relationship between the university and society.