Cornell students affiliated with the Immigrant Farmworker Initiative visit farms to teach these workers English. They also work on campus to raise awareness about farmworker issues.
Chris Clark discussed his state-of-the-art acoustic animations and the difficulties facing whales Feb. 21 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in San Diego.
Leon Kochian and colleagues have cloned a unique sorghum gene that is being used to develop sorghum lines that can withstand toxic levels of aluminum in the soil, a consequence of acidic soils. (Feb. 22, 2010)
A new $4.6 million study led by nutritionist Christine Olson will assess how effective text messages and e-mails are in preventing pregnant women from gaining too much weight. (Feb. 16, 2010)
The new Cornell Center for Behavior Intervention Development in New York City aims to cut obesity and obesity-related deaths in the city's black and Latino New Yorkers.
Ron Harris-Warrick has been named the first Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Cornell for one year for his proven ability to promote strong teaching in a range of contexts.
Many of the faculty and staff members who attended a Feb. 11 public discussion were anxious to see what resources the new budget model would provide for their unit.
The Cornell Biological Field Station will offer 11-week undergraduate research internships starting June 1, with applications due Feb. 15. (Feb. 9, 2010)
Eighteen ongoing faculty research projects, ranging from Greek archaeology to studies in early and contemporary Islam and modernist poetry, have been awarded grants by the Society for the Humanities.
