Bretscher and Helmann named microbiology fellows

Anthony Bretscher, professor of cell biology, and John Helmann, professor of microbiology, are two of 78 scientists elected as fellows to the American Academy of Microbiology this year. (May 17, 2010)

Arecibo's Rodriguez recognized for staff motivation

Maria Judith Rodriguez, human resource manger at the Arecibo Observatory, receives the Service Manager 2010 Award for meeting austerity budgets while maintaining employee motivation. (May 13, 2010)

Physics of gene transcription observed by CU researchers

A research team has made precise measurements of where and how RNA polymerase encounters obstacles while it reads nucleosomal DNA. (May 13, 2010)

A 'retired' McConnell-Ginet as busy as ever with Potter prose, prison program, local theater ... and eggplant

Harry Potter, teaching math in prison and discussing sexuality in Hong Kong - such pursuits have become possible since Professor Emerita Sally McConnell-Ginet retired. (May 12, 2010)

Cathy Caruth lectures on psychoanalysis, history

Cathy Caruth, the M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor, discussed archiving and erasing history and memory in the works of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Derrida,during a lecture May 6. (May 12, 2010)

Faculty-in-residence professor takes students to NYC to absorb art, architecture, history

Faculty-in-residence Cheryl Finley, assistant professor of history of art, took 15 students from her residence hall to New York City for the day April 24 to learn about art, architecture and history. (May 11, 2010)

Arts group wins NEA grant to collect its works at Cornell's Goldsen Archive

The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded $25,000 to Turbulence.org to develop an archive of its NET ART Commissions Archive with Cornell's Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art. (May 11, 2010)

Sun Grant conference to explore biofuels, biopower

National and regional biofuel, biopower and bioproducts experts will convene in Syracuse for the Northeast Sun Grant 2010 Regional Conference, hosted by Cornell, May 24-26. (May 10, 2010)

Burma workshop offers food, politics and language lessons

Several hundred community members learned about Burmese ethnic groups, their food, language and political status May 8 when the Cornell Southeast Asia Program sponsored a daylong workshop. (May 10, 2010)