Biomedical researcher Dr. Richard Lerner, Scripps Research Institute president, to give public lectures Thursday and Friday

Noted biomedical researcher Dr. Richard A. Lerner, president of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., will give The Class of 1942 James B. Sumner Lecture Thursday, Sept. 14, and Friday, Sept. 15, on the Cornell campus.

Dwyer Dam Bridge will be closed during the day Saturday, Sept. 9

The Dwyer Dam Bridge at the entrance to the Cornell University campus on Hoy Road, near the intersection with Route 366, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.

Cornell Math Explorers Club, a group for high school students, will hold open house Sept. 16

Want to crack cryptography? Do you crave secret codes? If you want to figure out fractals or if you enjoy the connection between math and art, then consider joining the Cornell Math Explorers Club.

Cornell trustees authorize creation of 'eCornell'

The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees today approved the creation of a university-owned and financed, for-profit corporation, to be known as "eCornell."

Cornell health services receive quality health care certification

Gannett: Cornell University Health Services has been awarded the certificate of accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Inc. for achieving nationally recognized standards for quality health care set by the Chicago-based accrediting organization.

Renowned primatologist begins an outstanding fall series of A.D. White Professor-at-Large lecturers, including Toni Morrison and John Cleese

The renowned primatologist begins an outstanding fall series of A.D. White Professor-at-Large lecturers, including Toni Morrison and John Cleese

Professors Jon C. Clardy and Jonathan D. Culler are appointed senior associate deans for the College of Arts and Sciences

Professors Jon C. Clardy of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Jonathan D. Culler of the Departments of English and of Comparative Literature have been appointed senior associate deans for the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University.

Cornell trustees Executive Committee to meet in New York City Sept. 7

The Cornell University Board of Trustees Executive Committee will meet in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 7. The meeting will be held in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York.

A molecular motor's key role in cell birth - and cell failure - is shown for first time by Cornell biologists

Cornell biologists have shown how tiny molecular motors carrying target proteins help orient the spindle-like apparatus that transfers genetic material from the nucleus of a mother cell to the daughter. The research explains an essential mechanism in the birth of a new cell, and how failures of molecular motors can have dire consequences for new cell formation.