Corn borer damage can be halved by releasing army of wasps early and just once, says Cornell research report

In a war against the European corn borer, a major pest of sweet corn, Cornell scientists have found that an army of tiny wasps, released just once and early in the season, can reduce damage to ears of corn by half.

Antony Burgess, co-discoverer of a powerful cellular stimulant, to give first Cornell-Ludwig Cancer Biology Lecture Dec. 1

The Cornell University-Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Partnership will host its first Cancer Biology Lecture in Room G-01 in Biotechnology Building on Dec. 1. Antony Burgess, M.D., co-discoverer of a powerful cellular stimulant, will discuss "Signaling Therapeutics: Designing Drugs to Treat Cancer."

Cornell's Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference will be Dec. 12

The annual Cornell Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. hosted by Cornell's Department of Applied Economics and Management.

Cornell focuses on international education with campus events, Nov. 13-17

In a concerted effort to focus attention on the need for expanded international programs, Cornell has joined colleges and universities across the nation to celebrate the first U.S. International Education Week, Nov. 13-17.

Cornell preservation students attend to neglected historic local cemetery

This fall Cornell's Preservation Studies Student Organization undertook a stabilization project at a historic local cemetery whose oldest headstones date from 1844. The Davis Family Cemetery is located on an easement on Steep Hollow Farm in the Town of Ithaca.

Sergio Ramirez speaks at Cornell Nov. 15, and the Women's Community Building, Nov. 16

Former Nicaraguan vice president Sergio Ramirez will deliver two public talks during his visit to Cornell next week. The first address titled, "Adios Muchachos: The Sandinista Revolution Revisited," a personal account of the events that took place in Nicaragua during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Former Fannie Mae CEO to speak on corporate responsibility Nov. 16

James A. Johnson, chairman and CEO of Johnson Capital Partners, a private investment company, will speak at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management Nov. 16 on "Corporate Responsibility in the 21st Century."

High-tech amphitheater to be dedicated at Cornell Law School Nov.13

A significant gift from a Cornell Law School alumnus has helped transform an ordinary classroom in Myron Taylor Hall into a fully wired and equipped high-tech facility. The Harriet Stein Mancuso '73 Amphitheater.

Industrial-quality lab will give Cornell engineering students hands-on experience in radio-frequency chip design

With support from major industrial partners, Cornell University has opened a state-of-the-art laboratory for the design and testing of radio-frequency integrated circuits, such as the transceivers in cellular phones and other wireless devices.