But according to new research by Cornell entomologist Bryan N. Danforth, not all the viable larvae emerge in any one year of diapause, and their "coming out" is triggered by rain.
The Cornell Lectures Series will present a symposium, "Creativity, Dissidence and Autobiography: Two Egyptian Voices," with Nawal el Saadawi and Sherif Hetata on Nov. 29, at 3 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall.
The International Society of Chemical Ecology will present Alan Renwick, a senior scientist at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc., with the Silverstein-Simeone Award for Outstanding Research Chemical Ecology at its international meeting in Marseille, France, on Nov. 16.
Alan Renwick, a senior scientist at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc., located on the Cornell campus, will lecture in Marseille, France, Nov. 16, on how plant chemicals change the taste sensation for insects.
A committee charged with improving the first-year experience at Cornell has recommended significant changes in programs and approaches, including a new welcoming annual event for arriving students.
The National Association of Biology Teachers' 1999 Four-year College and University Teaching Award has been conferred on Rita A. Calvo, director of the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers and a senior lecturer in molecular biology and genetics.
A three-year-old company, Rainbow Displays Inc., created to develop color flat-screen television and video technology invented at Cornell, has signed a joint development agreement with a unit of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands.
A Cornell fiber and biomaterials scientist working with a trio of graduate students has developed novel biodegradable and biologically active hydrogels that can be used for delivering many kinds of medications inside and outside the body.
