Butcher, Kress-Gazit, Pritchard receive NSF Career Awards

Jonathan Butcher, Hadas Kress-Gazit and Matthew Pritchard were awarded research and outreach funding for five years. (April 21, 2010)

Memorial for Dick White is May 1

The Cornell community is invited to a celebration of the life of Richard N. (Dick) White, May 1 at 3 p.m. in 166 Hollister Hall. (April 19, 2010)

Autism, breast-feeding, robotics: Cornell seniors display their research projects at expo

Fifty seniors, funded by the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars program, discussed their undergraduate research projects at the annual Senior Expo April 14. (April 19, 2010)

Research could lead to fine-tuned arthritis, cancer drugs

Biomedical engineering researchers have made antibodies that block only specific immune cells that cause inflammation, but not the ones the body normally uses to fight infections. (April 15, 2010)

Two undergrads receive Xerox minority scholarships

Richard Dunning '13 and Matthew Cong '11 have received Xerox Technical Minority Scholarships, which recognize high academic achievement in the fields of science, engineering and technology. (April 13, 2010)

Cornell, University of Washington compete to build 3-D campus models

Throughout April students at Cornell and the University of Washington will vie to see which school can build the most complete 3-D model of campus buildings. (April 8, 2010)

Butcher, Ley receive Hartwell research awards

Jonathan Butcher and Ruth Ley have received Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards, which provide a total of $300,000 over three years of direct research costs. (April 5, 2010)

Former world record-holding juggler -- and CU math professor -- to perform for math awareness

Mathematician Allen Knutson will give a public demonstration and lecture on the mathematics of juggling Saturday, April 17, at 1 p.m. in Malott Hall's Bache Auditorium. (April 5, 2010)

Visiting astronomer: Earths, animals (but not microbes) are likely rare and ephemeral

Our Earth is a rare oasis in space and time, said Don Brownlee, University of Washington professor of astronomy and this year's Thomas Gold lecturer, in a public talk March 31 in Rockefeller Hall. (April 2, 2010)