The dean and four professors from the Cornell Law School will attend four conferences in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong later this month as part of the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture. (Oct. 7, 2008)
The income disparity between workers at the top and those in the middle and bottom the income scale keeps widening, Francine Blau told alumni at 'Opportunity 103: Inequality at Work,' Oct. 2 in New York City. (Oct. 3, 2008)
At the first switchgrass field day Sept. 10, farmers and others learned about the status of Cornell studies designed to determine which field grasses have the best potential for biofuel. (Oct. 2, 2008)
Cornell President David Skorton will co-chair the new advisory board of the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative, which will advocate for increased U.S. involvement in the development of higher education in Africa. (Oct. 1, 2008)
Robert Morgan, a poet, fiction writer and Cornell professor, discussed his Daniel Boone biography at the first Literary Luncheon, Sept. 25. Helena Maria Viarmontes will be the guest speaker Oct. 15. (Oct. 1, 2008)
Taking a conflict resolution approach to the invasion of the Republic of Georgia by Russian troops, retired U.S. career diplomat John McDonald came to campus Sept. 29 to announce a plan to alleviate the crisis. (Sept. 30, 2008)
Bringing Cornell's nanotechnology capabilities closer to medical researchers, Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility has opened a satellite office at Weill Cornell Medical College. (Sept. 26, 2008)
Cornell researcher David Barbano has developed new technology to isolate protein and calcium from skim milk to fortify all kinds of drinks with more nutrients. (Sept. 26, 2008)
From Ecuador to Mozambique, students traveled the world as part of the College of Veterinary Medicine's 2008 Expanding Horizons program. (Sept. 24, 2008)
