Professors Johannes Lehmann and Teresa Jordan will brief Congressional staff on carbon sequestration and how it can enhance Earth's environment at 10 a.m. July 13 in Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2010)
Cornell will welcome webmasters, computer security officers and university attorneys to the fifteenth annual Cornell University/EDUCAUSE Institute for Computer Policy and Law at the Statler Hotel. (July 12, 2010)
Cornell will host more than 100 competitors for the 2010 Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Contest July 27 at its Homer Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville, N.Y. (July 12, 2010)
The Morphosis architectural firm, led by Thom Mayne, has been selected to design William H. Gates Hall, a building for Computing and Information Science that will foster collaborative research and learning. (July 9, 2010)
President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs have accepted the proposed actions in each area from the Initiatives Coordination Office, which was established as part of a strategy to 'reimagine Cornell.'
In a follow-up to a June 17 Cornell Chronicle story, the university answers questions about a consultants' report with recommendations on suicide prevention and bridge safety. (July 8, 2010)
A new study led by Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar researcher Laith Abu-Raddad was the foundation for a report on HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa presented June 28 in Dubai. (July 8, 2010)
Instructors for the Cornell Tree Climbing Institute recently climbed several giant sequoias in California to collect seed cones for the University of California-Berkeley's Center for Forestry. (July 8, 2010)
Robert M. Palmer, professor emeritus of composition and founder of the Doctor of Musical Arts program in composition at Cornell, died July 3 at the age of 95. (July 8, 2010)
Land economist Ernest Hardy '53, a senior extension associate for many years in Cornell's Department of Natural Resources, died July 3 at Cayuga Medical Center at age 87. (July 8, 2010)
For the first time, astronomers have tracked individual moons nestled in debris orbiting a planet. That could give scientists new clues about how planets grow around stars in young solar systems. (July 8, 2010)
Cornell’s eateries were recently recognized for their abundance, variety and impressive buffets by Parents & Colleges. The university ranked fourth as one of the “Top 10 Best College Eats” for 2010.
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