A Cornell study on the diversity of milkweed plants has used new techniques to prove an old theory that explains how the arms race between attacking insects and defended plants led to great diversity of both. (Sept. 8, 2009)
Students will have the opportunity to learn from two new A.D. White Professors-at-Large: cultural critic Rebecca Solnit and conservationist Jeffrey McNeely, who were appointed to six-year terms. (Sept. 8, 2009)
Joseph Grasso, the ILR School's assistant dean for finance and administration, addressed 250 college and university presidents recently about Cornell's Climate Action Plan. (Sept. 8, 2009)
Cornell President David Skorton has been named to the advisory council of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for a four-year term. (Sept. 8, 2009)
'I believe in God, only I spell it nature,' said author Diane Ackerman, Ph.D. '97. She spoke Sept. 2, kicking off Sage Chapel's new fall series, Sage Wednesdays, held Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. (Sept. 8, 2009)
On Sept. 4, President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs hosted the first of five forums to discuss with faculty, staff and students the creation of Cornell's strategic plan.
A new bi-weekly lecture series, specially tailored for undergraduate students, will focus on sustainability, energy and environmental systems. It's slated for Mondays, 7:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7. (Sept. 3, 2009)
Events this week include a conversation with athletes-turned-politicians Bill Bradley and Ken Dryden '70, Alloy Orchestra at Cornell Cinema, Jay Walker '77 on innovation, and a forum on poverty policy. (Sept. 3, 2009)
David Z. Yang '11 of Hillsborough, N.J., a student in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died Aug. 23. A memorial service will be held Sept. 5, at 10:30 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel. (Sept. 2, 2009)
The LINK: Men's Alliance, a student organization that helps minority male students succeed and network at Cornell, announced that it is launching a mentoring and scholarship program this year. (Sept. 2, 2009)
A new book traces the career of Cornell's eighth president Dale Corson, which includes the discovery of a missing element in the periodic table and the design of the university's first synchrotron. (Sept. 2, 2009)
