Cornell's self-driving car - and Segways - will soon to become safer and more talented, as a test bed for new research in robotics and artificial intelligence. (Oct. 5, 2009)
Duane Hoch, a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell studying bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease, has received the 2009 Sam and Nancy Fleming Research Fellowship from Cornell's Weill Institute. (Oct. 5, 2009)
New grants of up to $1,500 that enhance teaching and learning are available to faculty on a competitive basis from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Deadline to apply for spring grants is Oct. 31. (Oct. 5, 2009)
Insectapalooza 2009 on Oct. 3 featured an arthropod zoo, live butterfly house, tours of the world-famous Cornell Insect Collection and more. (Oct. 5, 2009)
Jack Szostak, Ph.D. '77, has received the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for research that has implications for cancer and the biology of aging. (Oct. 5, 2009)
Cornell expects to save at least $90 million in annual administrative costs over the next four years, making a significant dent in its projected deficit, Provost Kent Fuchs reported Oct. 1.
Students in architecture, engineering, city planning and other design-based fields are working together in Cornell's Design and Planning Club on community-based outreach projects and design competitions. (Oct. 1, 2009)
Endowed health plan rates for 2010 will remain the same as last year's by adjusting some co-pays, deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, Cornell's Division of Human Resources has announced. (Oct. 1, 2009)
Events this week include Indian classical and jazz concerts, the fifth annual Insectapalooza, the first Economics Art Gallery exhibition, and lectures on public school reform and civil liberties. (Oct. 1, 2009)
At a Sept. 30 lecture, Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, discussed his career as a biomedical engineer who used his knowledge of materials science to fight disease. (Oct. 1, 2009)
Applications are now being accepted for DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowships and the Cornell-Heidelberg Exchange Fellowship for 2010-11. (Oct. 1, 2009)
A sophisticated 'phishing' attempt is flooding Cornell e-mail addresses, trying to trick people into giving away their NetID and password. (Oct. 1, 2009)
