The bones, feathers, shells and skins in the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates offer rare and valuable information into the biological history of species that may help today's creatures survive. (Feb. 26, 2009)
Carlin was a leading authority in the fields of wideband circuit design and network theory and helped advance the development of modern telecommunications technology. (Feb. 26, 2009)
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Richard W. Allmendinger, associate dean for diversity and faculty development in the Engineering College, says that 'to fulfill Cornell's core mission, we must become more diverse.' (Feb. 26, 2009)
The findings of a Cornell and University of Bonn study could allow researchers to better understand whether genes can spur heart stem cells to fully differentiate into new cells after a heart attack. (Feb. 26, 2009)
Editor's picks for the week of Feb. 27 include a dance concert, a Japanese drum team, a forum on the water crisis in the Mediterranean and classical music performances. (Feb. 26, 2009)
Cornell is organizing an ongoing battle against a highly virulent strain of wheat stem rust known as Ug99, to which only 10 percent of the world's wheat varieties are resistant. (Feb. 25, 2009)
Cynthia Reinhart-King, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is investigating atherosclerosis from a new perspective - with hopes of finding new ways to treat it.
Philson Warner, an extension associate with Cornell's Cooperative Extension in New York City, has set up a hydroponics lab for teen inmates at the Rikers Island jail. (Feb. 25, 2009)
Three Cornell researchers with expertise in very different fields are collaborating on a $1.5 million NSF grant to create computer models of large networks that don't throw out small details. (Feb. 25, 2009)
The Bias Incidence Response Program tracks cases of bias on campus, such as graffiti or verbal abuse, in which the individual responsible is not known. (Feb. 25, 2009)
Novelist Junot Dâaz, M.F.A. '95, and Cornell faculty members considered the growing Latino community and the readiness of the arts to address immigration at a panel discussion Feb. 19. (Feb. 25, 2009)
