Cornell researchers spoke at a symposium on governance in Africa and its relation to development goals at the United Nations building in New York on May 21. (May 30, 2008)
Gene therapy is a safe and effective way of slowing the debilitating and ultimately fatal effects of Batten disease, Weill Cornell researcher Ronald Crystal and colleagues found. (May 30, 2008)
The Division of Human Resources and Cornell University Finance and Administration have joined forces this year to offer six leadership development programs at the university.
Various Cornell student groups donated more than $11,000 -- raised through a car wash and flower sale -- to Family & Children's Service of Ithaca. (May 30, 2008)
In response to the May 9 Cornell Perspectives article, "Why new U.S. biofuel legislation is on track to waste billions of tax dollars, while subsidizing oil consumption" by Harry de Gorter and David Just:
This is a marvelous…
To the Editor:
Family & Children's Service of Ithaca has long enjoyed a great working relationship with Cornell, providing the staffing for the university's Employee Assistance Program and a preferred referral partner with…
The newly minted M.D.s at commencement May 29 were joined by all but one of 15 members of the inaugural class of WCMC graduates from Qatar. (May 29, 2008)
Jeffrey S. Lehman '77, Cornell's president from 2003-05, has been named chancellor and founding dean of the School of Transnational Law at Peking University. (May 29, 2008)
New research by Karl Pillemer and Weill Cornell Medical College's Mark Lachs and Tony Rosen suggests that aggression and violence between nursing home residents is a prevalent and serious problem. (May 29, 2008)
David Pimentel, professor emeritus of ecology and agriculture at Cornell, was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst during its commencement ceremonies. (May 29, 2008)
