A self-described paleo-artist, John Gurche creates vivid sketches and paintings depicting prehistoric life. For the past several years, he has worked at PRI's Museum of the Earth as an artist-in-residence. (Aug. 16, 2007)
Ezra Cornell was deeply involved in the construction of the new campus and was known to hover over workers, to whom he offered 'sharp admonishments.' (Aug. 16, 2007)
Researchers at Cornell and elsewhere have determined that 97.9 percent of all white rice comes from a mutation in a single gene and that early farmers favored, bred and spread white rice around the world. (Aug. 16, 2007)
Molly Copeland has adopted an injured racehorse named Watchmon, with hopes of breeding him and donating the stud fees to a foundation that grants wishes for terminally ill children.
Thanks to a grant from the Center for Life Science Enterprise, 18 students served as summer interns through Entrepreneurship@Cornell, working at startup companies throughout New York state.
The Cornell-McGill Conference on Institutions and Entrepreneurship, July 22-24 at the Johnson School at Cornell, was the first academic gathering to examine how entrepreneurs are influenced by institutional challenges. (Aug. 16, 2007)
In a letter to the editor, alumnus Bob Boyajian urges the Cornell administration to be mindful of how the university's motto is interpreted. (Aug. 16, 2007)
For the first time, Cornell researchers have linked a specific aspect of the environment to the evolution of cooperative breeding in numerous bird species: unpredictable rainfall. Their findings on African starlings appear in the Aug. 21 issue of Current Biology. (Aug. 16, 2007)
Dear Editor:
I have two comments about the article appearing Aug. 6 at the Cornell Web site: Cornell University's 'Any person ... any study' named nation's best college motto by magazine.
I think the university administration…
The Class of 2011 -- along with the Cornell community and readers around the world -- are taking part in Cornell's seventh New Student Reading Project, exploring Nadine Gordimer's 2001 novel 'The Pickup.' (Aug. 15, 2007)
The Thurston Avenue Bridge, linking North and Central campuses, will reopen Aug. 16, although TCAT bus service won't resume until Aug. 19. Tower Road will reopen Aug. 17. (Aug. 15, 2007)
Newsweek magazine has named Cornell the 'Hottest Ivy' in its 2007 list of the 25 'Hottest Schools,' which is part of the magazine's annual College Guide edition. (Aug. 14, 2007)
