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Reclusive mathematician rejected honors for solving 100-year-old math problem, but he relied on Cornell's arXiv to publish

Illustration by Carla DeMelloRussian mathematician Grigori Perelman posted his proof to the Poincaré Conjecture on arXiv in three parts. The titles of his submissions are encrypted above in three rebus puzzles created by Carla…

Gubernatorial candidates Faso and Spitzer argue taxes, gay marriage and abortion in televised Cornell debate

Edged attacks, wry humor and sharp differences on issues from taxes and state government corruption to gay marriage and abortion brought a Cornell audience, and viewers across the state, a lively first gubernatorial debate…

Health-care backers rally to support Spitzer

About 140 people gathered in front of Roberts Hall Sept. 26, before the gubernatorial debate in nearby Bailey Hall, to rally support for Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer and promote a universal single-payer health-care plan in…

At Weill Cornell, Musharraf touts democracy, tolerance, peace ... and his new book

The world has a distorted view of Pakistan, said Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf in an address at the Weill Cornell Medical College on Sept. 26. While a few militant extremists get the lion's share of the press coverage, he…

How a physics graduate student helped get Pakistan's president to drop by Weill Cornell

How did a Cornell student, an alumnus and a Binghamton neurosurgeon entice President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to drop by Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC)? First of all, they had connections -- and a solid understanding of…

State funds $40 million food lab at Cornell's Ag Tech Park in Geneva

On Sept. 23 New York Gov. George Pataki announced $40 million in state funding for the construction of a new state food laboratory during a visit to the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park (CAFTP) in Geneva. The food lab…

Solar flares cause GPS failures, possibly devastating for jets and distress calls, Cornell researchers warn

Strong solar flares cause Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to fail, Cornell researchers have discovered. Because solar flares -- larger-than-normal radiation "burps" by the sun -- are generally unpredictable, such…

Call him 'David' -- Skorton delivers message of inclusiveness in first employee address

Jason Koski/University PhotographyDavid Skorton chats with CIT employees Shelley Ruth and Greg Busby following his address in Statler Auditorium, Sept. 25. Just call him "David." In his first full address to Cornell staff in…

Poe collection covers writer in life and death

A collection of writings by Edgar Allan Poe -- along with a jagged wooden fragment of his coffin -- will be on display at Cornell University Library just in time for Halloween. The new exhibition, "Nevermore: The Edgar Allan Poe…

Author Francis Moore Lappe asserts that food choices can help promote 'living democracy'

Through their food choices, Americans can work toward a kind of "living democracy," in which consumers can reintroduce their values into the marketplace, author Francis Moore Lappé said in a talk Sept. 20 in G10 Biotech Building…

Symposium, celebration to honor retiring geologist Bryan Isacks

The story, says Cornell geologist Bryan Isacks, is usually pretty much the same. People study geology because they have a certain set of characteristics: They love physics and the outdoors; they're adventurous and curious.

Unheated greenhouse project offers growers hopes of profitability from longer growing season

Cornell researchers are working to extend the growing and selling seasons by as much as 10 weeks. Their method is a so-called high tunnel project using unheated greenhouses to grow various crops to see how practical they are for…