Cornell's Lake Source Cooling (LSC) project has been honored with a first-place American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Technology Award.
When some insects zero in on a flower for nectar, their ultraviolet vision is guided by a bull's-eye "painted" on the plant by chemical compounds. Now, chemical ecologists at Cornell University have discovered a second job for these compounds: warding off herbivores.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., will discuss food safety in another in a series of "town hall" meetings on issues related to the Sept. 11 attacks on Monday, Nov. 19 in Ithaca. The forum will be held from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Cornell University's Barnes Hall.
Muna B. Ndulo, professor of law at Cornell University Law School, has been named director of Cornell's Institute for African Development. Ndulo will continue as a Law School faculty member while holding his new position. He succeeds David B. Lewis, director of the institute since its inception.
Cornell University will be closed Monday, Dec. 24, adding an extra day to the annual winter break. The decision was made by President Hunter Rawlings and Provost Biddy Martin 'in recognition of and appreciation for the dedication and commitment of our faculty and staff.'
Harold D. Craft Jr., Cornell University's vice president for administration and chief financial officer, announced today, Nov. 14, that he will recommend to the Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees the appointment of Joanne M. DeStefano as vice president for financial affairs and university controller, effective Dec. 6.
Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings made this announcement to the campus community today, Nov. 13: The national economic downturn and the aftermath of the events of Sept. 11 have sent shock waves throughout our nation and abroad.
The 2001-02 Cornell Tradition Student Advisory Council has announced the creation of a new Cornell Tradition Community Recognition Award to be offered this year for the first time to honor and recognize an Ithaca-area community member who embodies the ideals of the Cornell Tradition: commitment to community service, strong work ethic and scholarship.
Just one month after the terrorist attacks in the United States, more than 70 national and state leaders and college and university presidents, staff and students from across New York gathered to celebrate the signing of the charter for the New York Campus Compact (NYCC) at Pace University in lower Manhattan, six blocks west of the World Trade Center site.
Just one month after the terrorist attacks in the United States, more than 70 national and state leaders and college and university presidents, staff and students from across New York gathered to celebrate the signing of the charter for the New York Campus Compact (NYCC) at Pace University in lower Manhattan, six blocks west of the World Trade Center site.
Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine is one giant step closer to its goal of acquiring a state-of-the-art linear accelerator for cancer treatment in the Hospital for Animals after receiving a $500,000 Kresge Foundation Science Initiative grant.
