Two professors disagreed with a war veteran over what the United States should do next in Afghanistan. Their roundtable discussion took place Jan. 31 in the A.D. White House. (Feb. 2, 2011)
The Sustainable Energy Systems minor is being offered through the College of Engineering starting this academic year and is available to all undergraduates. (Feb. 1, 2011)
Robert M. Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, will speak on 'U.S. Census: Measuring America' Feb. 18 at 1:30 p.m. in G10 Biotech. A reception will follow the talk. (Feb. 1, 2011)
The 20th annual Cornell Asian Alumni Association Banquet in New York City Jan. 22 raised funds for the Pan-Asian Garden at Cornell Plantations. (Feb. 1, 2011)
For the first time, fiber science students and faculty joined the class that spent two weeks in India recently. The textile students toured textile and apparel production facilities. (Jan. 31, 2011)
Harry Segal, senior lecturer in psychology, lectured to a large New York City audience on 'What is Psychotherapy (and how does it work)?' at One Day University Jan. 22. (Jan. 31, 2011)
Chronic stress from noise, crowding, family conflict and other factors appears to be another reason why children in low-income families don't fare as well as their middle-income counterparts. (Jan. 31, 2011)
The Mellon Foundation has given Cornell $2 million for pre- and postdoctoral fellowships to help improve the career chances of humanities scholars from underrepresented communities.
Students and young alumni came out in force for the Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference, the Office of Alumni Affairs' flagship volunteer event, Jan. 28-30 in Washington, D.C. (Jan. 31, 2011)
W. David Curtiss, professor emeritus of law, died Jan. 26 at his home in Ithaca. Curtiss served as a faculty trustee and as associate dean of the Law School. (Jan. 31, 2011)
To celebrate the launch of the new student blog about foreign affairs, The Diplomacist, two Cornell professors and a war veteran will discuss Afghanistan at a talk, Jan. 31. (Jan. 31, 2011)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first clinical trial in humans of brightly glowing 'Cornell Dots' to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. (Jan. 31, 2011)
