Dr. David J. Skorton, president of Cornell, has been appointed to the Association of American Medical Colleges as an at-large member of its 2010-11 board of directors for a two-year term.
Professor of Romance studies Bruno Bosteels will conduct Andrew W. Mellon Dissertation Seminars in the Humanities on 'Theories of the Subject' during May-June 2011 and May-June 2012. (Dec. 23, 2010)
The Cornell Black Alumni Association has honored James and Janice Turner for their service to Cornell by launching a campaign to fund a scholarship for African-American students. (Dec. 23, 2010)
A Dec. 10-11 accidental discharge of non-hazardous treated wastewater from Cornell's digester of animal remains was caused by programming issues that were traced to the digester's manufacturer. (Dec. 22, 2010)
NFL Charities have awarded $100,000 to scientists from Cornell and Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) to research tissue engineering for spinal injuries. (Dec. 22, 2010)
Research has taken the guesswork out of pairing perennials and spring-flowering bulbs. The winning pairings take a variety of factors into account, from color and size to masking fading foliage. (Dec. 21, 2010)
Cornell's Center for Transformative Action has established the Dorothy Cotton Institute to promote a global community for civil and human rights leadership. Cotton is a long-time civil rights activist. (Dec. 21, 2010)
The 'Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon - Vietnamese America Since 1975' exhibit will remain on display at the Rothschild's Building on the Ithaca Commons, 215 E. State St., until Jan. 3, 2011. (Dec. 21, 2010)
Carbon nanotubes could make ideal optical scattering wires -- tiny, mostly invisible antennae with the ability to control, absorb and emit certain colors of light at the nanoscale. (Dec. 20, 2010)
A system for improving the logistics of medical transport in Ontario, Canada, developed through a series of Cornell operations research projects, will soon be in use to help save lives. (Dec. 20, 2010)
Freshman Emily Choi was named the winner of the 7th annual Cornell Concerto Competition, held Dec. 12 in Barnes Hall, for her performance of the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. (Dec. 20, 2010)
Nick Salvato, assistant professor of theatre in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, has published his first book in Yale University Press' Yale Studies in English series. (Dec. 20, 2010)
