The Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers hosted 38 high school students from Syracuse April 9 for a campus visit and other science activities, including packing DNA from their cheeks.
Zambian leaders have engaged six School of Hotel Administration students and Robert Kwortnik, associate professor of service marketing, as branding and marketing consultants. (April 13, 2010)
Henry Asante, Faisal Mahmood, Chen-Tsuo Yen and Chris Tupino, all Class of 2001, designed a shotgun for their master of engineering project. It is now for sale by the Ithaca Gun Co. (April 13, 2010)
The check was presented to President David Skorton by engineering alumna Sherri Stuewer '73, M.S. '75, during the Cornell Board of Trustees meeting in New York City, April 8. (April 13, 2010)
Cornell researchers have prompted rural women to walk more regularly through a worksite intervention that helps change an office's environment and culture to encourage more walking. (April 13, 2010)
Richard Dunning '13 and Matthew Cong '11 have received Xerox Technical Minority Scholarships, which recognize high academic achievement in the fields of science, engineering and technology. (April 13, 2010)
Cornell's viticulture and enology program has launched a free e-newsletter called 'Appellation Cornell' that will cover news about research, meetings and workshops, among other topics.
Exiled Georgian writer Irakli Kakabadze taught students this semester about the use of nonviolent conflict resolution and the creative arts to resolve political and social conflicts. (April 13, 2010)
'Opportunities for Innovation in the Down Economy' was the theme for Hotel Ezra Cornell, a student-run event that brings together hospitality leaders, alumni and students. (April 13, 2010)
Senior Daniel Goldstein's screenplay, 'Juliet,' is a finalist in the undergraduate short form category of the Ivy Film Festival held April 13-18 at Brown University. (April 12, 2010)
Cornell researchers are partnering with Latin American institutions to explore how to enable impoverished youths to become productive workers, active citizens and nurturing family members. (April 12, 2010)
Sports historian Steven Riess, Northeastern Illinois University, will deliver the inaugural Harold Seymour Lecture in Sports History on April 21, discussing Seymour's writing of baseball history. (April 12, 2010)
