Events this week include a conversation with athletes-turned-politicians Bill Bradley and Ken Dryden '70, Alloy Orchestra at Cornell Cinema, Jay Walker '77 on innovation, and a forum on poverty policy. (Sept. 3, 2009)
David Z. Yang '11 of Hillsborough, N.J., a student in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died Aug. 23. A memorial service will be held Sept. 5, at 10:30 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel. (Sept. 2, 2009)
The LINK: Men's Alliance, a student organization that helps minority male students succeed and network at Cornell, announced that it is launching a mentoring and scholarship program this year. (Sept. 2, 2009)
A new book traces the career of Cornell's eighth president Dale Corson, which includes the discovery of a missing element in the periodic table and the design of the university's first synchrotron. (Sept. 2, 2009)
Rev. Robert Smith and the Cornell Catholic Community are launching a symposia series this fall that aims to change minds about the place for Catholic thought in the context of a secular university. (Sept. 2, 2009)
Some early manuscripts, including the Book of Kells, contain artwork that is microscopically precise, despite being created centuries before microscopes. John Cisne explains how it could have been done. (Sept. 1, 2009)
A new Cornell study reports that the gene that gives rice its highly valued fragrance stems from an ancestor of basmati rice and dispels other long-held assumptions about the origins of basmati. (Sept. 1, 2009)
Professor Susan Ashdown and a class of 10 apparel design students set up a study that used the College of Human Ecology's 3-D body scanner to assess the fit and wear of Nike running garments. (Sept. 1, 2009)
Reaccreditation is one step closer for Cornell, now that the university's proposal for a intensive self-study has been approved by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine is using a new approach to teach some clinical procedures: self-paced training DVDs. The first focuses on peripheral nerve blocks in dogs. (Sept. 1, 2009)
A National Science Foundation grant is allowing science teachers from rural school districts to assist Cornell biomedical engineering graduate students with a research project this summer. (Sept. 1, 2009)
Collection boxes for food and personal-care items will soon spring up around campus. The collection drive precedes the 2009 United Way campaign launch, slated for Sept. 17, this year's Day of Caring. (Sept. 1, 2009)
