Sheep naturally lamb only once a year, but Cornell researchers have identified ways to to prompt ewes to breed at younger ages and more often. (Aug. 6, 2009)
Cornell Summer College students presented a scene from 'Othello' in Arabic, Urdu, Spanish, Japanese and English, July 29, to show Shakespeare's cross-cultural accessibility. (Aug. 6, 2009)
A design research seminar for Master of Architecture students examines city surfaces and environments, interpreted to help depict everyday scenarios in urban life. (Aug. 6, 2009)
Events this week include Cornell programs at Empire Farm Days; educational gorge walks in nearby state parks, and a play about Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West.
Two new large-scale studies report major discoveries in maize genetics that could revolutionize maize breeding and may help researchers better predict complex traits in humans. (Aug. 6, 2009)
Emily R. Adelman '05 has received a 2009 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship, one of only 30 such scholars selected this year from 678 applicants across the country. (Aug. 5, 2009)
The autonomous submarine team earned first place and a $10,000 prize in the 12th annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International competition in San Diego Aug. 2. (Aug. 4, 2009)
Ground has been broken on the site of Paul Milstein Hall, a facilities expansion for the College of Architecture, Art and Planning that is scheduled to open in August 2011. (Aug. 4, 2009)
A Cornell program, Small Steps Are Easier Together, is reaching out to rural communities and workplaces to get women to be more active and eat more healthfully to lower breast cancer risk. (Aug. 3, 2009)
African village dogs are directly descended from an ancestral pool of indigenous dogs, according to a Cornell-led genetic analysis of hundreds of semi-feral village dogs in Egypt, Uganda and Namibia. (Aug. 3, 2009)
A new Cornell Cooperative Extension program encourages New York families to prepare home-cooked meals with local produce for healthier eating that also benefits the local economy. (Aug. 3, 2009)
The American Chemical Society has cited Cornell Professors Roald Hoffmann, Christopher Ober and Harold Scheraga with 'true excellence in their contributions to the chemical enterprise.' (Aug. 3, 2009)
