Family, colleagues and friends will gather Saturday, Nov. 10, to remember William Donald Cooke, Cornell professor emeritus of chemical and chemical biology and a longtime university administrator, who died Sept. 20. (Nov. 9, 2007)
Cornell plant pathologists have detected brown root rot -- a potentially serious forage crop disease -- in the northeastern United States. It already is widespread in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. (Nov. 9, 2007)
Cornell microbiologists show that change in just one amino acid in a horse herpes virus can make all the difference between triggering a cold or a life-threatening neurological disorder. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Although the Thurston Avenue Bridge was reopened to two-way traffic a few weeks ago, an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the bridge's reconstruction was held Nov. 2. (Nov. 8, 2007)
Novomer Inc., an Ithaca company based on research by Cornell chemist Geoffrey Coates, has raised $6.6 million in venture capital funds for the development and production of biodegradable polymers. (Nov. 8, 2007)
A self-driving car created by Cornell students successfully navigated 55 miles of city traffic in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, one of only six cars out of 35 entrants to succeed. (Nov. 7, 2007)
A Nov. 2 trip to the United Nations helped increase awareness of diversity among students and stimulated discussion of about international problems, says Professor N'Dri Assie-Lumumba, who organized the trip. (Nov. 7, 2007)
Cornell researchers have played a major role in an international scientific team that has compared the complete set of genes of 12 closely related fruit fly species. As well as having implications for human health, the analysis paves the way for better understanding the evolution of each species. (Nov. 7, 2007)
DuPont has announced that Cornell is a recipient of a $60,000 fellowship, renewable annually for five years, that will support two graduate students in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics. (Nov. 7, 2007)
Events on campus for International Education Week, Nov. 12-16, will share culture, current events and history and promote international exchange. (Nov. 7, 2007)
