How the digital revolution is driving universities to change was addressed by Donald Greenberg, Frank Rhodes and Ronald Ehrenberg at a June 8 talk sponsored by the Class of 1957. (June 12, 2007)
The feminization of veterinary medicine is due to far fewer people applying to vet school, and the rate of decline is more visible among men than women, says Donald F. Smith, dean of the Vet College.
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, visiting scholar Rachel Maines suggests some reasons why women are pouring into veterinary science in record numbers nationwide but not into engineering. (June 12, 2007)
Helping bridge the gap between nanotechnology and medical science is a goal of George Malliaras, director of the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility. (June 12, 2007)
Don Tennant's background in the technology industry has served him served him well in his first year at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility. (June 12, 2007)
The event, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society, also will serve as an enrollment site to participate in a landmark new American Cancer Society study, the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). (June 11, 2007)
His appointment is effective Aug. 1. Delgado will succeed Donald R. Gordon, who has served as interim university architect since January. (June 11, 2007)
The New Visions program gives high school seniors an on-campus opportunity to explore careers in agriculture and environmental sciences. (June 11, 2007)
In his State of the University address, President David Skorton said that Cornell must play a leadership role in 'putting the full force of our teaching, research and outreach to solve the greatest challenge of our century.' (June 9, 2007)
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded Cornell insecticide toxicologist David Soderlund two grants, providing more than $2.5 million over five years, to study how insecticides affect human health. (June 9, 2007)
Cornell's library adds more than 125,000 books each year, plus an increasing number of digital books and an array of 'nonbooks.' Who decides what to buy? Librarians, of course. (June 9, 2007)
