In a breakthrough that could make the production of cellulosic ethanol less expensive, Cornell researchers have discovered a class of plant enzymes that potentially could allow plant materials to be broken down more efficiently than is possible using current technologies. (April 24, 2007)
Harold Varmus, president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will speak on 'The Future of Science in America,' in this year's Atkinson Forum in American Studies. (April 24, 2007)
In China's expanding economy, who you know is increasingly important in filling jobs. That was one issue discussed at the Conference on Chinese Capitalism, held April 20-21 on campus. (April 24, 2007)
On April 17 Agresto lectured about his experiences as senior adviser to Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 2003-04 and the influence they had on his ideas about democracy. (April 24, 2007)
Dr. Katrina Firlik '91, a clinical assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine and an author spoke about life as a mother, writer and surgeon during an April 19 luncheon. (April 24, 2007)
The James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony has been awarded to Ordinary People for its work in challenging bias, including racism, sexism, homophobia and anti-Semitism. (April 23, 2007)
On April 18, members of the undergraduate Bioethics Society of Cornell visited a class at Ithaca's Cascadilla School to explore the evolution versus creationism debate. (April 23, 2007)
William V. Eaton '61 of Severna Park, Md., and Stephen J. Ettinger '62, DVM '64, of Los Angeles have been elected to the Cornell Board of Trustees. They will serve a four-year term, beginning July 1. (April 20, 2007)
Adolescents who are chronically exposed to family turmoil, violence, noise or other chronic risk factors show more stress-induced physiological strain on their organs than other youth. But when they have supportive mothers, they do not experience these changes, finds a new Cornell study. (April 20, 2007)
Theories behind people's eating habits and ideas on revamping hospital inventory management were just two of the nearly 100 Cornell undergraduate research topics featured April 18 in Duffield Hall. (April 20, 2007)
