On the 100th anniversary of Max Weber's seminal theory of how the values of ascetic Protestantism played a major role in the development of the spirit of capitalism in western Europe, the Center for the Study of Economy and Society (CSES) at Cornell will host a conference.
Conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg will give a lecture, "All I am Saying Is Give War a Chance," on Oct. 4 at the Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall on the Cornell University campus. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The lecture is sponsored by the Cornell Review and Mock Election 2004. (September 29, 2004)
Some birds' already-amazing memories -- for the thousands of different spots where they cached their food -- can be further improved by blocking natural brain chemicals called cannabinoids, which resemble the active ingredient THC in marijuana.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has established the Cornell Institute of Robotic Urological Surgery within the Brady Department of Urology. Robotic prostate surgery for prostate cancer patients will be the centerpiece of the new program.
Cornell University's Mock Election student group presents the 2004 Third Party Presidential Debate on Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium of Rockefeller Hall on the Cornell campus. The debate will feature Green Party candidate David Cobb, Socialist Party candidate Walt Brown, Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik and Constitution Party candidate Michael Peroutka. Candidate Ralph Nader declined the Mock Election group's invitation. (September 28, 2004)
Laura Flanders, author and radio host on Air America, will present a lecture, "Gender Politics in the Age of Bush," on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in Auditorium D, Goldwin Smith Hall on the campus. The event is sponsored by Students Acting for Gender Equality and by Mock Election 2004.
When a romance ends, most couples go their separate way. But sometimes one partner can't let go. In fact, about 20 percent of undergraduates who took part in a survey at two universities said they have been the target of stalking or some other form of intrusive contact by a former partner. And 10 percent of those surveyed, both male and female, said they had targeted a former partner when romance ended. Of the students who had been the target of intrusive contact, about 20 percent said they feared for their physical safety at some point during the contact. All told, half of the relationships that involved intrusive contact occurred during high school. The studies looked at almost 700 undergraduates at Cornell University and the University of Virginia to see how common stalking is among young adults. (September 24, 2004)
The editors of Science Spectrum magazine and US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine have selected Kevin T. Kornegay, Cornell University associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Cornell Broadband Communications Research Laboratory, as one of the "50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science" for 2004. The award was presented Sept. 18 in Nashville, Tenn., during the Emerald Awards Conference, an event that celebrates the accomplishments of several minorities in science and promotes their greater representation among science professionals. (September 24, 2004)
Lee E. Teitelbaum, the Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell University Law School from 1999 to 2003, died Sept. 22 at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a battle with cancer.
NEW YORK (September 23, 2004) -- The small number of men who remain with their female partner and undergo microsurgical vasectomy reversalÃperformed because of the death of a child or a change of heartÃ-achieve a much higher natural pregnancy and live-birth rate than the overall group of men who undergo vasectomy reversalÃmost commonly due to divorce and remarriage. The reasons for this discrepancy, identified in a new study by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, are not yet fully understood. Of the 2.6 percent men who underwent vasectomy reversal while remaining with their female partner, 86 percent were able to achieve a natural pregnancy during a three-year follow-up period, compared to 54 percent for the cohort group. Additionally, the live-birth rate for the same-partner group was 82 percent, compared to 63 percent for the cohort group. Most impressively, among a subgroup of patients that experienced the death of a child (one-third of the same-partner group), the live-birth rate was 100 percent. The NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell study was published in the journal Fertility and Sterility."There are a few possible explanations for this discrepancy, although further study is necessary," says Dr. Marc Goldstein, the studyâs lead author, Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Urology at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Surgeon-in-Chief of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
New York, NY (September 23, 2004) -- Abnormally low blood sugar may raise an infant's risk for brain damage during delivery, according to a new study led by a NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center researcher. He believes early testing for neonatal hypoglycemia might potentially reduce neurologic morbidity."In full-term babies already at elevated risk for brain damage, low blood sugar increased that risk 18-fold," said Dr. Jeffrey M. Perlman, Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.
