The Cornell Environmental Film Festival returns for its sixth year of movies and discussion with more than 30 films, ranging from documentaries to narratives and animation to comedic shorts.
Cornell University researchers have demonstrated a novel method of separating DNA molecules by length. The technique might eventually be used to create chips or other microscopic devices to automate and speed up gene sequencing and DNA fingerprinting.
Co-founders of El Puente, the Brooklyn-based school and community youth development organization that nurtures holistic leadership for peace and social justice, will speak on "Education for Social Justice: El Puente," Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Goldwin Smith Hall Auditorium D on the Cornell University campus. The program, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service, an interdisciplinary program in Cornell's College of Human Ecology. The program is designed to inspire undergraduate students to become leaders in public service who will address the intractable problems that face society, such as hunger, poverty, ignorance, homelessness and violence. (September 19, 2002)
When Ronald Hoy, the Cornell recipient of a $1 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant, promises to "bring the fruits of research to the classroom and lab," he doesn't mean overripe bananas.
Keshav K. Pingali, professor of computer science at Cornell University, has been named associate director of the Cornell Theory Center, Thomas F. Coleman, director of CTC, has announced.
The typical American home has 20 electrical appliances that bleed consumers of money. That's because the appliances continue to suck electricity even when they're off, says a Cornell University energy expert.
The Cornell Mature Students Association will present "Back-2-School 2002," a seminar and recruiting event for mature students and potential mature students, in the Memorial Room of Cornell University's Willard Straight Hall from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 22. "There has never been a better time for mature students --- those over 24 -- to come back to school," said Zoe Cohl, vice president of the campus student group that is composed of about 20 older or "nontraditional" students. The event is designed for people who are considering a variety of higher education options. "With a softened economy, enhanced educational opportunities and a stronger commitment to diversity, mature students have found this to be the perfect moment to reformulate their lives and increase their marketability through higher education." (September 16, 2002)
Ivan Hageman, principal and co-founder of the East Harlem School at Exodus House (EHS) in New York City, will speak at Cornell University Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 4:30 p.m. in G73 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Under wraps for hundreds of years, a Peruvian mummy from the Cornell University Anthropology Collections makes its television debut Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel's science program "The Mummy Road Show."
The President's Council of Cornell Women, an alumnae group that serves as an advisory council to Cornell's president, has awarded its 2002 research grants to seven women faculty members.
ITHACA, N.Y. ---- A forum on the new life sciences that will bring together three of Cornell University's leading scientists will be held as part of Homecoming Weekend on campus Saturday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. in the PepsiCo Auditorium (Room 305) of Ives Hall. The forum, "The Biorevolution: Accelerating Discovery and Improving Lives," is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the university's Office of Alumni Affairs. (September 16, 2002)
People who worry about traveling and spending time in public places may be relieved to learn that most U.S. hotels are pretty safe places to be, a study by a Cornell University hospitality-industry expert finds. Hotels near airports offer the most safety and security features, with large hotels, luxury hotels of any size and new hotels also ranking high on the safety and security indexes devised by Cathy Enz, a professor at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, and Masako Taylor, a Ph.D. candidate at the school. (September 13, 2002)
