Dogs blinded by an inherited retinal degenerative disease had their vision restored after treatment with genes from healthy dogs, marking the first successful gene therapy for blindness in a large animal. The treatment offers hope for humans with a similar condition.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has issued the 2001 list of "most wanted birds" to raise awareness of declining bird species and to encourage participation in a citizen-science project, The Birdhouse Network. Birds on the list represent the 16 avian species about which researchers have little nesting information.
The planned visit of former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui to Cornell University May 2-4 has been postponed for health reasons. His visit to Cornell is now planned for May 29-31. Lee, 78, underwent coronary medical procedures in Japan during the past week. His travel plans are being changed on the advice of his physicians.
Provost Biddy Martin today (April 25, 2001) issued a statement concerning Cornell's plans for the renovation and improvement of its Africana Studies and Research Center.
After careful review and input from members of the campus community, Cornell University officials have completed a reaccreditation self-study, in preparation for an on-site visit from an outside evaluation team scheduled for the end of the month.
The Vietnam Moving Wall will be displayed on the Agriculture Quad at Cornell University from Tuesday, May 1, through Saturday morning, May 5. The public is invited to opening ceremonies for the Moving Wall on May 1 at 5:30 p.m. on the Ag Quad.
Robert Connelly, professor of mathematics, will present the Cornell University Mathematics Department's annual Math Awareness Month lecture, "How to Unfold a Carpenter's Rule in the Plane," April 28 at 2 p.m. in 251 Malott Hall on campus.
Charles R. Fay, deputy director of the Cornell Center for the Environment, has been named the university's vice provost for research administration. Fay succeeds Jack W. Lowe, who is retiring as executive vice provost for research.
Steven Holl's stunning cubic design, with its transparent and translucent facades and Cayuga Lake and Fall Creek gorge views, is the clear winner in Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning's design competition.
After more than six years of mandatory food labeling, consumers are becoming savvier about high-fat foods on grocery shelves, says a Cornell economist. In a study, he found that sales of high-fat dressings significantly declined after mandatory labeling was instituted, providing evidence that the labels are influencing the sales of other high-fat foods as well.
E. Linn Draper Jr., chairman, president and chief executive of American Electric Power Co., one of the world's largest energy providers, will address the question "Did Deregulation Cause the California Electricity Crisis?" when he speaks at Cornell Monday, April 23.
Michael W. Crooke, chief executive of the outdoor clothing company Patagonia Inc. and its parent Lost Arrow Corp., will give a talk at Cornell April 24 at 5 p.m. in B-45 Warren Hall.
