An entirely new class of rubbery plastics has been produced in the laboratory by a Cornell researcher and two co-workers. Because the material uses two common and inexpensive petroleum products, ethylene and polyethylene, for its feedstock, the research has the promise of greatly reduced production costs.
The transition to retirement is particularly stressful, especially when one spouse retires before the other, says a new study by researchers at Cornell. During this time, couples fight much more and are significantly less satisfied with their marriages.
Daniel A. Carp, chairman, president and CEO of Eastman Kodak Co., will be the Johnson Graduate School of Management's Park speaker on Monday, April 9, at 4:30 p.m. in B09 Sage Hall. The title of Carp's talk is "Crossing the Digital Divide." The event is free and open to the public.
Teatrotaller, Cornell's Spanish and Latino theatre troupe, will celebrate its 20th performance since 1993 with a production of "Johnny Tenorio," a Chicano play in Spanish by distinguished playwright Carlos Morton.
The Native American Students at Cornell organization will host its Third Annual Pow Wow and Smoke Dance Competition Sunday, April 7, in Barton Hall on the Cornell campus.
Juan Flores, professor of Black & Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, is guest speaker for the Latino Studies Program's spring colloquium at Cornell University on Friday, April 6, at 4:30 p.m. in 142 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Normal-weight women who gain more than the 24 to 35 pounds during pregnancy recommended by the Institute of Medicine are 74 percent more likely to be unsuccessful at breast-feeding than mothers who observe these guidelines, according to a new study conducted by Cornell University/Bassett Hospital researchers.
The School of Industrial and Labor Relations will hold a symposium in memory of noted Cornell sociologist William Foote Whyte, Friday, April 6, at 2 p.m. in Room 115 of Ives Hall on campus.
Reza Pahlavi, the elder son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran, will give a talk titled "Human Rights, Democratization and the Secular Movement in Iran" Wednesday, April 4, at 6 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium of Rockefeller Hall on campus.
George Gibian, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Russian Literature and Comparative Literature, was still an active member of the Cornell faculty when he died at home in October 1999. In April, former students and colleagues will honor Gibian's memory with a conference.
This year's annual conference of the Cornell Society of Engineers will be held April 5-7, 2000 on the Cornell campus with the theme of "Creating Successful Technology-Based Businesses."
The students, faculty and staff of the Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine are inviting the public to their 35th annual open house on Saturday, April 7.
