One of Cornell's most eminent researchers, Edwin E. Salpeter, the James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences emeritus, has been named the recipient of the 1999 Hans A. Bethe Prize by the American Physical Society (APS).
Jay C. Buckey, Jr. M.D., research asssociate professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and a member of the space shuttle Columbia crew on the Spacelab flight from April 17 to May 3 this year, will speak on medical research in space at Cornell on Nov. 10.
The College of Human Ecology at Cornell has established the Hazel E. Reed Human Ecology Extension Professorship in Family Policy in honor of the late Hazel Reed, professor emerita of the college and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
George L. McNew, who was instrumental in bringing the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) for Plant Research, Inc., to its current site on the campus of Cornell University, died Oct. 30, in Las Cruces, N.M. He was 90.
Detachment 520 of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) based at Cornell, which includes cadets from several area institutions, has been recognized as the best detachment in the nation.
The Cornell International Political Economy Program is sponsoring a two-day seminar, "The Politics of Globalization's," Nov. 6-7, in Room 401 Warren Hall. The seminar will focus on the current Asian financial crisis and other areas of global political and economic interest. It is free and open to the public.
Cornell today (Nov. 3, 1998) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for an exchange of agricultural, nutritional and environmental information, as well as community and rural development knowledge.
The Cornell section of the American Chemical Society will impart a secret of the Alaskan pipeline, make wiggly worms, melt Styrofoam and turn polystyrene cups into hats at the Pyramid Mall in Lansing Nov. 7.
Contrary to popular perception, more large public businesses filed for bankruptcy in the United States in 1998 than in any year in history, except the "boom" years of the early 1990s. This year's rate is also a whopping 57 percent higher than 1997's.
Brian Holmes, professor of physics at San Jose State University, will present a lecture, "The Workings of Brass Musical Instruments, or What Do Horn Players Do With Their Right Hands," Nov. 13, at 3 p.m. in Barnes Hall.
As part of the Campus Outreach Opportunity League's (COOL) goal to have a greater presence on campuses nationwide, the organization has announced its 1998 Northeast Regional Meeting will take place at Cornell Nov. 6-8. Founded in 1984.
Cornell employees and commuting students who park on city streets adjacent to campus are being reminded that new city parking regulations will go into effect over the next several months.
