Burdensome though it is, the $5.2 trillion national debt never killed anyone. But the national sleep debt is another story, according to Cornell University psychologist and sleep expert James Maas.
Three graduate students in the Department of Physics at Cornell University are among six U.S. students who have been selected to spend the summer doing research at leading European Union (EU) laboratories. The students, Joseph Choi, Luke Donev and Daniel Graham, are being sent in an inaugural test research-training program connecting U.S. research centers with labs in the EU. The program has been developed by Cornell's Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics at the suggestion of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research. The program was spearheaded by Albert Sievers, Cornell professor of experimental condensed matter physics. (April 30, 2002)
Sociologist Robert B. McGinnis, founder and first director of the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research and a pioneer in applying mathematical principles to quantitative social analysis, died Feb. 22 in Ithaca. He was 73.
In his State of the University address, President David Skorton announced an increase of $125 million to the scholarship campaign goal. He also named the new provost and announced a $50 million gift from the Tata Trust. (Oct. 17, 2008)
The gift consists of $25 million to establish the Tata-Cornell Initiative in Agriculture and Nutrition, and $25 million for the Tata Scholarship Fund for Students from India.
Cornell's advanced degree program in biological sciences has risen significantly in rankings by U.S. News and World Report in its "America's Best Graduate Schools 2007" annual report, released April 14.
The report placed Cornell…
Cornell's advanced degree program in biological sciences jumped from 14th in the nation to seventh in U.S. News and World Report's 'America's Best Graduate Schools 2007' annual report. (May 4, 2006)
Cornell historic preservation students will rescue historic Ellis Island building - and gain essential skills in the process Volunteer effort will stabilize Commissioner's House March 25-28