A Cornell plant virologist, an alumna and three Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have each received grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. (Nov. 14, 2012)
Events this week include a talk on health care and the economy, a town-gown community forum, a concert by The Rose Ensemble, classic cinema, and an exhibition premiering new video works by Slater Bradley.
Richard Daines, M.D. '78, former health commissioner and a leader in the battle against childhood obesity, died unexpectedly Feb. 26 at his home in Stanfordville, N.Y. He was 60. (Feb. 28, 2011)
The $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board federal spending cuts that went into effect March 1 - the sequester - may eventually cost Cornell $28 million universitywide.
By compiling meteorological wind data, Cornell scientists have assembled the first full observational wind atlas of the Great Lakes in hopes of developing wind energy in the region.
'What Works?,' a documentary produced by the ILR School, explains how collaboration between schools, businesses and students with disabilities pays off with jobs for teens. (Oct. 27, 2011)
As New York Gov. David Paterson outlined his vision June 8 to make New York state a global leader in the knowledge-based economy, he cited President David Skorton's task force as the type of initiative that will create jobs. (June 10, 2009)
Hector will be a member of the executive vice president's senior team, developing and monitoring university financial policy and overseeing a division of more than 150 employees. He will join Cornell Aug. 1.
Ernest F. Schaufler, a professor emeritus of horticulture who worked in the Cornell Cooperative Extension program as the 4-H club specialist in ornamental horticulture, died at 87. (April 28, 2011)