Severe winter weather outbreaks are more likely due in part to the seemingly far-off problem of melting sea ice in the Arctic, according to Cornell earth scientists.
The discovery by a Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College scientist that poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) plays a pivotal role in gene transcription could open doors to new therapies for cancer and neurological disease, and even hints at connections between the foods we eat and gene expression within our cells.
While serving in the New York State Senate, Ezra Cornell met Andrew Dickson White of Syracuse. At the time, Cornell was the oldest member of the Senate and White the youngest. (May 10, 2007)
A panel of Cornell faculty had a lively discussion on research and issues in the life sciences during the dedication of Weill Hall and the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Oct. 16. (Oct. 17, 2008)
On May 12, 1904, six black bulls, a cadet band, an entomology float and more than 2,000 students marched in a parade celebrating Cornell's designation as the official New York State College of Agriculture.
The Alan T. and Linda M. Beimfohr Lecture series will bring intellectuals to campus to address issues related to faith in a pluralistic society. Historian John Sommerville will give the inaugural talk Oct. 12. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Mary Jo Dudley has been named director of the Cornell Migrant Program and a senior extension associate in the Department of Development Sociology in CALS.