Cornell University's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art received a National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grant of $500,000 to support construction of a new study center and renovation work.
Three Cornell physicists will discuss new evidence about faster-than-light travel in an open forum Nov. 17 in 700 Clark Hall. Refreshments are at 7 p.m.; the forum will begin at 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 8, 2011)
Cornell's Department of Applied Economics and Management will hold in-depth income tax schools, to review reporting and management, in New York state during November.
Research involving cancer-targeting silica particles, known as Cornell dots, has shown that the particles can neutralize nutrient-deprived cancer cells by a cell-death process called ferroptosis.
Two Cornell University researchers have found a pathway that is critical for the flu virus to enter and infect a cell. The discovery could lead to the development of antiviral medications and vaccines that would target all influenza viruses. The newly discovered pathway occurs after the virus attaches to a cell. The next stage of infection, the Cornell researchers say, involves an unknown co-receptor that allows the virus to infect the cell. (January 26, 2005)
Cornell University Police is joining the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other traffic safety partners across the country to celebrate the launch of World Health Day 2004, April 7, with a new traffic and pedestrian safety initiative. The CDC's public health theme for this year's World Health Day observance is "Family Road Safety: Protect the Ones You Love." Each year, WHO recognizes a World Health Day to address a critical global public health issue. This year marks the first time that worldwide road safety and accident prevention efforts will be highlighted. In an effort to increase awareness of road safety issues on the Cornell campus and to improve road safety at the university, Cornell Police will institute its new "Courtesy Promotes Traffic Safety" program beginning April 7. "It is our firm belief that courtesy helps create an environment in which motor vehicle crashes are less likely to happen," said Cornell Police Sgt. Chuck Howard. (April 5, 2004)
The Second Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference, held last month, focused on how to best ways to translate basic research in the social and behavioral sciences into real-world practices. (Nov. 12, 2009)
Celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of Cornell Plantations begin with an Aug. 15 birthday party, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the botanical garden at One Plantations Road. Open free of charge to the public.
Mark Nelson, Cornell professor of accounting, has been named the 12th dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. He will begin his five-year term as the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean July 1.