Viburnum leaf beetles are chewing susceptible bushes into skeletal remains in central, western and northern New York state. The beetles, which face few predators, now appear to be taking aim at western New England and parts of Pennsylvania, and they are poised to move into the Hudson Valley, the New York City metropolitan area and Long Island.
A conference at Cornell promotes 'podcars' that would move people quickly and efficiently enough to convince them to leave their cars home. (Sept. 16, 2008)
Making his second visit to the Cornell campus in a week, New York Gov. George Pataki again brought funding, this time $12 million for preliminary work on the proposed Energy Recovery Linac (ERL), which will help create the…
The search for Cornell’s 14th president has officially begun with the formation of a Presidential Search Committee, chaired by trustee Jan Rock Zubrow ’77. Open forums for faculty, staff, students and alumni in Ithaca are set for May 4.
The multimedia dance production 'Spoglia' combines the black-and-white cinema, culture and architecture of Rome, March 6-9 the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.
New York, NY (April 24, 2003) Scientists at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center have found that an increase in global temperatures due to global warming may be a contributing factor in the decline of birth rates. A new study, which appears in the June issue of the Journal Medical Hypotheses, compared global air temperatures from 1900 to 1994, and the corresponding birth rates from nineteen industrialized nations, including the United States.Birth rate decline has been historically attributed to social, cultural, and economic changes, such as increases in the cost of living, postponement of marriage and child bearing, and the increased use of contraception and legalized abortions. This study, led by Dr. Harry Fisch, associate attending physician in the department of urology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and associate clinical professor of urology at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, is the first to suggest that an environmental factor, specifically rising global temperatures, may also have contributed to the decline in human fertility.
Gail Finan '69 has been working on three priorities since arriving six months ago: food safety, customer service, and providing a safe and educational environment for staff. (March 2, 2009)
Hunter R. Rawlings III, president emeritus of Cornell and currently a professor in the university's Department of Classics, will become interim president of Cornell following President Jeffrey S. Lehman's departure June 30. Subject to approval by the Cornell Board of Trustees, Rawlings will serve until the university names a new president, said Peter Meinig, chairman of the board.
The Second Annual 21 Dinner will be held Saturday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. in Bridgewaters in New York City to celebrate the life and legacy of Mario St. George Boiardi '04. (Jan. 24, 2007)
Dan Maas was recognized at a national conference for his role as an adviser to Cornell's Emergency Medical Service, which was recognized for its EMS delivery at the same conference.