With a bill before Congress to curb large awards in class-action court settlements again, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) recently attacked such awards as "jackpot justice." But are the fees meted out by the courts really skyrocketing?
Jiunn Tzon Hwang, professor of mathematics, has been elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association for outstanding contributions and leadership in statistical science. (June 1, 2011)
Cornell University will serve for the next three years as headquarters for the executive director of the New York Campus Compact (NYCC), an organization of presidents of colleges and universities in New York state that seeks to promote and support collegiate involvement in community service. Cornell is a founding member of NYCC, whose charter was signed Oct. 16, 2001, at Pace University in Manhattan. Other founding universities include Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Syracuse University, Nassau Community College, Nazareth College, Pace, Niagara Community College and the State University of New York (SUNY) campuses at Cortland, Geneseo and Oswego. Currently, more than 35 campuses across New York state have joined NYCC, which is the 26th member of the national Campus Compact program. (March 12, 2002)
NEW YORK (Dec. 7, 2005) -- Turning a corner in the history of cancer research, a Weill Medical College of Cornell University team, led by Dr. David Lyden, has pinpointed key players in "pre-metastasis" -- cells and compounds that coalesce in tumor-specific niches before the arrival of cancer cells to create the "fertile ground" metastasis needs to spread and grow. The research is being published in the Dec. 8 issue of Nature.
About 40 percent of the oil and gas wells in parts of the Marcellus shale region will likely leak methane, says a Cornell-led research team that examined well records in Pennsylvania.
In the Charter Day Weekend lecture, “Cornell and the Energy Landscape in the Age of Sustainability” April 26, professor Hector D. Abruna discussed his work to build sustainable batteries.
For research scientists, the landscape of government regulations, ethical guidelines and accountability standards is changing more quickly than ever, making the task of staying up-to-date with forms and protocols a constant…
Cornell President David Skorton has been elected chair for a two-year term. The national organization works to advance innovative solutions to U.S. education challenges. (July 10, 2008)