Scientists and engineers have been trying to explain bicycle self-stability ever since the 19th century. Now, a new analysis says the commonly accepted explanations are at least partly wrong. (April 14, 2011)
President David Skorton recently returned from a 10-day, four-city tour of India, seeking to extend Cornell's mission as the world's land-grant university by building stronger bridges between Cornell and India, and to reinvigorate ties with alumni.
Eleanor Emery is a College Scholar majoring in biology. She plans to earn her M.D. and master of public health and then to serve with Doctors Without Borders. The scholarship provides $30,000 toward graduate study. (March 29, 2009)
With a $2 million gift from trustee Robert Harrison '76, the post of house professor-dean of Hans Bethe House has been endowed and named in honor of Cornell's eighth president, Dale R. Corson. (Sept. 9, 2009)
Pursuing a quality education is more than a personal responsibility; it is an individual right. On June 7, educators from around central New York will be meeting at Ithaca High School to explore this concept during the second Community Forum on Education and Society. The featured speaker will be Robert Moses, a renowned educator and civil rights activist. His talk is free and open to the public.
Ten neurosurgeons from Weill Cornell Medical College make a two-day visit to Ithaca to explore areas of collaboration with the department of biomedical engineering.
A Cornell researcher has found that a cancer cell's sugar coating causes physical changes in the cell membrane that make the cell better able to thrive.
Because forest elephants are one of the world's slowest reproducing mammals, it will take almost a century for them to recover from the intense poaching they have suffered since 2002, a study finds.
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have identified naturally occurring antibodies that may help defend against Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. (June 22, 2007)
President David Skorton issued a message of condolence following the death of Shannon Jones, an upperclassman in the College of Engineering. A community support meeting will be held Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. in Upson Hall lounge.