Cornell and Boyce Thompson Institute researchers have received a $4 million National Science Foundation grant to explore plant-pathogen interactions in order to create more resistant crops.
Dean Krafft, director of information technology for the Faculty of Computing and Information Science, spent Sept. 7 in Washington, D.C., explaining Cornell's contribution to the National Science Digital Library (NSDL).
Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata will discuss corporate social responsibility and his company's revolutionary new car, the Tata Nano, at events during 2009 Reunion Weekend, June 4-7. (May 27, 2009)
Art department faculty members found a new audience for their work in June with exhibits in China, thanks to an evolving partnership between the department and Tsinghua University in Beijing. (July 11, 2007)
A new rooftop garden on the southern end of Mann Library has been named the Susan A. Henry Garden Terrace to honor Henry's contributions as dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (May 13, 2009)
Bob Riter, executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, thanks Cornell for all its support for Cancer Resource Center activities. (Sept. 2, 2011)
The awards recognize early-career scientists and scholars for their achievements and their potential to contribute substantially to their fields. (Feb. 22, 2011)
An interdisciplinary Cornell team will develop computer models, funded by the EPA, that consider such factors as trade patterns, transportation and economic geography associated with globalization. (Dec. 15, 2009)
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has chosen Cornell President Emeritus Hunter R. Rawlings to head a commission to submit recommendations for improving the state of higher education in New York. (June 4, 2007)