Christopher Dennis, a Cornell student and Ithaca resident, has been reported missing since early Wednesday, May 22, according to Seneca County officials. A search is underway.
Community colleges nationwide serve 11 million students and are under increased public pressure to develop new programs to meet the training needs of the 21st century workforce and to expand educational opportunities for high school graduates and older workers who need to develop new skills.
The Organic Crops and Soils Field Day 2002 will be held at the farm belonging to Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens in Penn Yan, N.Y., on Wednesday, Aug. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors can tour one of the Northeast region's largest organic farms. The Martens grow 1,300 acres of organic grain along with processing vegetables on the western slope of Seneca Lake. The Martens and their neighbors will share expertise on how they grow nearly 8,000 acres worth of certified organic products. They also will explain how they began a value-added feed mill and seed-cleaning business. (July 18, 2002)
Out of chaos, control: Cornell molecular biologists have discovered how a protein called PARP-1 binds to genes and regulates their expression across the human genome. (Feb. 7, 2008)
'Form and Function in a Legal System: A General Study,' a new book by Cornell Law School Professor Robert Summers, overturns views of leading legal theorists. Published in January 2006 by Cambridge University Press.
The 2009 Net Impact Conference held at Cornell Nov. 13-14 drew a record 2,400 participants and featured such speakers as Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric. (Nov. 17, 2009)
The accomplishments of 24 staff members who earned associate, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees through Cornell's Employee Degree Program or the Tuition Aid Program were celebrated May 24.
Homemade wind turbines dotted the Ithaca Children's Garden at Cass Park April 22 for the final judging of the 'Catch the Breeze Wind Turbine Challenge' competition. (April 26, 2012)