Cornell researchers have discovered a gene that boosts the risk of colon cancer in laboratory mice when their diets are inadequate in folate, a B vitamin. The study is published in Cancer Research. (March 28, 2011)
Nobel laureate Wolfgang Ketterle, this year's Hans A. Bethe lecturer, will give a free, public lecture, 'When Freezing Cold Is Not Cold Enough,' April 13 in Rockefeller Hall's Schwartz Auditorium. (March 28, 2011)
Fifteen students turned their lessons learned about invasive species into artwork that will be on display for the month of April at the Cornell Plantations' Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center. (March 28, 2011)
Even urban dwellers are hopping on the agribusiness boom. In response, Cornell is holding workshops, including one in New York City, on how to start a small dairy processing operation. (March 28, 2011)
On March 23 Cornell held a Library Salon at Lighthouse International in Manhattan that focused on the 1911 Triangle factory fire and the ILR School's Kheel Center collection and website about the fire. (March 28, 2011)
Professor Emeritus Thomas Eisner, a world-renowned authority on animal behavior, chemical ecology and evolution, died from complications of Parkinson's disease March 25 at home in Ithaca. He was 81.
The hospitality industry's role in international business and the global economy will be the focus for the 86th annual Hotel Ezra Cornell, to be held April 7-10 in Statler Hall. (March 25, 2011)
Experts across multiple disciplines will convene at the Hilton New York March 28 for the Second World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes. (March 25, 2011)
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.
Professor David Feldshuh will develop a training model for teachers based on performance techniques, as a Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow working with the Center for Teaching Excellence. (March 24, 2011)