Vice Provost and Graduate School Dean Barbara Knuth offers a message of condolence on the death of Harsh Gosalia, a recent graduate with a Masters in Engineering who died unexpectedly June 5. (June 8, 2011)
An assistant professor in anthropology will study plant biology and international intellectual property law to keep African healers from commercialization without remuneration with a Mellon fellowship. (June 8, 2011)
The libraries at Cornell and Columbia are expanding an existing partnership to include Southeast Asian studies; personnel and resources will be shared. (June 8, 2011)
Cornell's Veterinary College and Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar are joining forces to mitigate food contamination and keep food clean, from production to consumption, in Qatar. (June 7, 2011)
The Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell calls for legal system reforms regarding survivors of domestic violence who are convicted of crimes when protecting themselves from abuse. (June 7, 2011)
Speaking in New York City June 2, Professor Robert Hockett showed how much of the U.S. political structure and national policy stems from the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. (June 7, 2011)
Ph.D. candidate Christopher Blackwood has garnered three fellowships in three months to support his research in neurodegenerative disorders, which disproportionately affect minority communities. (June 7, 2011)
Several Cornell students are spearheading a project that has planted some 15,000 square feet of bamboo nursery in Haiti for fuel, housing, crafts and environmental restoration. (June 3, 2011)
While some cities in the Northeast endured dry spells, nine cities broke their records for rain in April and May, reports Cornell's Northeast Regional Climate Center. (June 3, 2011)
Vice Provost Robert Buhrman has issued a statement congratulating SRI International for being selected by the NSF to manage the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico for the next five years. (June 3, 2011)