Researchers have devised a method of generating microwaves at up to terahertz frequencies on an ordinary silicon chip at power levels that could be used for skin cancer detection and airport security. (May 29, 2008)
Quilts by Riché Richardson, associate professor of Africana studies, portray the civil rights movement, Hollywood and family, and are being exhibited at Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum.
What was thought of as the solar system's largest asteroid, 1 Ceres, has been upgraded unofficially to a miniplanet, says Cornell's Peter Thomas in the Sept. 9 issue of the journal Nature.
In his State of the University address, President David Skorton said that Cornell must play a leadership role in 'putting the full force of our teaching, research and outreach to solve the greatest challenge of our century.' (June 9, 2007)
To the editor:
Nice write-up on Flora Rose in the Sept. 19 edition. I'm glad she's getting the recognition she deserves. For the record, I wanted to note that the remarkable team of Rose and Van Rensselaer should be credited with…
Cornell is sponsoring a regional conference to foster new farm-to-school links and to strengthen networks among farmers, school dining-service buyers, processors, distributors, educators and policy-makers. The conference, Farm-to-School Cafeteria: Partnerships for Improving Health, Supporting Farms and Building Community.
After surveying more than 700 people wedded for nearly 40,000 years, gerontologist Karl Pillemer distilled key pieces of advise and wisdom about how to sustain a happy marriage.
Mike Tolomeo/ProvidedTony Cosgrave, the instruction coordinator for Cornell Library's Department of Collections, Reference, Instruction and Outreach, right, works with Marilyn Dispensa, an instructional designer from CIT, during…
Editors' picks for events the week of April 10 include a faculty chamber music concert, a symposium on city cinema and the return of John Cleese. (April 9, 2009)
If you have ever entertained the idea of bottling, branding and selling your special sauce, salsa, spice blend or salad dressing, a new book by Barbara Lang, director of restaurants and food concepts at Cornell's Statler Hotel,…