Faculty at New York's leading research universities brought $1.2 billion in federal research grants into the state in 1996, which resulted in support for an estimated 42,444 full- and part-time jobs statewide, according to a survey.
The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, a federal agency, today (Oct. 14) will present Ray Wu, professor of molecular biology and genetics at Cornell University, with a $50,000 Frank Annunzio Award in science and technology. The prize honors Wu's pioneering work in genetic engineering, especially in discovering the first method of sequencing DNA and in the production of new cereal crops. The awards ceremony will take place in Washington, D.C., following the capital's 90th annual celebration in honor of Christopher Columbus. Wu is one of four recipients of the 2002 Frank Annunzio Awards, which have been presented annually by the foundation since 1998. (October 14, 2002)
Bringing the future into the present, surgeons at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital have pioneered the use of robotic surgery for gallbladder removal.
With snow piling up and as much as 30 inches predicted, Cornell officials closed campus at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14. It is expected to remain closed until 5 a.m., Feb. 15. (Feb. 14, 2007)
Speaking to a sold-out Schwartz Auditorium May 22, Alan Alda brought his experience as an actor to initiate a dialogue on communication's vital role in science.
'Garden of Lights,' a design by Cornell undergraduate Sean Corriel and two others, was chosen as one of eight finalists in a competition for a memorial at the site of the former World Trade Center.
A study of an early retirement incentive given to teachers in Illinois in the 1990s shows that although early retirement incentives lead to the replacement of experienced educators with novice teachers, they do not result in reduced student test scores.