Donald Zilversmit, professor emeritus of nutritional sciences at Cornell and an expert on the relationship between diet and cardiovascular disease, died Sept. 16 at age 91. (Oct. 4, 2010)
A symposium , 'Global Developments in the 21st Century,' will be hosted by Cornell's new Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Institute for Global Development, Sept. 21-22.
The theory that the mind works like a computer, in a series of distinct stages, was an important steppingstone in cognitive science, but it has outlived its usefulness, concludes a new Cornell University study. (June 27, 2005)
Teams will develop and implement plans to address the following priority areas: the physical campus; education programs and services; communication; employment; technology; and emergency planning.
From the mountains of West Virginia to the shores of the northern Chesapeake Bay, drought conditions grip the middle Atlantic states. According to climate statistics released today, the drought shows signs of worsening, according to climatologists at the Northeast Regional Climate Center.
Süleyman Demirel, the former president and four-time premier of Turkey, will give a public lecture Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. in the David L. Call Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall at Cornell University. He will speak on "Turkish-U.S. Relations: New Political Landscape of the Middle East since the Collapse of the U.S.S.R." The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is part of Demirel's three-day visit to Cornell, during which he will meet faculty and administrators to acquaint them with Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Project, known as GAP, for Guneydogu Anadolu Projesi. The visit will involve discussions of possible joint initiatives involving Cornell, the State University of New York system and the Turkish Higher Education Council. (September 16, 2003)
The Johnson Graduate School of Management has established the Center for Leadership in Dynamic Organizations, which will host its first Leadership Week, slated for March 26 to April 1, 2001, on campus. The week is comprised of three major events: an academic symposium, a corporate conference and a graduate student business conference.
Jane-Marie Law, associate professor in the Department of Asian Studies, led 14 students on a 12-day trip to Japan in June after a semester-long class on Zen Buddhism.
Robin Davisson, professor of molecular physiology, was recently awarded the 2012 Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Award and Lecture from the American Heart Association. (Oct. 31, 2012)