David Wolfe, associate professor of fruit and vegetable science, will discuss "Climate Change and Agricultural Impacts" at the New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop in Durham, N.H., scheduled for Sept. 3-5.
As a nation we simply don't care enough about science education, said Harold Varmus, president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute in New York City, speaking on campus April 30. (May 1, 2007)
Don't just analyze but act and act now, said presenters at the April 28 Environmental Colloquium at Telluride House. Cornell researchers debated conservation and sustainability concerns. (May 1, 2007)
Events this week include a student music fundraiser, Joseph Lin plays Bach, Sugarplum Fairy at the Johnson, 'Icarus Dreamt,' ceramics sale, Gen. Anthony Zinni, lecture on Judaism and artist Michael Ashkin.
Cornell has announced the fifth annual Pre-Orientation Service Trips (POST), a community service project coordinated by the university's Public Service Center.
In a war against the European corn borer, a major pest of sweet corn, Cornell scientists have found that an army of tiny wasps, released just once and early in the season, can reduce damage to ears of corn by half.
Capitol Hill met East Hill as the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs tapped two Cornell professors for their expertise on the economics of international food aid and the realities of Chinese-American relations.
The Cornell Board of Trustees Executive Committee will meet in New York City on Thursday, June 20. The meeting will be held in Room A/B of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 East 44th St.