Astronomers led by Cornell research associate Lei Hao find new evidence of a dusty torus surrounding active galactic nuclei. The evidence, published in the June 1 issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters, supports the unified theory of active galactic nuclei.
Visitors of all ages can participate in a host of physics-related activities at the Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory Open House, June 27, 1-4 p.m. (June 15, 2009)
Judith Byfield, Cornell associate professor of history and Africana studies, will serve in 2009-10 as vice president of the African Studies Association, an international group of scholars. (June 15, 2009)
When Charlie Rockhill, a single father of two young teen-agers, lost his job after a back injury, his income plummeted to $148 a week, which he supplemented with $86 a month in food stamps.
The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc. (BTI) has named plant molecular biologist David B. Stern as vice president for research. Stern succeeds Stephen H. Howell, who has accepted the directorship of the Plant Science Institute at Iowa State University.
Challenge Industries has begun operation of the state-of-the-art Cornell Hydroponics Facility, an 8,000-square-foot greenhouse using Cornell-developed technology to grow lettuce.
With flu kits and meals delivered to their rooms and daily check-ins via e-mail and phone, Cornell students ill with the flu are getting support from staff and fellow students. (Sept. 12, 2009)
Matthew DeLisa, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received the inaugural Daniel I.C. Wang Award, sponsored by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and by the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering. (March 19, 2008)
It's time to let the cat out of the bag. The Lynx, of course. Lynx links faculty with new instructional technologies. How? by having certified students assist faculty at no charge.
Cornell researchers have demonstrated a new way to make nanoscale resonators vibrate 'in the plane' -- that is, side to side -- and have shown that this can improve biodetection by shaking off extraneous stuff that isn't supposed to be detected. (Aug. 6, 2007)