Influential French writer, theorist and feminist scholar Helene Cixous will be on campus Sept. 19-23 for a conference and lecture during her first visit as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large. (Sept. 16, 2010)
Cornell researchers have discovered a molecule that can essentially starve cancer cells of an animo acid they need for growth. The finding may lead to a new class of cancer-fighting drugs. (Sept. 16, 2010)
Maureen Quartararo, director of administration in the Division of Planning and Budget, has been named interim director of the University Budget Office. (Sept. 16, 2010)
The College of Veterinary Medicine will establish the world's first canine genomics program with the single largest gift it has ever received: $10 million from an anonymous donor. (Sept. 16, 2010)
A year after the release of Cornell's comprehensive Climate Action Plan, a host of projects puts the university on a path to meet or surpass sustainability goals in the coming years. (Sept. 15, 2010)
The institute, which opened its labs and offices in 2008, is part of Cornell's New Life Sciences Initiative to drive revolutionary advances in the life sciences. (Sept. 15, 2010)
Francisco Bastos de Oliveira, a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell, was awarded the 2010 Sam and Nancy Fleming Research Fellowship from Cornell's Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology. (Sept. 15, 2010)
Frank DiSalvo said at the Sustainable Earth, Energy and Environmental Systems speaker series that significant progress toward sustainable energy, including solar energy, will occur by mid-century. (Sept. 15, 2010)
A panel discussion hosted by WSKG's Crystal Sarakas Sept. 13 about the challenges that freshmen face will air Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. on 89.3 FM as part of the biweekly program 'Community Conversation.' (Sept. 15, 2010)