Hosting an international student or scholar benefits the host as well as the newcomer, providing connections in the university and local communities and a sharing of cultures and experiences. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Events on campus this week include a poetry reading by Julia Alvarez, the Johnson Museum's Tarjama/Translation exhibit, Cornell Campus Club coffee hour and flood relief in Pakistan and India. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Rust to Green New York State is partnering students and faculty with the people of former industrial cities to help their communities grow and become more livable, healthy and sustainable. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Funding from the NSF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will partner advanced research expertise with the developing world to improve soil and plant breeding. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Professor Emeritus Donald C. W. Graham, a food scientist, died Aug. 24 in Ithaca. His memorial service will be Saturday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 210 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Cornell researchers, using computational modeling, are providing new insight into how atoms in crystals rearrange as the material is bent and shaped. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Cornell has hired an architect to design permanent barriers on gorge bridges. Nader Tehrani, of the firm Office dA, will create designs for suicide deterrents on six bridges. (Sept. 1, 2010)
As the emerald ash borer starts to invade New York and kill off its ash trees, Cornell researchers are leading the fight against the invasive pest. (Sept. 1, 2010)