Kimberly Taylor, J.D. '05, can barely remember a time when she wasn't planning to become a lawyer. "My father is an attorney, [so] the legal profession always seemed like a natural career path for me," she explained. Judging by her performance as a student at Cornell's Law School, it looks like she was right. Born and raised in Hawaii, Taylor attended Yale University, where she received a bachelor's degree in political science. She also served as Yale student body president and was an active member of Yale's Mock Trial and International Relations associations.
Six graduate students received the top prize for their entry in a national competition for sustainable urban design ideas for Philadelphia. (Dec. 10, 2009)
NEW ORLEANS -- The fouling of ships' hulls, whether by barnacles and seaweed or by slime-creating bacteria, is a major problem for shipping worldwide, and particularly for navies. It has been estimated, for example, that fouling of hulls can create such turbulence as a ship moves through the water that fuel consumption is increased by as much as 30 percent. Traditionally major users of ships, like the U.S. Navy, have attempted to resist fouling by painting hulls with paints containing copper or triorganotin, a tin-based compound. But these paints are highly toxic and can leach into the water, killing marine life. That's why their use increasingly is being prohibited. But help is at hand: A research group at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., led by Christopher Ober, has developed two types of non-toxic paint, one hydrophilic and one hydrophobic, that effectively prevent fouling, whether by bacteria or barnacles. The paints act not only by minimizing adhesion by organisms but also by enabling hulls to become self-cleaning: As a ship moves through the water at 10 to 15 knots, the turbulence created removes the clinging barnacle or seaweed. (March 21, 2003)
A Cornell researcher has discovered a much simpler way to plant tulip bulbs: Loosen the dirt two inches deep, drop bulb and then top it with mulch. (Oct. 12, 2011)
Cornell President Hunter Rawlings will preside over the university's 128th commencement on Sunday, May 26, at Schoellkopf Stadium at 11 a.m. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will present an address at Senior Convocation.
The decision, which is effective immediately and is for a period of no less than five years, is a result of information provided regarding the Feb. 25 death of student George Desdunes. (March 18, 2011)
Cornell Silicon Valley gathered a group of about 100 alumni July 22 in Mountain View, Calif., to discuss possible solutions to a future punctuated by traffic congestion and environmental decline. (July 30, 2009)
Ithaca's Common Council unanimously voted to allow Cornell to install more visually appealing temporary bridge barriers as the university and the city work to find an acceptable long-term solution. (Aug. 5, 2010)
Journalist Soledad O'Brien urged Cornell's Class of 2007 to ignore naysayers and to define themselves on their own terms during her address at Senior Convocation, May 26 at Schoellkopf Stadium. (May 26, 2007)
Balancing family with a career in science requires a large degree of flexibility, claimed women scientists at the Women In Science at Cornell annual dinner, Nov. 27.