For developing the ringspot virus-resistant papaya that saved the Hawaiian papaya industry, Dennis Gonsalves, the former Cornell University Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of plant pathology, and his research team will receive the prestigious 2002 Alexander von Humboldt Award for Agriculture. The research team includes Richard Manshardt of the University of Hawaii, Maureen Fitch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Jerry Slightom of Pharmacia-Upjohn Co. (July 23, 2002)
ITCoinciding with the spring migration of birds through the Finger Lakes region, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's "Spring Field Ornithology" course is scheduled for April 3 through May 22.
Some 10 percent of text messages contain lies, say Cornell researchers. The reason, they say, is because it's the only way people know how to manage their availability with modern technology. (Dec. 20, 2010)
An alumnus is donating news transcripts from the 1969 Willard Straight Hall takeover as part of an archive of 50 years of records and transcripts WVBR-FM is donating to Cornell Library on Oct. 4. (Sept. 30, 2009)
Publication in the journal Nature is a coup for any research team, but Weill Cornell Medical College investigators have earned recognition in the journal four times in recent months with landmark findings.
Gaeta labA laser beam passes through a "split-time lens" - a specially designed waveguide that bumps up the wavelength for a while then suddenly bumps it down. The signal then passes through a filter that slows down the higher…
Want to crack cryptography? Do you crave secret codes? If you want to figure out fractals or if you enjoy the connection between math and art, then consider joining the Cornell Math Explorers Club.
Reach out and touch someone may be the new motto of the hospitality industry. A study by the Hotel School, shows that when restaurant servers touch their customers - even for as long as four seconds - they increase their tips.