The prevalence of genetic diseases in the Middle East were among the topics of the second Qatar Genetics Symposium held Oct. 31 at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. (Nov. 2, 2009)
The creation of an "Art Church" in Danby and a "Corn Street Garden" in downtown Ithaca are among the 1999 community outreach projects to be funded through new grants awarded by Cornell's Council for the Arts.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said defense, economics and power drive scientific discovery, in his Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin lecture, Oct. 1, on campus. (Oct. 3, 2007)
By unplugging equipment, turning off lights and shutting down computers before leaving for winter break in December, the campus community saved 3,200 kilowatts over the 10-day break.
"There will be no genuine third party, and certainly no real transformation into a multiparty system, without a constitutional revolution," says Theodore J. Lowi, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell.
Cornell researchers have uncovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve. (Oct. 27, 2009)
A train has derailed at the edge of a city, spreading toxic chemicals and fumes over a wide area. Before rescue and decontamination workers can enter the danger zone, they need more information: How widespread is the contamination?
Hundreds of books by Cornellians have been collected for the Humanities Book Art Project, but more are needed to build a sculpture that represents the reach and impact of Cornell scholarship.
Students in the Cornell's Dairy Science Club get to travel every other year to a faraway country to get another view of agriculture. The club raises the funds through their annual Holstein sales. (Dec. 16, 2010)
From disappearing frogs and Alaskan fisheries to Gypsy herbs and West African deforestation, filmmakers will talk about their artistic visions at the third annual Environmental Film Festival Oct. 22-28.