Despite the grim economy, campus career experts emphasize that a Cornell degree still holds value in the marketplace. Nonetheless, many are ramping up their efforts to help job-seeking Cornellians. (Oct. 30, 2008)
Cornell will observe Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at the West Campus World War I War Memorial; U.S. Navy Capt. James Nault will talk about the service of veterans from within the Cornell community. (Oct. 30, 2008)
Rather than mark the end of racism in America, Obama's candidacy reveals how race affects judgment and how a sophisticated candidate navigates America's racial waters. So say Jeffrey Rachlinski and Gregory Parks. (Oct. 30, 2008)
To highlight the growing importance of the study of genome variation and Cornell's expertise in the field, the university has launched the Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics. (Oct. 29, 2008)
At a diversity forum Oct. 27, two top administrators worked with students to discuss how students are the most important vehicles for change when it comes to bias and intolerance on campus. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Raymond Sheldrake, professor emeritus of crop science and developer of widely used cultivation materials and techniques, died Oct. 21 in Sun City, Fla. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Minimally invasive surgery can help patients suffering from worn and painful spinal disc degeneration in the same amount of time as standard, more invasive procedures, a study shows. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have located a gene that could mutate to make Y. pestis, the bacterium responsible for the Black Plague, resistant to many common drugs. (Oct. 29, 2008)