Six studies published in the past year by Cornell researcher Rui Hai Liu support the growing evidence that apples and other fruits and vegetables with phytochemicals inhibit the growth of mammary tumors. (Feb. 12, 2009)
Novelist Junot Diaz will receive the Eissner Artist of the Year Award and will participate in a discussion on 'Arts and the Impact on Immigration, Feb. 19. Alumni will read from their work Feb. 20. (Feb. 12, 2009)
A program of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, BR MicroCapital pairs first-year MBA students with self-employed entrepreneurs who live or work in the Tompkins County area. (Feb. 11, 2009)
Longtime Cornell benefactor and adviser Earl Flansburgh '53, B.Arch. '54, died Feb. 3 from Parkinson's disease. A memorial service will be held Feb. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. (Feb. 11, 2009)
Cornell researchers have improved a method that can now rapidly screen hundreds of fungal species to find ones that can most efficiently produce biofuels from such nonfood sources as cornstalks. (Feb. 11, 2009)
Natural resources major Apollonya Porcelli '10 spoke on violence against nature and the social and economic structures that can prevent it, from grassroots to governmental levels. (Feb. 11, 2009)
A Feb. 10 panel discussion, part of 'Darwin Days' events marking the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth, provided perspectives on what race meant to Darwin and what it means to evolutionary biologists today. (Feb. 11, 2009)
Seven students recently returned from a three-week service-learning trip to Kenya, where they taught nutrition and HIV prevention. The students found that teaching and learning went both ways.
The Cornell Venture Challenge, formerly the Business Idea Competition, is sponsored by BR Ventures and rewards unique business ideas with a top prize of $10,000. Entries are being accepted through March 1. (Feb. 10, 2009)