The gene for an enzyme that is key to natural disease resistance in plants has been discovered by biologists at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) and at Cornell University. The researchers say that by enhancing the activity of the enzyme they might be able to boost natural disease resistance in crop plants without resorting to pesticides or the introduction of non-plant genes. The research, reported in the latest (May 16) issue of the journal i>Cell, describes the discovery of the gene that codes for an enzyme (a protein that carries out a chemical reaction) that is activated when a plant senses it is being attacked by a pathogen. When activated, the enzyme produces nitric oxide (NO), a hormone that tells the plant to turn on its defense arsenal. (May 15, 2003)
Before Uyen Nguyen ever got to Cornell last fall, an upperclassman wrote to welcome her to campus and say he'd be her mentor during her first year here. "It's easy to feel lost here because Cornell is such a big university, but having a mentor made me feel like I belonged, that people actually cared about me," said Nguyen.
CHICAGO-- The number-one concern for U.S. restaurant managers is human resources, in particular, finding, training and keeping the best employees, according to a new study at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration. The study, in which managers of independent operations and chains were surveyed, showed the second top concern to be government rules ill-designed for the food-service industry. "Key Issues of Concern for Food-service Managers" by Professor Cathy Enz, executive director of the Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell's Hotel School, reveals the findings of a survey she designed that was distributed by the National Restaurant Association and responded to by 448 restaurant operators, senior managers and owners throughout the United States. The study's results are being formally released at the association's Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show at McCormick Place in Chicago this week, May 17-20. (May 14, 2003)
A breakfast last month honored 101 student-athletes from the spring 2009 and fall 2009 semesters who posted perfect 4.0 grade-point averages. (April 5, 2010)
"Reinvigorating the Humanities" was the title of a national colloquium held in Philadelphia May 12, but that was something of a misnomer. As evidenced by presenters who ranged from university presidents to congressmen, the…
President Jeffrey Lehman sat calmly in his office on a sunny afternoon, three days after his stunning State of the University address on June 11, when he announced he would be relinquishing the Cornell presidency at the end of this month. During an interview with the Cornell Chronicle, he observed, "Cornell is a community that is working terrifically well. It is oriented toward a set of goals that are important and endurable." He was firm in stating that the fundamental goals and academic strategies being pursued by deans, faculty and staff will not change with his departure.
Cornell's comprehensive mental health framework includes promoting ways to help students make social connections, which can help offset academic stress. (April 21, 2011)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Cornell University $88,183,000 for the operation of the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR) accelerator over the next 54 months.