Nevin D. 'Ned' Harkness, the first coach to win national championships in two different sports, died Sept. 19 at the age of 89. A memorial service is being planned for 11 a.m. on Oct. 11 in Glens Falls, N.Y. (Sept. 19, 2008)
The researchers presented a paper on their experimentation with GPS spoofing at a meeting of the Institute of Navigation, Sept. 19 in Savannah, Ga. (Sept. 19, 2008)
Cornell researchers and colleagues have produced the first atomic-scale description of what electrons are doing in the mysterious 'pseudogap' in high-temperature superconductors. (Sept. 19, 2008)
Historian Garry Wills, author of 2008 New Student Reading Project selection 'Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America,' gave a lecture Sept. 17 on the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. (Sept. 19, 2008)
A universitywide steering committee has developed a preparation and response plan that establishes parameters for planning and provides specific guidelines governing campus functions if a pandemic occurs. (Sept. 19, 2008)
Editors' picks for Cornell events during the week of Sept. 19 range from Saturn exhibition to poetry performance to a visit by a Bollywood star. (Sept. 19, 2008)
More than 10,000 pounds of food and personal care items were collected during the Sept. 11 Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring, sponsored by the United Way of Tompkins County. (Sept. 19, 2008)
The expanded Family and Medical Leave Act rules allow up to 12 or 26 weeks of job-protected leave for employees who have increased personal responsibilities due to a family member in the military. (Sept. 19, 2008)
A team of Cornell researchers has created a balloonlike membrane that is just one atom thick -- but strong enough to contain gasses under several atmospheres of pressure without popping. (Sept. 18, 2008)