Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City has just 'graduated' its inaugural class of young professionals in a new program, Strength Through Diversity -- Young Professionals Leadership Program. (April 7, 2008)
Domestic companies scrambling to carpet the country with modern grocery stores before foreign retailers can get a foothold don't have the food-retailing skills, says Cornell food marketing expert. (April 7, 2008)
Two Cornell food marketing experts helped Indian marketing experts boost their country's fledgling food industry by offering a five-day executive development program in India. (April 7, 2008)
In an interview with USA Today reporter David Lieberman on campus April 3, American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault shared thoughts on success, leadership and business strategies.
Longtime civil and environmental engineering faculty member Leonard B. Dworsky died March 28 after a short illness. He was 93 years old. (April 4, 2008)
A Cornell robot that emulates some aspects of human walking has set an unofficial world record by walking nonstop a little over 9 kilometers, or 5.6 miles. (April 4, 2008)
Weill Cornell Medical College has refuted an article in The New York Times alleging that two researchers did not fully disclose that their research on CT screening for the early detection of lung cancer was partially funded by a tobacco company.
Cornell's Institute for African Development will host a two-day symposium, 'Failed and Failing States in Africa: Lessons From Darfur and Beyond,' April 18-19, in the ILR Conference Center. (April 4, 2008)
A study of Internet chain letters shows that such messages do not fan out widely, reaching many people in a short time, but instead travel in long straight lines, with the last recipient several hundred steps away from the originator.
Over spring break, three Cornell students and Dean of Students Kent Hubbell visited Qatar to see how undergraduates in Ithaca can collaborate with their premedical counterparts in Doha as part of the Ithaca-Qatar Ambassadors.