In honor of the inauguration of the 11th president of Cornell University, Jeffrey S. Lehman, Cornell University Library will feature three special exhibits on campus, together titled "Legacy of Leadership: Cornell's Eleven Presidents." The exhibits, on display in the university's Olin, Kroch and Uris libraries from Oct. 13 through the end of the fall semester, will highlight the achievements of each of Cornell's presidents, through historical letters, documents and photographs. The displays also will include short histories of each Cornell inauguration ceremony. (October 7, 2003)
Cornell is forging ahead with its environmental programs in sustainable development. Indeed, projects from recycling to energy saving are now recognized as critical issues by the university's leadership and the campus is on the brink of emerging as a global leader in sustainability.
Cornell's Mann Library will soon give agriculture researchers and students in developing countries access to a wealth of technical information they need to increase food production.
'Persistent Poverty and Upward Mobility' will look at comparative research on why some people remain poor for long periods of time while others manage to escape poverty.
Prompted by students from KyotoNOW!, Cornell University is in the process of studying the possibility of producing wind-generated electricity for its campus in Ithaca and has opened discussions with its neighbors. "Our investigation into using renewable wind energy is still in the study phase, and there still are a lot of issues to explore," said Harold Craft, Cornell vice president for administration and CFO, "but, so far, the possibility looks promising."
Krishanu "Kris" Saha, a senior majoring in chemical engineering at Cornell, has been named a Churchill Scholar by the Winston Churchill Foundation. The Churchill scholarship provides for a year of graduate study in engineering, mathematics or science at Churchill College of the University of Cambridge.
The 1-800-KITTY-DR phone rings in Cornell University's Feline Health Center and veterinarian Fiona Hickford is on the line, ready to answer questions for a consultation fee.
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.
Burdensome though it is, the $5.2 trillion national debt never killed anyone. But the national sleep debt is another story, according to Cornell University psychologist and sleep expert James Maas.
Cornell chemists have garnered three of the American Chemical Society's 10 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards for 1997, and a fourth member of the chemistry faculty, Harold A. Scheraga, has earned the ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research.