ST. LOUIS -- When a virus infects a computer or a hacker steals credit card numbers from an online retailer's Web site, programmers aren't the only ones at fault. Existing laws and public policy are also significant impediments…
Rex Nettleford, professor of continuing studies, head of the Trade Union Education Institute and deputy vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies, will present three lectures on the theme "Cultural Identity and Development: A Caribbean Perspective," as Cornell's Fall 1997 Messenger Lecturer.
The American Chemical Society has paid tribute to the scientific accomplishments of Jack H. Freed, professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, by dedicating the July 8 issue of The Journal of Physical Chemistry B to the internationally respected scientist. The issue is titled the "Jack H. Freed Festschrift." The German term (literally, "feast writing") is commonly used to celebrate a senior scholar's birthday with a special edition of original papers on topics relevant to the honoree's research. The volume celebrates Freed's 65th birthday and relates to his groundbreaking contributions to electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy, a state-of-the-art technology for studying the molecular properties of fluids and of biological materials, including the structure and complex dynamics of membranes and proteins. (August 17, 2004)
Effective leadership is critical to the success of most nonprofit organizations, which are faced with stagnant or shrinking budgets yet numerous demands on their resources.
Students at the Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences received their first taste of professional life at the Vincent du Vigneaud Symposium, May 3, 2005. Every year since 1981, the symposium has devoted a day for students to present their research in front of colleagues and faculty. The symposium honors the Nobel laureate and head of the Department of Biochemistry at the medical college from 1938 to 1967.
Four Cornell undergraduate students have been honored for their community service work. The Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards were presented Friday, April 24.
It has become fairly commonplace for homeowners to test their houses for radon, the colorless, odorless and tasteless radioactive gas that seeps from the ground and can cause lung cancer. But schools, where a child can spend 14,000 hours by the time of high school graduation, often are overlooked, two Cornell University housing experts report.
To find out how people beyond U.S. borders view the war in Afghanistan, the hunt for Osama bin Laden or the latest bioterrorist threats, open this web page.
Cornell will serve as one of the viewing sites for the 17th annual World Food Day teleconference, "Poverty and Hunger: The Tragic Link," featuring a conversation with Amartya Sen, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics. This year's teleconference examines the complex relationship between hunger and poverty.
The world's largest single-dish radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory is focusing on a largely Spanish-speaking audience by creating an Office for the Public Understanding of Science. It will be headed by a native of Uruguay, Daniel Altschuler.