A self-driving car created by Cornell students successfully navigated 55 miles of city traffic in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, one of only six cars out of 35 entrants to succeed. (Nov. 7, 2007)
A Nov. 2 trip to the United Nations helped increase awareness of diversity among students and stimulated discussion of about international problems, says Professor N'Dri Assie-Lumumba, who organized the trip. (Nov. 7, 2007)
Cornell researchers have played a major role in an international scientific team that has compared the complete set of genes of 12 closely related fruit fly species. As well as having implications for human health, the analysis paves the way for better understanding the evolution of each species. (Nov. 7, 2007)
DuPont has announced that Cornell is a recipient of a $60,000 fellowship, renewable annually for five years, that will support two graduate students in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics. (Nov. 7, 2007)
Events on campus for International Education Week, Nov. 12-16, will share culture, current events and history and promote international exchange. (Nov. 7, 2007)
The Mann Library Gallery's November/December exhibit, 'Earth Pattern,' features what Trumansburg, N.Y., artist Jay Hart calls 'terrain art.' (Nov. 6, 2007)
Christine Leuenberger, who also has studied the Berlin Wall and Korea's demilitarized zone, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar research grant to study the social and cultural ramifications of the West Bank barrier. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Economics is the hottest major in the College of Arts and Sciences these days. With upward of 600 students tallied in the department's 2006-07 annual report, economics is by far the college's largest major. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Jefferson Cowie, Cornell professor of history in the ILR School, has accepted President David Skorton's offer to become the house professor and dean of Keeton House on West Campus. (Nov. 6, 2007)