Two members of Cornell's faculty on Feb. 10 were among 60 scientists honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Cornell announced today the endowment of a $50,000 fellowship, the IBM University Partnership Award, to support outstanding students of computer and computational science at Cornell. The fellowship, which will begin in Fall 1998, will be administered through the Cornell Theory Center.
After more than six years of mandatory food labeling, consumers are becoming savvier about high-fat foods on grocery shelves, says a Cornell economist. In a study, he found that sales of high-fat dressings significantly declined after mandatory labeling was instituted, providing evidence that the labels are influencing the sales of other high-fat foods as well.
The 2001 James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony at Cornell will be awarded to the Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble. The award, carrying a $5,000 cash prize, was created and endowed seven years ago by Cornell alumnus and trustee Thomas W. Jones.
Should it be illegal for universities to consider the race of student applicants in their efforts to produce a diverse student body? That question will be addressed in a debate between Gary Orfield, Harvard professor of education and social policy, and Ward Connerly, a member of the Board of Regents of the University of California, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. in Cornell's Barnes Hall.
A study by Cornell University researchers finds that when young adults are served larger portions from one week to the next they overeat by almost 40 percent. Eating larger portions over time could account for the growth of the American girth over the past 20 years, the researchers say. (October 01, 2004)
Steve Squyres and his colleagues on the Mars Exploration Rover science team rely heavily on the expertise of graduate students, who will work closely with them during the exploration of the Martian surface by the two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.
In 2005, two students created a hip-hop version of the Cornell alma mater. The song, called 'Da Alma Mada,' began as a class project and has since gained popularity among students and faculty.
William B. Lacy, director of Cornell Cooperative Extension, has been elected president of the Rural Sociological Society for the 1998-99 academic year, the sixth time a Cornell professor has held the post.