The best way to confront climate change is by encouraging trading in greenhouse gas credits, said Christine Todd Whitman, former administrator of the EPA and ex-governor of New Jersey, April 23.
Model minority is a 'myth of the American dream,' says a panelist at the April 20 'Deconstructing the Model Minority' discussion, sponsored by the Asian Political Action Committee, a Cornell student group. (April 25, 2007)
A selection of rare and out-of-print historical materials at Cornell University Library is only a click away for readers using a new print-on-demand service. (April 24, 2007)
Cornell Library's Digital Consulting and Production Services provides faculty and staff with expertise to transorm their teaching and research materials into digital formats that are accessible to scholars worldwide. (April 24, 2007)
Ding Kong, a senior majoring in natural resources in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has won a Morris K. Udall Scholarship in recognition of his work and career plans regarding the environment. (April 24, 2007)
In a breakthrough that could make the production of cellulosic ethanol less expensive, Cornell researchers have discovered a class of plant enzymes that potentially could allow plant materials to be broken down more efficiently than is possible using current technologies. (April 24, 2007)
Harold Varmus, president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will speak on 'The Future of Science in America,' in this year's Atkinson Forum in American Studies. (April 24, 2007)
In China's expanding economy, who you know is increasingly important in filling jobs. That was one issue discussed at the Conference on Chinese Capitalism, held April 20-21 on campus. (April 24, 2007)
On April 17 Agresto lectured about his experiences as senior adviser to Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 2003-04 and the influence they had on his ideas about democracy. (April 24, 2007)