ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University astronomers have been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop and build an infrared camera called FORCAST, which will be among the main instruments aboard the space agency's newest airborne observatory. FORCAST, which stands for Faint Object infraRed CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope, will be designed to image the regions of the universe visible in the infrared. It will fly aboard an airborne observatory known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA. The first official flight of the special observatory is scheduled for July 2001.
On Jan. 25, students will come together for Global Seminar ALS 480, a spring semester course that examines international food issues and formulates positions on worldwide agricultural sustainability.
Sarah Elizabeth Thomas, acting director of public service collections for the Library of Congress, has been named the Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell University. The appointment, effective Aug. 19, was made by Provost Don M. Randel.
How have U.S. immigration actions changed since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks? What do the changes mean for Americans, and what should be done next? A report issued this summer by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has the answers, although a few of its recommendations may irk some on both sides of the political spectrum, says co-author Stephen Yale-Loehr, who teaches immigration law at Cornell University Law School. (July 14, 2003)
Scratching the surface of wild tomatoes that bugs don't bother, Cornell scientists discovered the plants' chemical secret for repelling insect pests: a complex, waxy substance that commercially grown tomatoes have "forgotten" how to make.
On Nov. 1, the InterFraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs at Cornell will host a Public Service Day.
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The sea may soon concede more of its seismic secrets. In this week's journal Science, university researchers report that a network of instruments will soon be deployed and placed on the ocean floor, giving humanity a precious tool to predict and track tsunamis in real time. Tsunamis -- giant seismic sea waves, sometimes as high as a five-story building -- can crash against coastal communities, kill thousands of people instantly and devastate property. They are produced by undersea earthquakes, or landslides or volcanic eruptions.
The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University, the largest academic unit in the United States devoted to the study of and training in human nutrition, has become home to two international centers.
Staring and squirming by infants might not be as random or meaningless as they seem, says a Cornell developmental psychologist. Rather, the link between the two could prevent infants from getting visually stuck, and allow them to "visually forage" the environment.