John Prendergast, former adviser to President Bill Clinton, called for taking a three 'P' approach to the crisis in Darfur: peacemaking, protection and punishment, during a lecture on campus March 28. (April 2, 2007)
Kenneth I. Greisen, Cornell professor emeritus of physics and a pioneer in the study of cosmic rays, died March 17 at Hospicare of Ithaca. He was 89. (April 2, 2007)
Cornell researchers Peter Wittich, Carlos Bustamante and Garnet Chan are among 118 scientists, mathematicians and economists to receive research fellowships this year from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. (March 30, 2007)
Gordon F. Sander '73 gave a talk on campus about his acclaimed memoir, 'The Frank Family That Survived,' about his mother's family who survived the Holocaust by going into hiding. (March 30, 2007)
The Johnson School student-managed venture capital firm BR Ventures has announced the addition of Systanix Inc. to its portfolio. The local company specializes in pharmaceutical technologies. (March 30, 2007)
Concurrent with the announcement made by the FDA today, Cornell researchers at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center have confirmed that they also have identified melamine as a contaminant in multiple pet food samples.
In just four days in February, participants in the annual bird count tallied more than 11 million birds across the United States and Canada and submitted a record-breaking number of checklists. (March 30, 2007)
Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, will lecture on 'China-U.S. Relations and China's Peaceful Development,' April 5 at 4:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall. (March 29, 2007)
Cornell Bhangra, performing an original and colorful form of tradition-based music and dance of northern India and Pakistan, is gearing up for its big show, April 7 in Barton Hall. (March 29, 2007)