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)
Dr. Katrina Firlik '91, a clinical assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine and an author spoke about life as a mother, writer and surgeon during an April 19 luncheon. (April 24, 2007)
The James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony has been awarded to Ordinary People for its work in challenging bias, including racism, sexism, homophobia and anti-Semitism. (April 23, 2007)
On April 18, members of the undergraduate Bioethics Society of Cornell visited a class at Ithaca's Cascadilla School to explore the evolution versus creationism debate. (April 23, 2007)
Joschka Fischer, foreign minister and vice chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005, spoke on campus April 18 as the 2007 Bartels World Affairs Fellowship lecturer. (April 20, 2007)