Professor Steve Strogatz was honored for outstanding achievement in communicating about mathematics to nonmathematicians Jan. 6 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans. (Jan. 8, 2007)
Last month Cornell unveiled its first facility to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's coveted LEED Platinum Rating. And the best part: It's entirely edible. (Jan. 5, 2007)
Thomas A. Lyson, 58, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Development Sociology at Cornell, died of cancer Dec. 28 at the Cayuga Medical Center. (Jan. 5, 2007)
As part of an increased effort to slow the flood of spam e-mail, Cornell Information Technologies will begin rejecting even more incoming messages in the new year starting Jan. 15. (Jan. 5, 2007)
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva turns 125 years old in 2007 and will launch a yearlong celebration of this milestone event with a reception Jan. 10 in Syracuse, N.Y. (Jan. 4, 2007)
Professor Francis C. Moon has won the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' 2007 Lyapunov Award, recognizing lifetime contributions to the field of applied nonlinear dynamics. (Jan. 4, 2007)
Cornell has been awarded nearly $600,000 by the National Science Foundation for an innovative program to attract more people to computing careers, in which undergrads will mentor middle school students in 'virtual worlds.' (Jan. 3, 2007)
A close relative of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) can be eliminated by waste and drinking water treatments, including chlorination, ultraviolet (UV) radiation and bacterial digesters. The virus is harmless to…
In late December workers completed the installation on the roof of Day Hall of solar panels that will generate slightly more electricity than is used by the clock tower lights.
The Cops, Kids and Toys program distributed toys to more than 1,000 children and about 425 families Dec. 18 and 19 in the Ithaca and Tompkins County area.