With the holiday season now in full swing, the 2005 Cornell United Way Campaign is well on its merry way to meeting its goal of $627,000. (December 13, 2005)
Laurie Drinkwater of Cornell University is leading a $1.6 million, multi-institution National Science Foundation study to determine the correlation between biogeochemical processes in agriculture pollution and institutional responses to the problem. (December 13, 2005)
This month marks the fifth year of Cornell University's bias response program. The universitywide program addresses bias activities based on race, national origin, sexual orientation and gender that were not previously addressed through existing discrimination complaint processes. (December 12, 2005)
Cornell University Press author Fiona Terry, writer of "Condemned to Repeat? The Paradox of Humanitarian Action," has received the 2006 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for "Ideas Improving World Order." (December 09, 2005)
Positive bias in online consumer reviews has become almost standard industry practice, but plagiarizing user reviews and passing them off as authentic is another animal altogether, says a new Cornell study that has been tracking that other animal. (December 12, 2005)
NEW YORK (Dec. 7, 2005) -- Turning a corner in the history of cancer research, a Weill Medical College of Cornell University team, led by Dr. David Lyden, has pinpointed key players in "pre-metastasis" -- cells and compounds that coalesce in tumor-specific niches before the arrival of cancer cells to create the "fertile ground" metastasis needs to spread and grow. The research is being published in the Dec. 8 issue of Nature.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $2 million grant to Cornell University, Colorado State University and the University of Nebraska to examine ways to control the deadly foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Colorado State will be the lead institution on this project, and Cornell's Martin Wiedmann, professor of food science, will serve as the co-primary investigator. (December 7, 2005)
Gannett Health Services is again scheduling appointments for faculty, staff and students for flu vaccines after temporarily halting appointments due to a shortage from the vaccine suppliers. Call 255-5155 to schedule an appointment. (December 7, 2005)
Cornell evolutionary biologist Paul Sherman teaches his Darwinian medicine class hoping to inform premedical and pre-veterinary seniors about human evolution in ways that add to traditional medical education. (December 07, 2005)
At the second of six forums held by the University Assembly to seek input from the Cornell community about transportation, parking and sustainability issues on Dec. 1, four panelists fielded questions from about 25 faculty, staff and students in Kaufmann Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall. (December 07, 2005)