Sir Quett Ketumile Masire, former president of Botswana, will visit campus Oct. 31 and give an evening address. Masire's talk, at 6:30 p.m. in the Biotechnology Building conference hall.
The most detailed analysis to date of how humans differ from one another at the DNA level shows strong evidence that natural selection has shaped the recent evolution of our species, according to researchers from Cornell University, Celera Genomics and Celera Diagnostics.
The secret is out on Malcolm Bilson's surprise 70th birthday party, with friends, colleagues, students past and present, and lovers of early music joining him in celebration on Oct. 24.
Visitors to the Carl A. Kroch Library's Hirshland Gallery will get to view 'Vanished Worlds, Enduring People,' a premier exhibit featuring materials from the recently acquired Cornell University Library Native American Collection.
Understanding how the avian flu virus enters and infects a cell may lead to new vaccines and antiviral drugs that will be critical if a virulent form of bird flu jumps to humans.
With an intense focus on acculturation through language learning, its semester-long externships to Washington, D.C. and Beijing and its rigorous programming, the China and Asia-Pacific Studies program is unlike any major at Cornell or anywhere else.
A gift from Michael Zak '75 helped launch Cornell's China and Asian Pacific Studies (CAPS) program, which enrolled its first students this fall. As an undergraduate Zak studied Mandarin and Asian culture in addition to his engineering courses.
Jeff Lehman, who resigned June 30 as Cornell's 11th president in June, was honored, along with his wife, Kathy, by Cornell faculty at an Oct. 14 farewell ceremony.