Alain Seznec, emeritus professor of Romance studies, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and former University Librarian, died at home in Ithaca Feb. 21. He was 86.
Two new large-scale studies report major discoveries in maize genetics that could revolutionize maize breeding and may help researchers better predict complex traits in humans. (Aug. 6, 2009)
On topics ranging from oceanic disease to restraining invasive species from distant seas, Cornell faculty joined 10,000 scientists to discuss “Envisioning Tomorrow’s Earth” at the AAAS meeting in Seattle.
Rawlings, president of the AAU since 2011, served as Cornell’s 10th president from 1995 to 2003. An international search for the university's 14th president will begin in the coming months.
Events this week include the Town-Gown Awards, Cornell Concerto Competition, a tribute to Sonny Rollins, life on other planets at Science on Tap, and "Whistler and His Influence" at the Johnson Museum.
A play titled "Root Map," developed in Cornell's Bodies at the Border distance learning class, is an international collaboration of academics and artists from around the world.
A new student group, SWAG (Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate), formed a peer-mentoring program to address low graduation rates of Cornell's African-American male students. (Oct. 5, 2011)
A $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy will help Cornell researchers elucidate the genetic underpinnings of resistance in shrub willow.