Allegra Angus, a senior at Cornell with a dual major in mathematics and computer science, has been selected as one of two winners nationwide, of the Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate Award for 2002.
A new mechanism for cell survival and cell death -- a paradigm describing the regulation of the growth factors called neurotrophins -- has been discovered by scientists in the Division of Hematology-Oncology of the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
If you're dreaming of a white Christmas in the Northeast, keep dreaming. For this holiday season, the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell has completely revised its annual white Christmas probability statistics.
Cornell University Police has received three grants totaling $15,525 that will be used to enhance the department's traffic safety and enforcement efforts. Two grants were awarded by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
Kevin Kornegay, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell, has been named Black Engineer of the Year in the category of Promotion of Higher Education.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems has awarded a $1.2 million grant for the creation of a new organic farming network managed by Cornell University's Department of Horticulture.
Paul McEuen, professor of physics at Cornell, is one of four scientists named to share this year's leading European condensed-matter physics award, the Agilent Technologies Europhysics Prize.
Susan H. Murphy, Cornell University vice president for student and academic services and chair of the President's Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, has appointed a committee to develop recommendations for restructuring Slope Day into a safer, healthier event.
Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings announced the appointment of the President's Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, an initiative aimed at improving the overall campus environment by reducing the harm associated with the misuse of alcohol and other drugs.
As the new west wing of Cornell University's Martha Van Rensselaer (MVR) Hall nears completion, a date stone and time capsule will be installed in the west wall of the addition during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12.