Licensed veterinary technicians will be in the spotlight at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine during National Veterinary Technician Week, Oct. 10-16. The celebration includes educational games for children visiting the college's teaching hospital, as well as a series of lectures for veterinary students.
Every day, more and more information is available worldwide in digital form. Cornell is holding a meeting to explore the future of digital libraries, from Oct. 17-19. The conference is the first of eight to be held over the next four years.
Cornell President Hunter R. Rawlings announced that the university has received a $100 million pledge - only the second of this magnitude in Cornell's history - from a friend who wishes to remain private.
Michael Malin, a world- renowned geomorphologist and Mars expert, will present a talk at Cornell Oct. 13 on the latest discoveries made by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. Malin's talk, hosted by the Cornell astronomy department.
The Cornell School of Chemical Engineering is celebrating the career of retiring professor Ferdinand Rodriguez with a symposium on Friday, Oct. 15, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in 165 Olin Hall.
On a steeplechase track about half the width of a human hair, Cornell University researchers are racing individual DNA molecules to learn how they move through tiny spaces.
From disappearing frogs and Alaskan fisheries to Gypsy herbs and West African deforestation, filmmakers will talk about their artistic visions at the third annual Environmental Film Festival Oct. 22-28.
Two new departments chairs have been announced at Cornell. Christopher Ober, professor of materials science and engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Trevor J. Pinch has been named chair of the Department of Science and Technology Studies for a five-year term.
Three researchers associated with Cornell will testify before Congress Oct. 5 and 6 on the use of biotechnology in foods and agriculture. They are Charles J. Arntzen, president and chief executive of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc., located at Cornell.