To emphasize the role computing is taking across a broad range of disciplines, Cornell Provost Don M. Randel has created the new post of dean for computing and information science. He has appointed Robert Constable.
Cornell students will be able to be a little kinder to the environment when they buy printer paper at the Cornell Campus Store this year. The store now sells only recycled printer paper, and it can be bought for as little as $3.59 for 500 sheets.
Headline-grabbing die-offs of sea life could be just the tip of the iceberg as global warming and pollution allow old diseases to find new hosts, 13 biologists predict in this week's issue (Sept. 3, 1999) of the journal Science.
Apolo Nsibambi, prime minister of the Republic of Uganda, will speak at Cornell on Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall auditorium. His talk is titled "Political Conditions for Economic Reform and Successful Adjustment in Africa."
The Clintons, their daughter Chelsea, who toured the New York State Fair in nearby Syracuse. There they visited the Bakers' Chicken Coop eatery, specifically to savor a taste of the famous Cornell barbecued chicken. Robert Baker, Cornell professor of animal science, created the recipe.
The Alumni Association of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University will honor five alumni, a faculty member and a staff member at the association's annual alumni awards banquet.
One of our country's most unique features is its racial, ethnic and cultural diversity. But America also is characterized by its substantial and persistent social and economic inequality.
'The Campaign to End Sweatshops and Child Labor' will be the title of Charles Kernaghan's talk at Cornell on Sept. 2. Kernaghan is viewed as the leading U.S. advocate for fair labor practices around the world.
How to keep a family strong: create and keep up family rituals and traditions. Make a big deal out of birthdays and other important dates. Keep a family scrapbook.
The New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell has announced the appointment of Michael I. Kotlikoff as chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.