The Fiber Society will hold its annual meeting and technical conference, with a symposium on advanced materials and processes for fibers and fibrous structures at Cornell University, Oct. 11-13. This international gathering of professionals dedicated to research in science, technology and engineering of fibers will be hosted by the Department of Textiles and Apparel in Cornell's College of Human Ecology. The Fiber Society is a nonprofit professional and scientific association focused on advancing scientific knowledge pertaining to fibers, fiber-based products and fibrous materials. Keynote speakers at this year's conference will include: Professor Howard Greisler of Loyola University, a leading researcher in the vascular application of fibrous materials; Nobel Laureate Robert C. Richardson, Cornell vice provost of research and the F.R. Newman Professor of Physics; and Nobel Laureate and chemist Roald Hoffmann, the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor in Humane Letters at Cornell. (June 21, 2004)
Engineering students from across New York will visit campus April 13 and 14 for the Upstate New York American Society of Civil Engineers Student Conference. (March 29, 2007)
Environmental scientist Benjamin Z. Houlton, the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, says agriculture is the most important industry of the 21st century – and a powerful weapon to combat climate change.
A new and improved online Courses of Study is now available, offering more accuracy and easier searches than the old one or the paper version, which has been discontinued. (July 28, 2011)
The Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC), a national research center at Cornell University, will hold its annual meeting June 21 in 700 Clark Hall on the Cornell campus. The meeting, under the theme of "Moving Into the Future," will feature presentations on current research, including opportunities in medicine and life sciences and the novel properties of nanostructures. The public is invited to attend the meeting without charge, although there will be limited seating. (June 10, 2002)
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's $124.3 billion executive budget proposal provides renewed support to higher education in New York, says Ronald Seeber, Cornell vice provost for land grant affairs. (Feb. 15, 2008)
Cornell has received $2 million from the National Science Foundation for the Lost Ladybug Project, which will enlist the help of children nationwide to find ladybugs and learn about biodiversity. (June 25, 2008)
'Cornell (infra) Red,' a photographic exhibit of Cornell as seen in the infrared wavelength, by Kent Loeffler, is on display at Albert R. Mann Library Gallery on campus through June 30. (May 10, 2010)
Greg Morrisett, the new dean of Computing and Information Science, looks forward to new ways of teaching and paths to success for faculty and students.