Federal expenditures on cybersecurity research are 'tiny compared to the severity of the threat' and are too focused on plugging holes, Cornell computer scientist Fred Schneider told Congress June 10. (June 10, 2009)
President Skorton spoke to a meeting of Cornell faculty Feb. 27, expressing his thanks for their help in the first 19 months of his presidency and outlining several recent university initiatives.
A Cornell-led study that compared more than 10,000 sequenced genes from 15 African-Americans and 20 European-Americans suggests that European populations have more harmful variations. (Feb. 20, 2008)
Cornell researchers have demonstrated that fiber-optic signals can be amplified and sharpened on a single photonic microchip, replacing bulky bundles of fiber or electronic amplifiers. (Feb. 19, 2008)
Weill Hall, the new state-of-the-art life sciences building, was officially dedicated Oct. 16 as its primary donors, Sanford and Joan Weill, unlocked a DNA-shaped gate.
Keshav K. Pingali, professor of computer science at Cornell University, has been named associate director of the Cornell Theory Center, Thomas F. Coleman, director of CTC, has announced.
The forum was the fifth of six public discussions about task force reports that address ways to strengthen the university while addressing the budget deficit.
In 2007, Cornell's Homer C. Thompson Research Farm in Freeville donated a record 178,000 pounds – or about 82 tons – of fresh produce, more than double what the research farm gave away in 2004, to three local food banks.
More than 70 percent of brides-to-be want to drop more than 20 pounds before the big day, reports a new Cornell study. Of those who want to lose weight, more than one-third use such extreme measures as diet pills, fasting or skipping meals to reach their goal.