Professor Emeritus Donald C. W. Graham, a food scientist, died Aug. 24 in Ithaca. His memorial service will be Saturday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 210 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca. (Sept. 2, 2010)
With Cornell's four new MOOCs for spring 2015, students from all over the world can survey global hospitality management, tour technology inside your smart phone, fix ecologically broken places and explore eating from an ethical perspective.
Barbara Smits, who worked at Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York City for 29 years, died April 16 from complications of pneumonia. She was 54 years old. (April 21, 2010)
“Science Sifting: Tools for Innovation in Science and Technology” is a new book co-written by Professor Rodney Dietert to help scientists master the tools needed for a research career.
Cornell researchers report in Science that the mosquitoes that carry dengue and yellow fevers create harmonic love songs before mating. Disrupting the duets could lead to control measures. (Jan. 8, 2009)
James E. Hansen, called the father of climate change science, will deliver the 2010 Jill and Kenneth Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture Monday, April 19.
A Cornell veterinarian reviews some of the primary hazards to pets in the holiday and winter season. Beware, for example, of holiday items, cords, antifreeze and icy feet.
Frank Schroeder and colleagues have uncovered a class of molecules in worms that attract mates and arrest development for months in larvae. The results of the study were published in Nature.