The hallways of Wilson Lab, home to Cornell's synchrotron radiation facility and electron storage ring, were open to all ages during the public event on June 27. (June 29, 2009)
A new study has identified a set of genetic variants in maize that accounts for levels of vitamin A precursors among varieties. The discovery could lead to at least tripling provitamin A levels in maize in Africa, where millions go blind due to vitamin A deficiency. (Jan. 17, 2008)
The Cornell Fashion Collective presents its 27th annual spring fashion show at Barton Hall, 7-9:30 p.m. Students will model clothing created from scratch by members of the collective. (April 11, 2011)
President George Bush wasn't bugged by having a slime-mold beetle named for him. In fact, he was so pleased that he telephoned former Cornell Professor Quentin Wheeler in London on April 29 to thank him.
Weill Cornell's Scott Blanchard has developed technology that can observe drug activity in a solitary molecule while in motion. The development may lead to newer, safer drug therapies. (Feb. 16, 2010)
The new Cornell Center for Behavior Intervention Development in New York City aims to cut obesity and obesity-related deaths in the city's black and Latino New Yorkers.
A new monthly column in the Cornell Chronicle will feature interesting real-world examples of how Cornell serves the state. These stories will be about real people in New York state and how Cornell has touched their lives.
Helen Schember has been named executive director of the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future, joining Frank DiSalvo, CCSF director since the center's September 2007 inception. (Jan. 11, 2008)
Cornell librarian Janet McCue has co-written an 80-page biographical introduction to a classic outdoors text whose author had many Cornell ties. (Oct. 11, 2011)
Almost gracing the century mark, Cornell alumnus and entomologist William Arthur Rawlins died Dec. 31, 2007, in Black Mountain, N.C., at the age of 99. (Jan. 9, 2008)