'Science, Journalism and Politics: When Cultures Collide' will be the topic for National Public Radio (NPR) science correspondent Richard Harris in his keynote address April 9 at 4:30 p.m.
About 40 percent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air and soil pollution, concludes Cornell's David Pimentel. Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major causes behind the rapid increase in human diseases worldwide. (Aug. 2, 2007)
Anu Rangarajan, Cornell University associate professor of horticulture, has been named director of the university's Small Farms Program. She succeeds R. David Smith, Cornell associate professor of animal science, who has been appointed interim director of the New York Farm Viability Institute. The Small Farms Program helps New York farmers and small-farm organizations through research, education and extension. It provides workshops in professional development, a reference Web site and a Cornell Cooperative Extension grant program for innovative small-farm projects. In 2003 the program launched the Small Farm Quarterly, which now reaches 63,000 farm and rural families across the Northeast. (April 19, 2004)
Fifteen Chinese high school principals and university administrators received an overview of trends in U.S. education during a program tailored especially for them, July 15-22 on campus. (July 25, 2007)
Events on campus this week include original comedy and dance performances, documentaries on musician Kathleen Hanna and British coal miners, and gypsy repertoire by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
If the planet's biota -- all the plants and animals and microorganisms -- sent a bill for their 1997 services, the total would be $2.9 trillion, according to an analysis by biologists at Cornell.
As the Paleontological Research Institution ends its second year of formal affiliation with Cornell, a new photography exhibit of the natural beauty and the fragility of Alaska's Arctic slope is to be featured at the institution's Museum of the Earth.
Two fact sheets about salmonellosis. What is salmonellosis? How is it spread? Conditions under which salmonella survive in the environment? What are the symptoms of salmonella infection in humans?
Michael P. Hoffmann, associate professor of entomology at Cornell University, has been appointed associate director for agriculture and food systems for Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE). Hoffmann will continue as director of the New York State Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program, a position he has held since 1999. Announcing Hoffmann's appointment, Susan A. Henry, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), said Hoffmann, "has done an outstanding job directing the IPM program for the college and the state of New York, and I am delighted that he will be bringing his excellent leadership skills to Cornell Cooperative Extension." (March 21, 2003)
The Vagina Monologues , Eve Ensler's Obie award-winning play that premiered in 1996 and addresses issues of violence against women, will be read at Cornell University on Valentine's Day.