Cornell scientists have characterized a key enzyme's structure to better understand its activity in vitamin B1 synthesis. The enzyme performs a complex series of 15 to 20 steps. (Nov. 19, 2008)
Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City has just 'graduated' its inaugural class of young professionals in a new program, Strength Through Diversity -- Young Professionals Leadership Program. (April 7, 2008)
Some people are driven to enter the corporate world, but others dedicate their professional lives to the pursuit of social justice. To give students a feel for the latter, 13 prominent labor leaders and activists made it through…
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)
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.
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)