Hey kids! Take your parents and friends on a behind-the-scenes tour of Cornell's Animal Science Teaching & Research Center in Dryden, N.Y., on Saturday, Oct. 5. This free open house offers tours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning will be getting a new building that will be a contemporary architectural gem -- designed by the firm of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas.
Dr. Laurie Glimcher, a leading physician-scientist and researcher, has been named Cornell's provost for medical affairs and the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean at Weill Cornell Medical College effective Jan. 1, 2012. (Sept. 7, 2011)
Charles Walcott, professor of neurobiology and behavior, has been appointed to a two-year term as director of the Cornell Division of Biological Sciences.
Cornell evolutionary biologist Paul Sherman teaches his Darwinian medicine class hoping to inform premedical and pre-veterinary seniors about human evolution in ways that add to traditional medical education. (December 07, 2005)
Avian flu experts emphasized the importance of dialogue and coordination among people in public health, animal health and wildlife management as essential preparation for a possible avian influenza pandemic, during a conference organized by Cornell.
Cornell University is changing the way in which it handles its intellectual property (IP) and transfers its many new technologies to the public. The changes are designed to foster university-industry research collaborations, promote innovation and encourage entrepreneurship on campus. IP management, licensing and economic development now will be combined in a single office, the Cornell Center for Technology, Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC), also referred to as the Cornell Center for Technology or "C-tech." (May 14, 2004)
GENEVA, N.Y. -- The sexual chemistry of the German cockroach has baffled scientists for years. Meanwhile the insect, which is one of the most serious food and residential pests worldwide, has been busily fouling up the planet essentially unhindered. Blattella germanica plagues humans in homes, apartments, restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals and any buildings where food is stored, prepared or served. The cockroach is notoriously resilient and difficult to control.
Provost Kent Fuchs and deans Lance Collins and Daniel Huttenlocher answer questions about why Cornell is the right choice for developing a New York City technology campus.
Viral gene studies at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine aim to learn how some fish fight skin cancer and how retroviruses function in the development and regression of tumors.