Plants of China and Japan, foods of South America, tree rings of the Mediterranean and gardens of New England are among the topics for this fall's free Wednesday night lecture series sponsored by Cornell Plantations at Cornell.
Lead in the drinking water of pregnant rats causes long-term damage to the immune systems of their offspring, according to studies at the Cornell Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology.
The Cornell Board of Trustees recently elected two new at-large trustees, two new trustee fellows, and it re-elected three at-large members, one member from the field of labor and three fellows. Board members also welcomed two new alumni-elected trustees, one new faculty-elected trustee and one new student-elected trustee.
It's a problem faced by people joining noisy parties and by midshipman fish seeking mates: How to cut through the racket and find Mr. Right? Now Cornell University biologists, who became underwater disc jockeys to study a homely fish that hums, say they have a clue as to how mate selection works.
The defamation lawsuit filed against Cornell labor researcher Kate Bronfenbrenner by Beverly Enterprises Inc., one of the nation's largest nursing home operators, has been dismissed.
Beginning on Monday, June 8, Tower Road, a main thoroughfare of the Cornell University campus, will become the site of several major construction projects.
For the first time in its 77-year history, the Cornell University Chorus -- an all-female choir -- will perform outside of North America. The 40-member chorus will depart New York City May 25 for a weeklong visit to Taiwan.
The Cornell Board of Trustees will meet in Ithaca on Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23. The open session will include a discussion of the 1999-2000 operating and capital budget plans for the statutory colleges.
Cornell will host an Indian delegation of senior government officials and private sector representatives May 16-18 as part of an exchange of agricultural information and technology.
