A Cornell professor's research points to algae as a potential biofuel for the future.

Prof. Emeritus Daryl Bem discussed his experiment, which supports the possibility of ESP, with Stephen Colbert on Thursday, Jan. 27.  

We are drowning. And not just in credit card bills and tuition payments. We are drowning in false choices.

We are told that we must choose between making money and making a difference — that it is not possible to harness our strengths, embrace our passions and have a career at the same time. We've been misled, misinformed and we’re now anxious about the future. But crisis — both economic and planetary — creates opportunity.

Whatever you think about your career during this economic maelstrom — think the opposite.

As Cornellians celebrate this Black History Month, we must take a moment to reflect upon how far this country has come. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s secured many basic rights for blacks, and America notably elected its first bi-racial president last November. Historically, great strides have also been made at Cornell. Alpha Phi Alpha, the country's first black fraternity, was established at Cornell in 1906, and in 1969, the Willard Straight takeover led to changes such as the creation of the Africana Studies and Research Center.