Fall/Winter

2004-05

Volume

18

Issue

1

Connecting With Cornell
[NEWS from the Office of the Vice Provost]

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At Cornell

For the Benefit of the Public
 

Cornell Research From Basic to Applied

There are few universities anywhere in the world with the research scope of Cornell University. Cornell’s record of practical research, a hallmark of the institution as conceived by Ezra Cornell, has served the university well, as much from the knowledge gained as from the training it affords students. Cornell’s research, whether basic or applied, has anchored the university’s programs in instruction and outreach and its tradition of research for the betterment of society.

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All research could potentially benefit the public, ...Sometimes the research does not become of practical importance until years later, or until a crisis occurs.