Black Students United received the award for its sponsorship of 'Questions Out of a Hat,' an event that brought members from nine student organizations together to discuss diversity. (April 25, 2008)
Once upon a time, the Cornell bear was a live cub who lived on East Hill. In his new book, alumnus John Foote chronicles the history of Touchdown the bear.
The next U.S. administration must work with weak Middle Eastern states and focus on Asia, especially China, asserts foreign policy expert Francis Fukuyama '74. (April 25, 2008)
On the 28th anniversary of Robert Mugabe's rise to power in Zimbabwe, Robert Rotberg, president of the World Peace Foundation, conceded that he once was enamored with the Zimbabwean despot. (April 25, 2008)
When British and American forces invaded Iraq in 2003, they were unprepared for their obligations to keep local residents safe, said Director of Amnesty International for Asia Saman Zia-Zarifi '90, J.D. '93.
Three former operations research and information engineering master's students used advanced route optimization software to help a local meals-on-wheels program improve its efficiency. (April 24, 2008)
Cornell Professor Ronald G. Ehrenberg will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York's Binghamton University in May.
Faculty members gave undergraduates some concrete advice on the many practical uses for an English degree at a recent panel discussion organized by the student-run English Club. (April 24, 2008)
By zooming in on soil at a scale of 50 nanometers, Cornell researchers find an incredible variety of known compounds, rich with patterns. (April 24, 2008)
The Indian economy has been growing at a breakneck pace, but the country is in need of financial reforms to make that growth sustainable and inclusive, says Cornell Professor Eswar Prasad. (April 24, 2008)
The Cornell University Hospital for Animals offers faculty, staff and students a 10 percent discount on routine wellness visits, emergency care and some specialty services. (April 24, 2008)
Steven Chu, who received the 1997 Nobel Prize for 'development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light,' delivered the 2008 Hans A. Bethe lecture at Cornell April 16.
