Fiber science takes center stage at fashion show April 12

The 30th Cornell Fashion Collective runway show incorporates use of futuristic materials that detect heat and glow in the dark, April 12 in Barton Hall.

Novel of multicultural 'clash' is reading project selection

New and transfer students will read Amara Lakhous’ multicultural social satire “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio” this summer, as part of the New Student Reading Project.

'Sustainable shale development' chair speaks April 15

Jared Cohon, board chair for the Center for Sustainable Shale Development and president emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University, will share insight into incorporating diverse, impassioned opinions to frame effective policy in his talk, “Working Together on Shale Gas Policy and Practice,” April 15.

Dyson again ranked No. 3 by Bloomberg Businessweek

For the third year in a row, the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management has been ranked No. 3 in the nation in Bloomberg Businessweek's 2014 Ranking of Best Undergraduate Business Schools.

African writer talks 'Politics and Struggle' April 17

On April 17, Ngugi wa Thiong'o will share his thoughts in a discussion, “The Barrel of a Pen: Politics and Struggle in African Writing,” at 5 p.m. at the Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road.

Archaeologist reveals sustainable practices of the Haudenosaunee

Cornell archaeologist Kurt Jordan rescues 1700s Iroquoia from the "narrative of despair."

Cornell's ERL research supports new X-ray laser

For more than a decade, Cornell scientists have been developing a groundbreaking new synchrotron X-ray technology called the Energy Recovery Linac. A new X-ray laser on the West Coast is now taking advantage of their developments.

Students study responses to flooding in new course

A new course by Shorna Allred, associate professor of natural resources, is helping students study the social impact of flooding at home and abroad.

ExxonMobil Foundation gives $467,000 to Cornell

The ExxonMobil Foundation has given Cornell $466,555 through its Educational Matching Gifts Program.