Jacobs Institute scholars rethink building retrofits

A Cornell-Technion research team is developing a framework and methodology for streamlining high-performance building retrofits.

Mindful meditation series: good for mind and body

Half-hour sessions of a new, guided mindfulness meditation series for students, faculty and staff are now offered at various times throughout the week in several locations across campus.

Cornell senior receives new Shoals Lab award

Vanessa Constant ’14 is the inaugural recipient of a new award from Shoals Marine Lab.

Indoor urban farms called wasteful, 'pie in the sky'

Emeritus professor of biological and environmental engineering Louis Albright challenged the sustainability of indoor urban farms in a campus talk Feb. 10.

Cornell researchers share insights at AAAS

Several Cornell researchers shared findings and insights from their respective fields at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago, Feb. 12-17.

Peng Chen receives chemical society early career award

Peng Chen, Cornell’s Peter J.W. Debye Professor of Chemistry, has received a 2014 early career award in experimental physical chemistry from the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society.

Cornell ranked 7th nationally in fundraising support

The Council for Aid to Education, in an annual survey of colleges and universities, has ranked Cornell University seventh nationally for gifts in 2012-13, when the university received $475 million for that fiscal year.

Conservation practices to be examined in lecture

Irus Braverman will deliver the Society for the Humanities and the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Annual Lecture, Feb. 20.

First CEN event in Puerto Rico attracts more than 100

More than 120 people, mostly alumni, gathered in Puerto Rico for the program, “Cornellian Thought-Leaders Shaping the Future of Puerto Rico" Jan. 30.