On Sept. 11, 1906, Mahatma Gandhi launched his peaceful campaign against injustices toward Indians in South Africa.It is not the event we normally associate with Sept. 11. But on a day of remembering the victims of the Sept. 11,…
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas and his colleagues will unveil the design for Milstein Hall, an expansion of the Cornell College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 4:30 p.m. in Bailey…
An innovative technology and a well-formed business plan are the key ingredients to launching a successful company.That's what Brad Treat, MBA '02, hopes to instill in the entrepreneurially minded students, faculty and others at…
"I didn't attach writing to politics; I just thought it was important to inform Swazis about certain simple things that can be harmful," says writer Sarah Mkhonza [pronounced mm-KON-za] of her fictional stories that tell of…
Four Cornell assistant professors have been awarded research grants by the Affinito-Stewart Grant Program.The program, administered by the President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW), aims to increase the long-term retention of…
Cornell's Society for the Humanities, one of the oldest humanities centers in the country, will celebrate its 40th anniversary Sept. 15-16 with a two-day symposium, "The University in Translation: Globalization and the University…
Arthur Miller's post-World War II drama "All My Sons" -- an exploration of personal ethics and the paradoxes behind the American dream -- will open the 2006-07 theater season at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on Sept…
Detecting bacteria, viruses and other dangerous substances in hospitals, airplanes and other commonly contaminated places could soon be as easy as wiping a napkin or paper towel across a surface."It's very inexpensive, it wouldn…
Daniel Alan Booth, 53, Cornell's assistant director for television services and director of Cornell Information Technology's Educational Television Center, died unexpectedly Aug. 29 at Cayuga Medical Center. He is survived by his…
Jason Koski/University PhotographyPresident David Skorton plays "My Funny Valentine" for wife Robin Davisson at the inaugural concert Sept. 7.Inauguration day (Sept. 7) was also the occasion of Cornell President David Skorton's…
Jason Koski/University PhotographyThe Cornell Wind Ensemble plays during inauguration, Sept. 7 on the Arts Quad.Lindsay France/University PhotographyThe Cornell Klezmer Ensemble performs "Tzi Azoy," with lyrics in Yiddish that…
