Cornell Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce issued the following statement Saturday, May 13: "A Cornell student died early Saturday morning, May 13, in a tragic off-campus fire at 111-113 Heights Court. We…
Update: At its May 10 meeting, the Faculty Senate did not reach a quorum and could not vote on the resolution. The senate meets next in September.Cornell's Faculty Senate was due to vote yesterday afternoon, May 10, on a…
It's probably only a tease. In cartoonist Garry Trudeau's May 10 strip, Alex Doonesbury announced that she wanted to go to Cornell. On May 11 she vacillated, considering CalTech. And the logical expectation is that she will end…
In the beginning, there were 35 competitors. The challengers -- Cornell students, faculty members and one very brave elementary-schooler -- took their places around the U-shaped tables. Chess grandmaster and three-time U.S…
Want to know more about that Scottish silver two-handled quaich made in the 1800s or that silver spoon you picked up at an auction? Now, everything you ever wanted to know about extant Scottish silver is available free -- online…
NEW YORK -- Ankit Patel, Cornell '04, a first-year M.D.-Ph.D. student, was elected Weill Cornell student overseer during elections held April 3-10 at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC). As the student representative, Patel will…
NEW YORK -- Getting a job after being a postdoctoral researcher doesn't just require demonstrated and potential excellence in research, but a value-added skill that will make the scientist unique to a potential employer. So said…
NEW YORK -- Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, the Ida and Theo Rossi Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC), was awarded the Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award at a ceremony May 4…
Although migratory birds could bring the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza to the United States this year, the most dangerous entry point for the virus, many experts believe, is the bird-trade industry. "The entrance of…
If you have ever entertained the idea of bottling, branding and selling your special sauce, salsa, spice blend or salad dressing, a new book by Barbara Lang, director of restaurants and food concepts at Cornell's Statler Hotel,…
According to Ellis Hanson, around 1994 we were transformed into cybersexuals. The transformation was brought about by the explosion of digital technology, most significantly by the webcam, with its ability to transmit and receive…
