Marjolein van der Meulen, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell, is featured in a new book, "Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers," published by the Extraordinary Women Engineers…
Martin Luther King III will be the keynote speaker at Cornell University's Convocation in Schoellkopf Stadium at noon May 27, the day before Commencement, the Class of 2006 announced. King is the second oldest child of Martin…
The city of Ithaca begins construction March 20 on a major project to widen Thurston Avenue Bridge linking North Campus with Central Campus at Cornell. Construction on the $8 million project is expected to span more than 18…
James Burlitch, who retired as professor of chemistry and chemical biology in 2004, is an expert in inorganic materials. But the materials that have stolen his heart recently are fine art photographs that he shoots around the…
Although it's not part of her formal job description, Debra Gillers, associate dean for academic affairs at Weill Cornell Medical College, saw a need to create the Humanities in Medicine program. "Our students are mostly in their…
He braves crocs in the Amazon to find the real Temple of Doom. He dives Alexandria Harbor seeking Cleopatra's palace. Using Homer as a guide, he sails the Aegean Sea in Odysseus' wake.
Two Cornell University alumni were picked to manage prominent sports teams recently. Bryan Colangelo '87 was chosen as president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors this March. The team, currently fourth in the Atlantic…
NEW YORK -- During February, Cornellians in New York City participated in the Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) Dog Show, celebrated the Lunar Year of the Dog and learned about the incomes of the super rich. Veterinary College plays…
To the editor: A new, public open space is greatly needed to replace what was correctly described as an "eyesore" in the recent Cornell Chronicle article ("Bailey Hall pedestrian plaza plan draws praise and concern," Feb. 16)…
When the Arecibo L-Band Feed Array (ALFA) was installed on a misty April morning two years ago, it promised to bring phenomenal new sensitivity to the Arecibo Observatory. Now, well into an ambitious series of comprehensive sky…
Cornell University and seven other colleges and universities have received grants totaling $6.78 million from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to launch programs designed to help high-achieving, low-income community college…
A new, public open space is greatly needed to replace what was correctly described as an "eyesore" in the recent Cornell Chronicle article ("Bailey Hall pedestrian plaza plan draws praise and concern," Feb. 16). Driven by…
