Leather dominates student fiber arts exhibition

The Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation’s ninth Fiber Arts and Wearable Arts Exhibition, a collection of Cornell student creations on display at the Jill Stuart Gallery in the Human Ecology Building, runs through Oct. 24.

In Sibley Hall, a clean, well-lit space for architects

The renovated third floor of East Sibley Hall is now home to architecture faculty offices, 60 studio desks for architecture students and space for collaboration.

On the sunny side, nurses dispense better care

For the health and happiness of nurses, let the sunshine in. Day-shift, acute-care hospital nurses – who had access to the sun's natural light – enjoyed lower blood pressure and enhanced mood.

Program stitches together STEM, fashion design

To engage teens in STEM fields through fashion design, Cornell offered a weeklong course, “Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering through Apparel Design,” July 14-18 to 33 middle school girls.

3-D printing helps designers build a better brick

Cornell researchers led by architecture professor Jenny Sabin have developed 3-D-printed, interlocking ceramic bricks that require no mortar and make efficient use of materials.

AAP NYC set to expand offerings in new space

The College of Architecture, Art and Planning's New York City program, AAP NYC, will have a new expanded location in lower Manhattan later this year for its graduate and undergraduate programs.

Fiber Science & Apparel Design adds new B.S. degree

The Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design has added a B.S. degree in fiber science and updated its curriculum for its renamed B.S. degree in fashion design and management.

Atkinson Center awards $1.4 million to new projects

Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future gives $1.4 million from their Academic Venture Fund to 12 new scientific projects. The awards were culled from a record-setting 49 proposals.

Undergrad marshals resources to build school in Haiti

Community engagement is the key for an energetic team of Cornell undergraduates working to build an inclusive-education school in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.