Four Cornell faculty win PECASE awards

Cornell scientists Salman Avestimehr, David Erickson, John C. March and Kyle Shen are recipients of this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. (Oct. 3, 2011)

New Beimfohr Lecture gift will bring speakers on faith and society to campus

The Alan T. and Linda M. Beimfohr Lecture series will bring intellectuals to campus to address issues related to faith in a pluralistic society. Historian John Sommerville will give the inaugural talk Oct. 12. (Oct. 3, 2011)

Science and humanities wed to explore origins and consequences of domesticated rice

An upper level undergraduate course and symposium take an interdisciplinary look at the origins and spread of domesticated rice. (Oct. 3, 2011)

Bethe lecturer: Physics shows how global warming has been 200 years in the making

Paul Alivisatos, the fall 2011 Bethe lecturer, explained the science behind the evidence that human activity is causing global warming, Sept. 28. (Sept. 30, 2011)

Open for business: Skorton bullish on New York state development effort

At a Sept. 28 meeting of the Southern Tier Regional Development Council, Cornell President David Skorton, who co-chairs the council, expressed optimism for New York state's recovery. (Sept. 30, 2011)

Giving advice: Jack and Meryl Mann endow a pre-major advising fund in College of Arts and Sciences

Jack and Meryl '81 Mann recently donated $100,000 to endow a pre-major advising fund in the Office of Admissions and Academic Advising at the College of Arts and Sciences. (Sept. 30, 2011)

Tweets: People across the globe report similar, ever-changing moods

A new Cornell study drew on millions of tweets from Twitter users in 84 countries to track mood rhythms across time. (Sept. 29, 2011)

The arXiv at 20: a global resource

As the e-print arXiv of scientific publications celebrates its 20th anniversary, what started as an effort to 'level the playing field' for researchers has created a whole new playing field. (Sept. 27, 2011)

Social scientists tackle immigration, from settlement to integration and membership

The Institute for the Social Sciences' three-year theme project, Immigration: Settlement, Integration and Membership, is hosting faculty from across campus to explore immigration from many perspectives. (Sept. 26, 2011)