Actor, director, writer and champion of science Alan Alda provided a communication mandate May 16 at Bailey Hall for Cornell's faculty and researchers: Use plain language to be clear.
Cornell researchers have developed an efficient method for the assembly of biologically compatible, antibacterial synthetic macromolecules, the composition of which can be precisely adjusted.
Everyone is invited to play computer games created by Cornell students at the annual Game Design Initiative at Cornell showcase May 20 in Carpenter Hall.
With an aim to create clean, renewable geothermal energy projects, and to cooperate in research and education, Cornell and Geothermal Resource Park Iceland have signed a memorandum of agreement.
Three student fellows recently joined the staff of Blackstone LaunchPad and are already offering innovative programming for entrepreneurial Cornell students.
Emeritus professor Tobias de Boer, who taught mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell for more than 50 years and served as associate director of the Sibley School for nine years, died on May 2 at age 85.
Dan Huttenlocher, founding dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech, talked to Ithaca area business leaders on May 3 regarding the state of the school's campus, under construction on Roosevelt Island.
Twenty-one students from across campus traveled to Japan on a a winter break study tour funded by the Japanese government as a cultural exchange exposing American students to the country.
