200 alumni at NYC 'techpreneur' event buzz with tech campus prospects

At a sold-out Sept. 27 event in New York Ciy, 200 alumni heard from a panel of alumni 'techpreneurs' to discuss the prospect of a Cornell tech campus in the city. (Sept. 30, 2011)

AguaClara to be honored with Intel Environment award

Cornell and the Honduran nonprofit Agua Para el Pueblo, founding members of the AguaClara network, will be honored as Intel Environment Tech Award laureates during The Tech Awards gala, Oct. 20. (Sept. 29, 2011)

Honor -- and shame -- must be reclaimed for good, argues eminent philosopher

Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, this year's Olin lecturer, stressed how the use of honor - and shame - could be a trigger for social and societal change. (Sept. 26, 2011)

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz: Alka-Seltzer found to help wine industry, with potential for construction industry, too

Cornell researchers have discovered that Alka-Seltzer tablets are perfect for keeping a disease at bay in vineyards and for protecting fermentations by monitoring residues. (Sept. 19, 2011)

Eminent philosopher Appiah to lecture on how honor propels moral revolutions

Eminent cultural theorist and novelist Kwame Anthony Appiah will explore how honor is the engine behind moral progress Sept. 23 at the Graduate School's 2011 Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecture. (Sept. 15, 2011)

Vet College's new program trains grad students to be teachers, too

Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine has partnered with the Center for Teaching Excellence to launch the first subject-specific teacher training offered on campus. (Sept. 14, 2011)

Student Assembly passes resolution to support CornellNYC Tech Campus

On Sept. 8, the Student Assembly unanimously approved a resolution that will create an ad-hoc committee to 'unite students in support of the NYC tech campus." (Sept. 9, 2011)

Program 'hubs' will define CornellNYC tech campus

Cornell leaders are developing tech campus programs under interdisciplinary domains, or hubs, rather than using the traditional university organization of colleges, schools and departments.

Two 2011 graduates receive awards for papers based on their doctoral research

Sharon H. Kim and Christopher Yenkey, both Ph.D. '11, received the Academy of Management's William H. Newman Awards for their papers based on their dissertation research. (Aug. 31, 2011)