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Senior uses dual major to find meaning in small details

Chinelo Onyilofor ’15, a dual major in chemistry and art history who will graduate Saturday, credits the liberal arts with expanding her combine subjective and objective disciplines to solve problems.

Dining hall food labels nudge diners to eat healthier

A Cornell study of food labels in dining halls shows that when people know the calories and fat content in foods, they lean toward healthier fare.

Symposium spotlights cutting-edge fiber science

At the Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation spring symposium May 18, faculty, staff and students demonstrated cutting-edge fiber and material technologies.

Engineering professor emeritus Fred Kulhawy dies at 71

Fred Kulhawy, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, died May 12 at age 71.

Revamped food safety course creates certified scholars

The new Food Safety Assurance course in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers students practical training an professional certifications that give them an advantage as job applicants.

Film scholar, therapist Don Fredericksen dies at 69

Donald L. Fredericksen, a scholar of film theory and history and a Jungian psychotherapist in Ithaca, died May 15 in Ithaca of brain cancer at age 69.

Saldana turns setbacks into success, helps others rise

Ignacio "Iggy" Saldana '15 will graduate from Cornell this week following a long journey of challenges and growth as a scholar, student and person. He will attend Columbia Law School.

Cornell Rewind: Commencements back in the day

As Cornell celebrates its sesquicentennial year, some Commencement customs have not changed while other traditions adapt to the age.

Mann Award winner Tang studies molecular 'trash bags'

Doctoral student Shaogeng Tang won the Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award for his research into cells' waste disposal.