East Avenue to close to through traffic Jan. 8

East Avenue will close to all but buses, bicycles and emergency and construction vehicles from January 2014 to May 2015 as Klarman Hall is built.

Robotics for girls: A grad student's perspective

Physics graduate student Robin Bjorkquist writes about recruiting girls into STEM fields via involvement in a FIRST LEGO League robotics team.

Cornell responds to appeal from fraternity on recognition loss

Vice President Susan Murphy, responding to the appeal by Delta Kappa Epsilon, upheld the revocation decision but reduced the loss of recognition period from a minimum of three years to two years.

Great Dane: Colleagues fete Per Pinstrup-Andersen

Colleagues held a celebration and symposium to mark Per Pinstrup-Andersen’s retirement Dec. 13-14 following 40 years of combating world poverty and malnutrition.

Cornell Tech students show off their innovations

Cornell NYC Tech hosted an "open studio" Dec. 13 to showcase projects from its first graduating class and from new students in the program.

Faculty Senate urges fossil fuel divestment

The Cornell University Faculty Senate call for the university to divest its endowment from top 200 fossil fuel holding companies on Dec. 11.

Bartels Awards recognize staff past and present

The seventh annual Bartels Awards for Custodial Service Excellence, held Dec. 16 in Bartels Hall, recognized this year’s recipients of the Bartels scholarships and gave six housekeeping and custodial staff members Bartels Awards.

Concerto competition yields two student winners

For the first time, the Cornell Concerto Competition has two winners: cellist Daniel Cho '17 and violinist Ji Min Yang '15. The 10th annual competition was held Dec. 15 in Barnes Hall.

Exhibit showcases traditional Chinese dress

A new exhibit, “Chinese Traditional Dress and Its Influence,” provides an overview of Chinese dress of the Qing period and the influence of Eastern style on Western fashions in the early 20th century.