A course developed by Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, connects her 15 students with nonprofit organizations on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, to work collaboratively on projects that address community needs.
Three Cornell undergraduates have won 2014 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, which support sophomores and juniors intending to pursue careers in natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
Cornell celebrated Dragon Day, a project by first-year architecture students preceding the exodus from the Hill for spring break, with a minimalist silver-and-green dragon in a parade across campus.
A search committee appointed by Cornell Board of Trustees Chair Bob Harrison will receive input from various constituencies on who should be the university's next leader. The 19-member committee includes faculty, students, staff, alumni and trustees.
The 17th annual Bits On Our Minds exhibition shows off student computing projects from games to robotics, as faculty and potential employers look on with interest.
Events on campus in the next two weeks include a reading by Teju Cole; the 2014 Atkinson Symposium on earth art; a lecture on sustainable housing; and "Total Recall" director Paul Verhoeven.
The Big Idea Competition and the new first Student Business of the Year award are part of this year’s Entrepreneurship@Cornell’s Celebration conference, April 10-11.
The design phase has been completed for a new university health center that expands and updates the current Gannett Health Services facility. It is planned to open in 2017.
