Wiesel advocates 'bearing witness … thinking higher, feeling deeper'

Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel spoke of faith, hope, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the power of children, and the value of memory and 'bearing witness' in a talk April 29. (April 30, 2010)

Professor Ross Brann stresses importance of personal life journeys in 'Last Lecture'

On April 26, Professor Ross Brann delivered his 'last lecture,' which focused on the importance of the personal life journey, and touched on culture, Mediterranean travel and his own life. (April 28, 2010)

Members of student club land much-coveted internships with venture capitalists

Seven students in the Undergraduate Startup and Venture Capital Club have landed much-coveted internships this semester with venture capitalists. The venture capitalists are all Cornell alumni. (April 28, 2010)

Theft-prevention purse, credit card alert system snag top prizes in 'Big Idea' competition

'Big Idea' competition winners included a system to alert consumers to potential savings with their credit cards and an invention to deter robbers in poor countries. (April 22, 2010)

Entrepreneurship@Cornell's 2010 fete draws more than 900

More than 900 people flocked to campus for Entrepreneurship@Cornell's Celebration 2010, April 15-16, to learn about and network for all things entrepreneurial. (April 22, 2010)

American Academy of Arts and Sciences names four faculty members as fellows

Valerie Jean Bunce, Theodore Eisenberg, Ronald Hoy and Roberto Sierra have been named fellows by one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers. (April 22, 2010)

CU honors Lubna Olayan as 25th Entrepreneur of the Year

The CEO of the Olayan Financing Co. delivered Entrepreneurship@Cornell's Celebration weekend's keynote address April 15 in Bailey Hall. (April 21, 2010)

Expert: Muslims -- and astrology -- saved civilization, in cooperation with Jews and Christians

Peter Adamson, professor of ancient and medieval philosophy at King's College London, said Muslims saved civilization by translating and studying Greek texts.

Youth power can effect change, says UN speaker

The Cornell International Affairs Society and its 80 members hosted 500 high school students April 15-18 for the ninth annual Cornell University Model United Nations Conference. (April 19, 2010)