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'Excellence is an attitude,' says Lee Pillsbury '69

Lee Pillsbury '69, speaking as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor, stressed that going after what you want with a proactive attitude will help you achieve success. (Oct. 19, 2011)

Countries vie for resources in 'global auction,' says new Rhodes professor

Sustainability advocate Mathis Wackernagel, a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor, stressed Oct. 18 that many countries fail to take resource scarcity into account when making economic decisions. (Oct. 19, 2011)

Q&A with Stephen Ashley on the Far Above campaign

Stephen Ashley '62, MBA '64, a university trustee and co-chair of Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell, talks about the campaign. This is the final interview in a series with the campaign co-chairs. (Oct. 19, 2011)

Center for Transformative Action celebrates 40 years as catalyst for social change

The Center for Transformative Action is celebrating its 40th anniversary as an incubator of social change. (Oct. 19, 2011)

Researchers watch how 'heavy fermions' get less heavy

By 'tuning' the behavior of 'heavy-fermion' materials, we may learn more about how superconductivity works, according to new Cornell research. (Oct. 19, 2011)

Human resources dialogue focuses on Workday software

Workday, a new and easy-to-use human resource management/payroll system targeted to launch in July 2012, was the focus of a human resources streamlining forum Oct. 14. (Oct. 19, 2011)

Study: Adults can't tell when children are intentionally lying or misinformed

Adults have difficulty determining when a child is lying or repeating misinformation he or she has gathered from interviews, according to a Cornell study. (Oct. 18, 2011)

Kiln to make rural Kenyan village energy self-sufficient with agricultural boon

With the first continuous slow pyrolysis unit built at a U.S. university, a research team are on the cusp of harnessing the power of organic material to fuel an entire village in Kenya. (Oct. 18, 2011)

Coffman receives mentoring award from national group

Professor Ronnie Coffman was honored with the 2011 Mentoring Award from the Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Oct. 18. (Oct. 18, 2011)

Scholar to explore role of memory in modern politics

Scholar Enzo Traverso will explore the role of memory in modern politics in 'Historical Time and the Politics of Memory,' Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m., in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall. (Oct. 18, 2011)

Meet the 'alloparents': Shared child care gave rise to human altruism, says Hrdy

During her first visit as an A.D. White professor, Sarah Hrdy asserted in a public lecture Oct. 17 that altruism among humans stemmed from having more than just parents help with child care.

With Iraq War 'a crashing failure,' expert calls for caution in U.S. military interventions

International relations scholar Robert Keohane, speaking on campus Oct. 13, stressed that the United States needs to exercise great caution when it considers military interventions around the world. (Oct. 18, 2011)