The tragedy surrounding the earthquake in Haiti is the result of human failure as much as natural disaster, said geology and engineering faculty members in a panel discussion Jan. 25 in Phillips Hall. (Jan. 26, 2010)
Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be the Senior Convocation speaker at noon, May 29. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will be held at Schoellkopf Stadium.
For Isao Fujimoto, achieving social change is an everyday -- and lifetime -- endeavor. It's also why Fujimoto, age 76, senior lecturer emeritus at the University of California (UC)-Davis, who helped found the Asian American Studies Program and the Graduate Program in Community Development at UC-Davis.
The board of trustees has approved a plan that calls for a 4.5 percent tuition increase for undergrads in the endowed colleges and an increase of the same dollar amount for the state-supported colleges.
Jack Muckstadt, a professor of engineering who nurtures students by bringing the reality of manufacturing logistics and supply chain systems to the classroom, has been named a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow.
An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has devised a new way to make vaccines that promises to prevent diseases much more cheaply. (Jan. 25, 2010)
Cornell Library is asking other research institutions to contribute to the support of the online arXiv repository of science and mathematics preprints. (Jan. 25, 2010)
Vladimir Nabokov wanted his family to destroy his unfinished final work, 'The Original of Laura.' Finally published in its original form after 30 years, scholars are praising its 'magnificent style.'
Psychologists Charles Brainerd and Valerie Reyna are looking for ways to identify people at risk for developing cognitive impairment - early on, when chances for successful intervention are highest. (Jan. 25, 2010)
Environmental psychologist Gary Evans is examining whether being under chronic stress or having less responsive parents can lead directly to differences in brain structure and function in adulthood. (Jan. 25, 2010)
Clint Sidle of the Johnson School has published a new book 'This Hungry Spirit: Your Need for Basic Goodness,' which discusses the meaning we can derive from serving other people or greater causes.
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has had its university recognition suspended temporarily, pending investigation into an alleged incident involving underage drinking and possible hazing, Cornell officials announced Jan. 22. (Jan. 23, 2010)
