The spirit of giving at Cornell is stronger than ever, according to the latest numbers from the Cornell United Way Campaign. The campaign reached its $740,000 goal Dec. 22. (Dec. 23, 2008)
It was imagery of the Garden of Eden that inspired apparel design student Jessie Fair to create a flowing, asymmetrical gown of silk dupioni and organza. The piece won a top design prize. (Dec. 23, 2008)
John Saylor, who manages Cornell University Library's materials budget and collection development, becomes associate university librarian for scholarly resources and special collections Feb. 1. (Dec. 23, 2008)
Cornell horticulture students created an indoors grass art installation of a larger-than-life portrait of Mohandas ('Mahatma') Gandhi in the Mann Library lobby during finals week. (Dec. 23, 2008)
Quick dissipation of heat at the most fundamental scales is just one way that the work of CNF research associate Derek Stewart may someday change the face of computing and electronics. (Dec. 23, 2008)
Despite icy roads and 10 inches of fresh snow, about 300 January 2009 graduates and their families and friends made it to Barton Hall Dec. 20 for the January Graduate Recognition Event and Reception. (Dec. 22, 2008)
Campus officials encourage the Cornell community to help save energy over the holiday break by turning off computers and unplugging electronics. (Dec. 22, 2008)
Biomedical engineering Ph.D. student George K. Lewis is making therapeutic ultrasound devices that are smaller, more powerful and many times less expensive than today's models. (Dec. 18, 2008)
Professor Sandra Vehrencamp records bird songs and plays them back to birds to better understand exactly how birds use songs to communicate and convey information. (Dec. 18, 2008)
Jessica Evett-Miller '00, M.F.A. '09, has received the second annual Margaret Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize. Her winning portfolio, 'Strata,' will be displayed in Tjaden Hall Jan. 19-23. (Dec. 18, 2008)
For entrepreneurial Cornell students, the 168 entrepreneurship classes offered on campus prepare them for a business future -- but many students don't wait until graduation to start a business. (Dec. 18, 2008)
