A combination of hard work, revisions of earlier writings, coincidence and swift turnarounds in publication led to Shawkat Toorawa's remarkable coup of four books in one academic year (November 01, 2005)
Cornell agronomist Jane Mt. Pleasant joins the likes of Maya Angelou, Bill Gates, Andy Goldsworthy, Wes Jackson, Yo-Yo Ma and E.O. Wilson as one of "35 People Who Made a Difference in the World" in the November 2005 issue of Smithsonian Magazine. (November 1, 2005)
More than 6,000 county residents -- about 9 percent -- are living below the poverty line, based on numbers provided by the Tompkins County planning department. (November 01, 2005)
In the past half century, U.S. society has mutated into an impersonal, mechanistic and exploitive capitalist economy that 'acts like a robot and functions like a cancer,' poisoning our physical and mental well-being and exhausting the world's resources.
At the panel discussion 'Censor This!' on Oct. 24, eight panelists discussed the limits of free speech on campus after an article, 'The Color of Crime,' was published in the Cornell American.
Harold Craighead, professor of applied and engineering physics, and research assistant Rob Ilic have their research featured in the 2006 edition of 'The Guinness Book of World Records.'
'Secret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions and Other Many-Legged Creatures' by Cornell's Thomas and Maria Eisner and Emory University's Melody Siegler.
Spain's Ballet Flamenco José Porcel will perform traditional flamenco and modern works set to live music Thursday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre in Ithaca. The show is presented by the Cornell Concert Series.
Richard Wesley, J.D. '74, jurist-in-residence at Cornell Law School, was on campus Oct. 23 through 27 telling Cornell law students how rewarding the job of a law clerk can be.
The artist who gave the world its first glimpse of prehistoric life in 3-D and living color is the subject of a new special exhibition at the Museum of the Earth.
