As of Oct. 18, giving to the Cornell United Way campaign had reached more than $215,000, or nearly 29 percent of the goal of raising $750,000 by the time the campaign ends, Nov. 30.
Events on campus include films about the Voyager mission and The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper;” a musical version of Homer’s “Odyssey,” Science on Tap with Mason Peck on accessible space travel; and a talk on medieval images of the heavens with author and art historian Benjamin Anderson.
About 5,287 miles from Ithaca, near the banks of Ghana’s Volta River, a primary and junior high school for girls is rising from the collective imagination and brain power of the Cornell University Sustainable Design team.
A town hall meeting will be held Oct. 24, 1-2 p.m., in 226 Weill Hall to discuss a cross-divisional project that has been undertaken to replace the current academic and events scheduling system, R25.
Using a technique known as magnetic tweezers, a group led by Peng Chen is the first to observe real-time polymer growth at the single-polymer level. The study, called "landmark" by one reviewer, achieved several firsts.
It’s your turn now. Our judges have narrowed the field from the total 241 photos that were submitted for the 2017 Photo Contest, choosing one best photo for each category.
Upcoming retirement workshops: Learn about timing considerations, coordination with your saving plans, explore your income options and investing for your goals.
Faculty spotlights: Garrett van Ryzin: Radical thinking to get us from point A to B; Helen Chun: Creating a better consumer experience; Chris Forman: Assessing the impact of information technology; and Elisha Cohn: A humanistic point of view.
Powered by Cornellians who have provided matching funds to inspire the generosity of others, the university recently launched fundraising challenges to amplify the impact of gifts in support of the endowment.
Cornell has a proud history of welcoming military veterans, exemplified by the Class of 1950: 64 percent of the 1,956-member class were veterans of World War II, many of them funded by the G.I. Bill.
