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AOL gift launches Connected Experiences Lab

A gift from AOL to Cornell Tech will fund the creation of the Connected Experiences Laboratory, or ConnX, aimed at exploring new technologies at the forefront of the digital age.

On Veterans Day, admiral talks WASPs and women heroes

Michelle J. Howard, 38th vice chief of naval operations, delivered the keynote address at a celebration of Cornell’s veterans and military personnel on Nov. 11.

White Thanksgiving dreams die with warming reality

If you’re dreaming of a white Thanksgiving, dream on. For winter-hardened places like Chicago, Indianapolis and Detroit, the chance of measurable snow on the ground for Thanksgiving is practically nil.

Some plants diversify with help from insect friends

When plants develop mutually beneficial relationships with animals, mainly insects, those plant families become more diverse (evolve into more species) over time, says a new study.

Panel: Ebola burdens African governments, health systems

Public health, policy, government and trade experts discussed Ebola's social and economic impacts on affected countries in Africa at a Nov. 10 roundtable on campus.

Strogatz helps students find the magic in math

Mathematical Explorations, a new class by Steve Strogatz, brings math alive through engaged learning techniques.

Study: Nothing's too trivial for important confidantes

When it comes to social support, it isn’t what you talk about that matters, but whom you talk to.

Activist discusses anti-Islamophobia work

Donna Nevel, a Jewish-American anti-Islamophobia activist in New York City, discussed her work in a campus talk Nov. 6.

New book examines significance of the European novel

“Reading the European Novel to 1900" by English professor Daniel Schwarz examines the history and evolution of the novel until 1900.

Visual cues control hunting beetles' jaws

Cornell researchers have uncovered the mechanism for how tiger beetles know when to open and close their mouths when pursuing prey.

Jon Kleinberg named interim dean of CIS

Provost Kent Fuchs has appointed Professor Jon Kleinberg ’93 interim dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science through December 2015, while Dean Haym Hirsh takes a personal leave.

Iceland President Ólafur Grímsson to visit Nov. 20-22

The president of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, visits campus Nov. 20-22. He will deliver a public lecture, “Iceland’s Clean Energy Economy – A Roadmap to Sustainability and Good Business,” Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium.