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Provost's office funds MOOCs, online innovation

Cornell has selected next year’s massive open online courses – MOOCs – through which students anywhere will explore the ethics of eating, civic ecology, global hospitality or understanding your inner smartphone through the edX online initiative.

Losing face on Facebook

Well-meaning friends may post stuff you'd rather not have everybody see, because they're not aware of who might see it, and that could mar the image of yourself you want to present.

Officials issue statement on alleged TCAT embezzlement

Tompkins County Legislature Chair Michael Lane, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick, and Cornell Vice President for University Relations Joel Malina issued a statement regarding the alleged embezzlement by a Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit employee.

High-pressure cryocooler is local company's new product

A Cornell-developed technology for preparing proteins for X-ray crystallography has made its way into the world marketplace through a licensing agreement with ADC Inc. of Lansing, N.Y.

$10M grant establishes Center for Reproductive Genomics

A $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health has established a new Center for Reproductive Genomics that will connect reproductive scientists across Cornell.

Suzanne Mettler sees higher ed 'caste system'

Professor of Government Suzanne Mettler had several culprits in mind when she wrote “Degrees of Inequality: How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream."

Course connects students with Hopi community

A course developed by Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, connects her 15 students with nonprofit organizations on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, to work collaboratively on projects that address community needs.

Where Harry met Sally matters more than when

Paging Nora Ephron: Where Harry met Sally matters more than when, 62 couples tell sociologists.

Three students are 2014 Goldwater scholars

Three Cornell undergraduates have won 2014 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, which support sophomores and juniors intending to pursue careers in natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.

A rite of spring takes wing

Cornell celebrated Dragon Day, a project by first-year architecture students preceding the exodus from the Hill for spring break, with a minimalist silver-and-green dragon in a parade across campus.

Tweets welcome the Class of 2018

Current students gathered on North Campus March 27 to give a virtual welcome to the Class of 2018 via social media.

Smarter lunchroom movement fights childhood obesity

Two Cornell experts in food and childhood obesity presented their findings related to how small changes in school lunchrooms can nudge kids to choose healthier foods at a press conference March 26 at the Hall of the States in Washington, D.C.