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Young adults are fond of their parents' music, too

New research suggests that today’s young adults are fond of and have an emotional connection to the music that was popular when their parents were their age in the 1980s.

Klarman Hall site preps, awaits construction

Early construction work for Klarman Hall, the College of Arts and Sciences’ new humanities building, is in full swing.

Conference celebrates ancient philosophy, Fine and Irwin

Ethics & Epistemology in the History of Philosophy, a conference Sept. 20-21 at Cornell Plantations’ Brian C. Nevin Center, will honor distinguished faculty members Gail Fine and Terence Irwin.

Summer program gives Chinese students taste of Cornell

For Chinese high school students interested in attending college in the United States, the China Cornell College Preparatory Program offers a preview of higher education at a cutting-edge Ivy League university.

Chris Barrett to direct Dyson School

Chris Barrett has been named the new David J. Nolan Director of the nationally ranked Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management effective Jan. 1, 2014.

Verizon CEO to give Hatfield lecture Sept. 19

Verizon chairman and CEO Lowell C. McAdam '76 will speak on campus Sept. 19 as the 32nd Robert S. Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education on “Tackling the World's Biggest Challenges: The Future of Communications Technology.”

Experts to focus on food security in a vulnerable world

“Food Security in a Vulnerable World” will be a daylong symposium Sept. 12 that will include World Food Prize laureates, World Food Prize Youth Institute alumni, journalists and researchers.

Homecoming celebration is weeklong fun

Homecoming 2013 extends its usual weekend run to an entire week of activities on campus, culminating in the football game against Bucknell Saturday, Sept. 21, at 3 p.m.

Ithaca may kindle America's budding hydrogen economy

A new hydrogen filling station – nestled in Ithaca – could help to activate a new, national energy economy, since automakers plan to begin selling fuel-cell cars by 2016.

$100M gift launches new Weill Cornell campaign

Weill Cornell Medical College has received a $100 million gift from longtime benefactors Joan and Sanford I. Weill to launch a $300 million capital campaign dedicated to using the most advanced scientific approaches to rapidly translate research breakthroughs into innovative treatments and therapies for patients.

U.S. News ranks Cornell in top 10 for 'best value'

As in previous years, Cornell was rated highly in several categories in the U.S. News colleges and universities rankings, released online Sept. 10.

Nanosatellite CUSat to launch from California

After eight years of planning, submitting, winning, building and waiting, Cornell University’s CUSat – a nanosatellite designed by engineering students to help calibrate GPS systems with pinpoint accuracy – will be launched from California.