The Cornell International Summit: Hospitality, Real Estate and the Built Environment, in Shanghai April 20, attracted 275 Cornellians and friends to discuss the state of China's hospitality and commercial real estate markets.
The sixth Cornell Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference, held April 19-21 in Shanghai, drew record-high attendance of nearly 100 Cornell alumni, parents, friends and faculty members.
Three Cornell scientists have received a five-year, $9.9 million grant to study the environmental impact of dairy production systems in the Great Lakes region.
A new endowed fund and an annual award for Ph.D. students finishing their dissertations on poetry have been established in memory of recent Cornell alumnus and poetry scholar Alan Young-Bryant.
Connie Mabry, who has run Cornell's Commencement weekend for 25 years, shared anecdotes of the process of creating the event for thousands of visitors with Ithaca Rotarians May 8.
If the carnivorous U.S. population – as a whole – ate a more-vegetarian diet that included eggs and milk products, the environment would be greatly relieved, says a preliminary Cornell study.
Finishing its first year as a university-supported organization, SWAG: Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate had 30 pairings of mentors and mentees, with 13 seniors on track to graduate this May.
Philosopher Jill North, a proponent of wave function realism, has published an essay titled “The Structure of a Quantum World," included in a new book of essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics.
Cornell’s College of Engineering has received a five-year, $908,000 grant from a joint National Science Foundation, Intel and GE program called Graduate 10K+.
Dump and Run program seeks donations of clothing, furniture, nonperishable food and other useful items through June 1. Donations will be resold Aug. 24-25 to benefit local nonprofit organizations.
Events this week include Migration Celebration at the Lab of Ornithology; Public Gardens Day and a running tour at Cornell Plantations; a game design showcase; free dance performances and a keyboard salon.
