Barbara Baird, M.S. '75, Ph.D. '79; Alan Mittman '71; and Darrick Evensen, M.S. '11, have been elected to the Cornell Board of Trustees by faculty, staff members and graduate students, respectively. (May 10, 2012)
Cornell students exhibited their embedded design skills at the Cornell Cup USA by demonstrating modular robots and Rock Band-playing robots. (May 10, 2012)
A device that uses image processing to instantly identify a prescription drug took top honors at the first Cornell Cup USA Presented by Intel, May 4-5. (May 10, 2012)
Cornell was honored as a college partner for its participation and support of students who are affiliated with the CollegeBound Initiative in New York City.
Events on campus this week include concerts in Barnes Hall, migratory birds, Mother's Day breakfast, sustainability symposium, making yogurt, child safety seat checks, and a garden fair and plant sale.
An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly. (May 10, 2012)
Cornell seniors Felicia Kennedy and Elizabeth Davis focused on their families for their final class filmmaking projects, which will be among a group of student films screened May 13 at Cornell Cinema.
John Deutch, former chair of an Obama shale gas subcommittee, said that fracking, if done right, could enormously benefit the country, in a lecture on campus May 8.
Following a reported racial harassment incident May 6, the Student Assembly and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly have both issued statements condemning the incident.
Dean of Students Kent Hubbell issued a statement about the incident that occurred outside Sigma Pi fraternity May 6. He details steps his office is taking to support students and engage the community.