Cornell has accepted the invitation to join an elite national organization that aims to produce better university teachers in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. (Oct. 6, 2011)
A new Cornell study finds that about one-quarter of U.S. takeout restaurants surveyed accept online orders, saving labor costs associated with counter service. (Oct. 6, 2011)
Local efforts to control nutrient runoff could stave off toxic cyanobacterial blooms around the world despite a warming climate, according to a Cornell researcher's article in Science magazine. (Oct. 6, 2011)
Christine Leuenberger will return to Israel as a Fulbright specialist to create a new course that will engage diverse students via videoconferencing. (Oct. 6, 2011)
Events on campus this week include an open house for the new Cornell Intercultural Center, 'Ask an Editor,' filmmaker Nathaniel Dorsky, and a colloquium talk on the arts by former Provost Don Randel.
The new Design Library, designed and managed by students in design and environmental analysis, has opened to provide a resource center that has more than just samples and materials. (Oct. 6, 2011)
Panelists at an Oct. 3 discussion titled 'DREAM Act: A Pipe Dream or Eventual Reality?' explored the passage of legislation that would provide a path to legalization for undocumented youth. (Oct. 6, 2011)
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. (Oct. 6, 2011)
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art celebrates its new wing Oct. 15 with a public opening reception. The wing adds programming and office space and doubles the museum's previous storage capacity. (Oct. 5, 2011)
Two faculty members - and one of their dads - have joined forces to publish 'The Complete Potato Grower's Guide: What Every Grower and Gardener Needs to Know.' One of the authors will give a talk Oct. 13. (Oct. 5, 2011)
A new student group, SWAG (Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate), formed a peer-mentoring program to address low graduation rates of Cornell's African-American male students. (Oct. 5, 2011)
