Substantial facilities improvements are under way for the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, including a reorganization of the Fine Arts Library in anticipation of a planned move to Rand Hall. (Sept. 14, 2010)
The recent explosion of bed bug problems can only be resolved with awareness and prevention, said a Cornell expert speaking to reporters Sept. 14. And beware of recycled furniture, she said.
Leading philosophers from Italy and American critics will participate in a conference Sept. 24-25 at Cornell, 'Commonalities: Theorizing the Common in Contemporary Italian Thought.' (Sept. 14, 2010)
Veteran stage, television and film actor Harold Gould, M.A. '48, Ph.D. '53, best known for his roles in 'The Sting' and 'Rhoda,' died Sept. 11 in Woodland Hills, Calif. (Sept. 14, 2010)
Cornell scores 21 on Sierra magazine’s list of top 100 “Coolest Schools,” and by “cool” the magazine means “sustainable,” with a strong emphasis on each school’s energy supply.
Cleptoparasitic bees, which secretly invade host nests and lay their eggs there, may have originated millions of years earlier than previously thought, study finds.
The College of Engineering's Diversity Programs in Engineering has been named a finalist for 2010 'Examples of Excelencia' by the national organization Excelencia in Education. (Sept. 13, 2010)
The Cornell Elves, a program that started with holiday giving but now has extended to supporting area schoolchildren when school starts, gave out a record number of backpacks this year: 449. (Sept. 13, 2010)
The Society for the Humanities' residential fellows for 2010-11 include international scholars, Cornell faculty members and graduate students, with projects related to 'Global Aesthetics.' (Sept. 13, 2010)
Co-authors Rocco Scanza and Jay Grenig outline labor arbitration in a new book published by the American Arbitration Association and the ILR School's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution. (Sept. 13, 2010)
