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'400 Club' honors 101 student-athletes with perfect GPAs

A breakfast last month honored 101 student-athletes from the spring 2009 and fall 2009 semesters who posted perfect 4.0 grade-point averages. (April 5, 2010)

Butcher, Ley receive Hartwell research awards

Jonathan Butcher and Ruth Ley have received Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards, which provide a total of $300,000 over three years of direct research costs. (April 5, 2010)

Former world record-holding juggler -- and CU math professor -- to perform for math awareness

Mathematician Allen Knutson will give a public demonstration and lecture on the mathematics of juggling Saturday, April 17, at 1 p.m. in Malott Hall's Bache Auditorium. (April 5, 2010)

Speakers: Growing regulatory state makes world 'colder' and compromises capitalism

Two visitors to campus spoke about the moral and practical aspects of capitalism and how a growing regulatory state compromises capitalism. (April 5, 2010)

Ideas are one of UN's most important contributions, says former assistant secretary general

Sir Richard Jolly, former assistant secretary general of the United Nations spoke, about the U.N.'s social and economic contributions when he visited campus April 1. (April 5, 2010)

Cornell to emphasize faculty renewal and research

Cornell aims to become one of the world's top 10 research universities, according to the latest draft of the university's strategic plan.

World-class poets Baraka and Sanchez read with rhythm

Poets Amiri Baraka and Sonia Sanchez gave a joint reading April 1 in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium with words infused with passion and the rhythms of jazz music. (April 2, 2010)

Art installation on Arts Quad depicts nature in academia

'Stories of Nature,' an art installation by visiting architecture critic Yehre Suh from April 5-9 on the Arts Quad, will explore various representations of nature in academia. (April 2, 2010)

eCornell named a top 20 leadership training company

Training Industry Inc. has named eCornell, the university's online learning company, to its 2010 list of the top 20 leadership training companies. (April 2, 2010)

Cornell Dining is now serving local, natural beef

As of March 29, Cornell Dining began serving of local, natural beef - about 1,000 pounds of ground beef, 128 pounds of rib section, 108 pounds of short loin and 120 pounds of sirloin each week. (April 2, 2010)

Visiting astronomer: Earths, animals (but not microbes) are likely rare and ephemeral

Our Earth is a rare oasis in space and time, said Don Brownlee, University of Washington professor of astronomy and this year's Thomas Gold lecturer, in a public talk March 31 in Rockefeller Hall. (April 2, 2010)

Tougher grading is one reason for high STEM dropout rate

Presenters at a Cornell Higher Education Research Institute conference reported on their research into why college students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics drop out. (April 2, 2010)