Artisan Durand Van Doren has spent the last six months shaping steel into daisies, daffodils, roots and rhizomes for a landmark gate in Cornell's Lua A. Minns Garden. (May 19, 2008)
Highlights of the weekend include the Convocation address by poet Maya Angelou on May 24 and President David Skorton's Commencement address, May 25. (May 19, 2008)
A service of remembrance and hope was conducted in Sage Chapel May 16 in memory of the more than 21,000 victims killed in the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck Sichuan province, China, May 12. (May 16, 2008)
A candlelight vigil to commemorate those lost or affected by the earthquake in China and to offer an opportunity for people to donate money to disaster relief will be held May 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Sage Chapel. (May 16, 2008)
The turf artwork, created by art of horticulture students over the past several weeks, covers more than an acre at Cornell's Bluegrass Lane Landscape Horticulture Field Research Facility. (May 16, 2008)
A sky survey using the Arecibo radio telescope turned up a massive, fast-spinning binary pulsar that could give researchers new insight into the fundamental properties of matter at extreme densities. (May 15, 2008)
In its newly published strategic plan, Cornell University is positioning itself as 'the exemplary, comprehensive research university' of the 21st century. (May 15, 2008)
The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology has hired four outstanding young researchers, according to the institute's director, Scott Emr. They are: Chris Fromme, Yuxin Mao, Marcus Smolka and Fenghua Hu. (May 15, 2008)
On May 6, Cornell presented the second Women of Color Roundtable as well as first Men of Color Roundtable. The women's theme was 'Building Bridges Across Difference'; the men's theme, 'Include and Connect.' (May 15, 2008)
The expansion will enhance the art education of the entire community and give visitors of all ages a better understanding of other cultures, other centuries and other values, says museum director Frank Robinson. (May 15, 2008)
With the decline in national media science coverage, the NSF is trying to fill the gaps using creative approaches on the Internet, radio and television, said the agency's public affairs director, Jeff Nesbit, in a campus visit May 13. (May 15, 2008)
The Cornell Fuel Cell Institute brings together an interdisciplinary team from eight faculty research groups to make fuel cells practical as an everyday source of clean energy. (May 14, 2008)
