The University Library, now known as Uris Library, opened in 1891 -- a full 23 years after classes began -- as Cornell's first dedicated library. (Sept. 27, 2007)
Cornell's solar house -- featuring a canopy of steel scaffolding surrounding the structure -- is being packed up for the trip to the international Solar Decathlon competition, Oct. 11-19. (Sept. 26, 2007)
Dozens of faculty and administrators gathered to honor Nobel physicist and national science policy leader Robert Richardson on the patio outside Duffield Hall, Sept. 24. (Sept. 26, 2007)
Western Europe's Muslim population is expected to reach 50 million by 2035. If formal policies are not enacted, it's 'a recipe for civil war,' Bassam Tibi, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, said in an interview.
Muna B. Ndulo, professor at the Law School and director of Cornell's Institute for African Development, has been named board chair of Gender Links, an NGO dedicated to promoting gender equity in southern Africa. (Sept. 26, 2007)
William Donald Cooke, Cornell professor emeritus of chemical and chemical biology and a longtime university administrator, died Sept. 20 at his home in Ithaca. He was 89. (Sept. 26, 2007)
The CU-ADVANCE Center and Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble held a Sept. 21 seminar to raise awareness for department chairs and search committee representatives about unconscious gender bias and equity in faculty searches. (Sept. 25, 2007)
An Oct. 2-3 conference in New York City will build upon the Teagle Foundation report, 'Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in College Completion and Achievement: What Works and Why,' released in November 2006. (Sept. 25, 2007)
Students in an introductory marketing course received free samples of Wrigley's new brand of gum, '5.' Professor Ed McLaughlin discovered that those who chewed it during their prelim scored remarkably better. (Sept. 25, 2007)
The Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center's eighth annual symposium will showcase the latest advances in research at the interfaces of nanotechnology and the life sciences. (Sept. 25, 2007)
Students and faculty will take part in the opening of the Ithaca Sciencenter's interactive exhibit 'Japan and Nature: Spirits of the Seasons,' Sept. 29. The exhibit will run through December. (Sept. 25, 2007)
