Marxism still offers viable ideas to advance such poor countries as Bolivia, said that country's vice president, Alvaro Garcia Linera, in a Labor Day talk, 'Marxism and Indigenism,' at Cornell's Goldwin Smith Hall. (Sept. 4, 2007)
Frank DiSalvo has been named interim director of the new Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future, which will bring together expertise across campus to work toward common sustainability goals. (Sept. 4, 2007)
Small, specialized agricultural producers and marketers in New York state now can find one another with just a few clicks, thanks to an interactive Web service spearheaded by Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City. (Sept. 4, 2007)
In his book, 'Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture,' Cornell's Tarleton Gillespie explores the political, economic and cultural implications of using 'technical copy protection' to do the work that copyright laws did before the digital age.
Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva has entered into an academic agreement with Hobart and William Smith Colleges that allows HWS students to work and study with NYSAES scientists. (Sept. 4, 2007)
Cornell emeriti faculty are invited to apply for Podell Emeriti Awards for Research and Scholarship, for work 'related to making the world a better place to live for all peoples of the Earth.' (Sept. 4, 2007)
Cornell librarians have spruced up and expanded the online DSpace repository, renaming it eCommons@Cornell, and they are calling on researchers and scholars to add content. (Aug. 30, 2007)
DigitalCommons@ILR is a worldwide bulletin board for the research and scholarship of the ILR School, managed by the Martin P. Catherwood Library. (Aug. 30, 2007)
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar held its second annual photography contest earlier this year, awarding prizes in several categories. (Aug. 30, 2007)
Professor Eswar Prasad writes a Cornell Perspectives piece on how he became a more visible advocate for economic policies by jumping from the IMF to Cornell. (Aug. 30, 2007)
In a letter to the editor, Tompkins County Historian Carol Kammen says the university's legendary motto, 'Any person ... any study,' was certainly penned by Ezra Cornell. (Aug. 30, 2007)
Ezra Cornell demonstrated his belief in practical higher education for women by enrolling his daughter, Mary Emily, at the newly founded Vassar College in 1866. (Aug. 30, 2007)
