In a letter to the editor, alumnus Bob Boyajian urges the Cornell administration to be mindful of how the university's motto is interpreted. (Aug. 16, 2007)
For the first time, Cornell researchers have linked a specific aspect of the environment to the evolution of cooperative breeding in numerous bird species: unpredictable rainfall. Their findings on African starlings appear in the Aug. 21 issue of Current Biology. (Aug. 16, 2007)
Dear Editor:
I have two comments about the article appearing Aug. 6 at the Cornell Web site: Cornell University's 'Any person ... any study' named nation's best college motto by magazine.
I think the university administration…
The Class of 2011 -- along with the Cornell community and readers around the world -- are taking part in Cornell's seventh New Student Reading Project, exploring Nadine Gordimer's 2001 novel 'The Pickup.' (Aug. 15, 2007)
The Thurston Avenue Bridge, linking North and Central campuses, will reopen Aug. 16, although TCAT bus service won't resume until Aug. 19. Tower Road will reopen Aug. 17. (Aug. 15, 2007)
Newsweek magazine has named Cornell the 'Hottest Ivy' in its 2007 list of the 25 'Hottest Schools,' which is part of the magazine's annual College Guide edition. (Aug. 14, 2007)
This year's campus orientation, from Aug. 17 through 22, will introduce new students to the rhythms of life at Cornell through music-themed events. (Aug. 13, 2007)
The 2007 entering freshman class at Cornell will be a more selective group than ever, chosen from a record number of applications -- 30,383, up almost 20 percent from just two years ago. (Aug. 13, 2007)
Garden Mosaics, an interactive urban natural resources extension project available on DVD, has been recognized in the Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment competition. (Aug. 13, 2007)
Jerry H. Cherney, New York state forage specialist and a leading researcher in grass bioenergy production, is the recipient of the 2007 Extension-Industry Award. (Aug. 13, 2007)
A team of Cornell scientists has discovered that intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease may be associated with a novel group of E. coli bacteria with genes similar to bacteria that cause diseases ranging from salmonella to cholera and even bubonic plague. (Aug. 10, 2007)
Mohsen Mostafavi, dean of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning since 2004, will be leaving Cornell to become dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Design in January of 2008. (Aug. 10, 2007)
