The message 'babies are born to be breastfed' was part of a campaign to improve the cultural acceptance of breastfeeding in Herkimer County, N.Y. (June 1, 2007)
The Cornell English Department's Creative Writing Program will bring a roster of established and emerging fiction writers and poets to campus as part of its fall 2007 Reading Series. (June 1, 2007)
Stephen Pope, Cornell professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society, the national academy of the United Kingdom. (June 1, 2007)
Recent gifts of comic art from two alumni have not only brought some laughter into the rare book vault at Cornell University Library but also some primary sources for scholars studying art and culture.
At the second Inside Cornell press luncheon, held May 22 at the Cornell Club in New York City, Robert Frank, professor of economics and regular contributor to The New York Times, spoke about his new book. (May 31, 2007)
In 1863, Ezra Cornell purchased a lot on Tioga Street for a library that contained commercial space to make it self-supporting. The Cornell Library was incorporated April 5, 1864, and opened Dec. 20, 1866. (May 31, 2007)
Al Gore's Climate Project has trained 1,000 volunteers -- including two Cornellians and a researcher and an educator affiliated with Cornell -- to give at least 10 presentations within a year. (May 30, 2007)
Daniel Kops, former editor-in-chief of The Cornell Daily Sun, has published the memoir, 'Pigs or People,' in which he describes his belief that principled journalists can bring about positive social change. (May 30, 2007)
Professor emeritus Jack Squier and his wife, Jane, will be guests of honor at the June 9 premier of 'Simply Squier,' a documentary about Squier's life, work and nearly 50-year relationship with Cornell. (May 30, 2007)
'Golfing on the Roof of the World: In Pursuit of Gross National Happiness' is alumnus Rick Lipsey's account of living and working in Bhutan in 2002 as a golf instructor. (May 30, 2007)
A group of 10 alumni and 25 historic preservation and planning students went to prison in April -- for a work weekend at the Eastern State Penitentiary complex in Philadelphia. (May 30, 2007)
