The library needs an upgrade to meet the scholarship demands of a modern university and to resolve serious life-safety and environmental problems. If the plan is approved, work tentatively could start in two years. (March 14, 2007)
In a talk titled 'Synergy Between Research and Teaching: Fun With Fluid Dynamics,' Charles H.K. Williamson explained how he bridges the gap between the classroom and the research lab for undergraduates. (March 14, 2007)
Jeremy Rabkin, Cornell professor of government, and John Washburn, convener of American nongovernmental organizations for the ICC, debated the issues March 12 in Myron Taylor Hall. (March 14, 2007)
The work of Samuel Bacharach and the ILR School's R. Brinkley Smithers Institute for Alcohol-Related Workplace Studies will be highlighted in the HBO series 'Addiction,' premiering March 15 at 9 p.m. (March 13, 2007)
Thanks to the effort of three notable Cornell alumni, the College of Arts and Sciences is planning to establish the Clinton Rossiter Professorship in American Institutions in the Department of Government. (March 13, 2007)
Groundbreaking for the $4.5 million Bailey Hall plaza project is scheduled for Monday, March 19, weather permitting. Completion is expected by Aug. 17. (March 13, 2007)
It took a humanist to lasso the talents of Cornell lawyers, engineers, development sociologists and others to teach a new graduate course, 'Water and Culture in the Mediterranean: a Crisis?' (March 13, 2007)
From building robotic submarines to designing communication devices, engineering career possibilities were seemingly endless at a science workshop for Girl Scouts, hosted by a Cornell student group March 10. (March 13, 2007)
The annual BOOM (Bits On Our Minds) exhibition filled the Duffield Hall Atrium with booths, posters and gadgets and drew hundreds of visitors. (March 12, 2007)
Two species of amblypygids, or whip spiders, long thought to be purely predatory, anti-social and just plain aggressive arachnids, exhibit surprisingly warm behavior, says Cornell researcher Linda Rayor. (March 12, 2007)