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Upgrades planned for 46-year-old Olin Library

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)

Smoke rings, flying toilet paper and 'Top Gun' help <br /> Charles Williamson engage undergrads

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)

Two scholars debate whether U.S. should join International Criminal Court

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 Ezra Files: Despair in the telegraph business

The year 1852 was dismal for Ezra Cornell -- he rarely made it home, could not support his family and made very little money. (March 14, 2007)

Noyes is on!

The new Noyes Community Recreation Center had its official opening ceremonies March 8. (March 14, 2007)

Cornell's Samuel Bacharach to appear on HBO March 15 in first in 'Addiction' series

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)

A beloved professor to be remembered with Clinton Rossiter Professorship

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)

Bailey plaza groundbreaking scheduled for March 19

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)

Nor any drop to drink: Cornell faculty and students to meet in Cairo on water shortages in Mediterranean region

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)

Girl Scouts see -- and earn -- 'Science in Action' at student team's first outreach workshop

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)

BOOM '07 fills Duffield atrium with beeps, clicks and roars

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)

A rarity among arachnids, predatory whip spiders have a sociable family life, CU researcher finds

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)