Sandra M. Gilbert '57, the first M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor at Cornell, will speak along with Abrams on literary topics Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m. in Goldwin Smith Hall.
Applied economics and management students who put their small business skills to the test last semester have received awards for outstanding work in their Small Business Management Workshop class. (Jan. 22, 2007)
A chance meeting between a future Weill Cornell Medical College student and a security guard has led to the creation of a Cornell group that hopes to provide support to a medical clinic in Sudan, and also brought a 'lost boy' of Sudan to speak Jan. 3. (Jan. 22, 2007)
President David Skorton's first grand rounds lecture at Weill Cornell Medical College Jan. 18 broadly discussed the public service and outreach roles of academic health centers both within Cornell and the community at large. (Jan. 19, 2007)
Thanks to efforts by sustainability intern Ethan Rainwater, Cornell and several city and county agencies will use the biodiesel blend B5 instead of standard diesel fuel. (Jan. 19, 2007)
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded Weill Cornell Medical College $14.2 million for genetic research into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Jan. 18, 2007)
As Arecibo faces funding cuts and possible closure, NAIC director Bob Brown discusses the telescope's capabilities, its future and why it's a vital instrument. (Jan. 18, 2007)
To advance technologies that convert perennial grasses and woody biomass to ethanol, Professor Larry Walker will use a $10 million grant to upgrade Cornell's industrial biotechnology laboratories. (Jan. 18, 2007)
About 100 Cornell-affiliated guests were treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the Joan Weill Center for Dance, a new facility in Manhattan designed by two Cornell graduates, Dec. 12. (Jan. 18, 2007)
President David Skorton recently returned from a 10-day, four-city tour of India, seeking to extend Cornell's mission as the world's land-grant university by building stronger bridges between Cornell and India, and to reinvigorate ties with alumni.
