An in-depth case study published in the August issue of Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly traces how Carnival Cruise Lines has marketed its branding message to a relatively young, middle-class clientele and…
The discussions about race, ethnicity, religion and sexuality are tough, really tough for the students in the College of Human Ecology's Urban Semester program. Small wonder.
Consider that the undergraduates in Urban Semester are…
The wife of an alumnus has donated $1.45 million to Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine. The gift by Janet Swanson, who is married to John Swanson '61, B.M.E. '62, M.M.E. '63, includes $800,000 to endow a residency at Maddie…
By observing events at the scale of single atoms, Cornell researchers have found evidence that the mechanism in high-temperature superconductors may be much more like that in low-temperature superconductors than was previously…
How hot was it on the afternoon of Aug. 1? The answer is relative. Tuesday's temperatures topped at 95 degrees Fahrenheit, one digit shy of the record. That's hot enough for anyone. But here at Chronicle Online we wanted to get a…
For the past seven years, Shoals Marine Laboratory -- which lies on a pristine island in the Gulf of Maine, six miles off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H. -- has been a place where undergraduates can get their feet wet in the work…
Dozens of astronomers, physicists and engineers came together for a symposium July 28-29 at Cornell to celebrate the 65th birthday of Joe Burns, the Irving Porter Church Professor of Engineering, a professor of astronomy and a…
NEW YORK -- An experimental drug targeted to a cancer-causing mechanism within the cell may be a powerful weapon against deadly multiple myeloma.
So concludes a team of researchers at the Weill Medical College of Cornell…
James Walsh, executive director of strategy and alternatives for Hermes Pensions Management in London, the United Kingdom's largest pension fund, will become Cornell's chief investment officer (CIO), managing the university's $5…
Community college presidents, administrators, faculty and trustees will meet Aug. 9-11 to discuss the future of higher education accreditation, legislated performance measures and the assessment of learning outcomes.
The…
Professor Robin Davisson participated in a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute cardiovascular working group that provided initial input for the institute's three-part strategic planning initiative.
George Malliaras, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has been named the L.B. Knight Director of the Cornell NanoScale Facility, and Don Tennant of Lucent Technologies will be director of operations.
