Seven New York state grade school and high school teachers took part in an educational tour of Eastern Europe, thanks to Cornell's Institute for European Studies. (Aug. 31, 2011)
Saturday's (May 27) Commencement highlights included Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine's Hooding Ceremony, ROTC commissioning and the Cornell President and Trustees Parent Reception.
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John Hopcroft, the IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics, has been awarded the Harry M. Goode award of the IEEE Computer Society in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the study of algorithms and their applications in information processing. (November 29, 2005)
Trevor Pinch found that apps make the man or woman. The smartphone apps you download and use creates an 'appitype' grouping personal characteristics. (Feb. 15, 2011)
Cornell President Hunter Rawlings today (Nov. 17, 1998) announced a plan to reorganize the Division of Biological Sciences. Rawlings said he will implement the primary recommendations of the Task Force on the Division of the Biological Sciences, which was commissioned by Provost Don M. Randel.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is training Fort Drum soldiers in ways to help Afghan farmers, including how to fight wheat rust - dubbed the 'H1N1 of the wheat world.' (Feb. 14, 2011)
Bringing together scholars from around the world April 20-21, the conference will explore how the rise of capitalism in China affects politics, markets, entrepreneurship, property rights and social structure. (April 18, 2007)
A biosensor made from a common bacterium that can detect toxic metals in water won the Cornell Genetically Engineered Machines student project team a bronze medal at a recent competition. (Nov. 30, 2009)
For the first time, Cornell has entered a national recycling contest, Recyclemania, Feb. 7-April 2, coordinated by the Class of 2014 Council and Cornell's recycling team, R5 Operations. (Feb. 10, 2011)
First-year students in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning impress upperclassmen and bystanders with an 'outstanding' dragon, continuing the tradition started by Willard Straight, Cornell Class of 1901. (March 17, 2006)