Cornell scientists Salman Avestimehr, David Erickson, John C. March and Kyle Shen are recipients of this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Members of Cornell's Class of 2008 and advanced degree candidates who completed their studies midyear donned caps and gowns at the fifth annual Recognition Ceremony for January Graduates, held Dec. 15 in Barton Hall. (Dec. 18, 2007)
Author Alison Lurie's contribution to arts and letters will be celebrated with a Cornell Library exhibit that opens Oct. 7 with a video screening followed by a reception.
Nearly 200 researchers from universities, private laboratories and government agencies will converge on Cornell June 8-11 for the first conference on computational sustainability. (June 5, 2009)
It is the first building on campus to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification, the highest rating for sustainable structures. (Sept. 6, 2012)
The Southern Patagonian Ice Field lost ice volume at a 50 percent faster rate between 2000-2012 than it did between 1975-2000, according to new analysis of digital elevation models. (Sept. 5, 2012)
Cornell President David J. Skorton has been elected the incoming vice chairman of the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF). As vice chair, he will become the chair after a two-year term. Skorton was elected by BHEF's membership…
Catherine M. Oertel, a doctoral candidate in chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, has been named a new Discovery Corps postdoctoral fellow by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study corrosion in Baroque-era pipe organs and to develop lesson plans about the physics, chemistry and materials science of musical sound for middle and high school students. Oertel is one of the first six fellows in the new Discovery Corps, an NSF pilot program that is exploring innovative ways for scientists to combine their research expertise with service to society. (July 19, 2004)
Botanical gardens and arboreta play many roles in local communities, stressed Donald Rakow, director of Cornell Plantations, in a talk at New York City's 92nd Street Y March 14. (March 20, 2012)