After more than eight years at the helm of the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research, John Abowd is stepping down and devoting himself full time to his own teaching and research. (Dec. 21, 2007)
The donation to Cornell Library of an ear of corn crossbred by the Nobel Prize-winning plant geneticist provided the occasion for a panel of faculty members to reflect on their experiences with McClintock. (Aug. 9, 2010)
In honor of its four decades, the Department of Comparative Literature at Cornell University is throwing something of a scholarly celebration for itself this month.
The Cornell Center for Advanced computing has deployed A 512-core parallel cluster running the scientific language MATLAB as an experimental resource on the TeraGrid. (Jan. 7, 2010)
The media business model is broken, said panelists at a discussion July 28 in New York City. The event, 'A New Media Landscape,' brought together Cornellians working in media with students and alumni. (Aug. 2, 2010)
This summer, two Cornell undergraduates will hand out free laptops to 100 elementary schoolchildren in the rural city of Tidjikja, Mauritania, in northwest Africa, thanks to a $30,000 grant. (May 12, 2009)
Ten undergraduates are vying for prize money in the second Big Idea Competition for their creative business ideas. Watch their pitches and help determine the winners April 11, 4-5:30 p.m., in 196 Beck Center, Statler Hall.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson will give the 2006 Rudin Lecture on American Culture on Wednesday, April 5, at 4:30 p.m. in the Lewis Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall on campus. Robinson's talk, "The Ghost in the…
The Feminist Visualities conference concluded Feb. 3 with a discussion on the future of art practice and education as it relates to issues of gender and identity. (Feb. 13, 2007)