Dale Raymond Corson, Cornell's eighth president (1969-77) and a distinguished physicist and engineer, died March 31 at his home at Kendal at Ithaca. A celebration of his life will be held Sept. 8. (March 31, 2012)
Steven Beckwith, former Cornell professor of astronomy and now director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the astronomical research center responsible for operating the Hubble Space Telescope.
Pianist Malcolm Bilson says he wants to start a revolution. And he's encouraging the revolt by offering the world of classical music a new take on one of the single most important cycles ever written for piano -- the complete cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas.
As Cornell President David Skorton concludes his visit to Asia with three days in Beijing, reports from Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai are making their way back to campus. (Nov. 1, 2007)
Steve Squyres, Cornell's Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, has written a book about the Mars Exploration Rover mission that takes an inside look at how the mission came together.
With great expectations, the $162 million, 263,000-square-foot building designed by architect Richard Meier will open officially in October, though key residents are starting to move in this month. (June 6, 2008)
Since 2000, some of the most exciting and productive academic work at Cornell and across the nation has taken place among faculty and students participating in the Future of Minority Studies Research Project (FMS). Through…
Four Cornell University undergraduates -- two sophomores and two juniors -- are winners of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. The students are sophomores Peter M. Clark of Flemington, N.J., majoring in biology, chemistry and mathematics, and Matthew Moake of Cedaredge, Colo., majoring in biology; and juniors Adam Berman of Bethesda, Md., majoring in physics, and Yolanda Tseng of San Jose, Calif., majoring in biological engineering. (April 11, 2002)
In his State of the University address Oct. 19, President David Skorton said fiscal year 2007 was Cornell's most successful fundraising year in its history, with $754.8 million in new gifts and commitments. (Oct. 19, 2007)