Cascadilla and Fall Creek Gorges, Beebe Lake, Comstock Knoll, F.R. Newman Arboretum, the Robison York State Herb Garden and Mundy Wildflower Garden – these are just a few of the iconic landscapes that distinguish the campus and are treasured by Cornellians and Ithacans alike.
The Hope and Optimism: Conceptual and Empirical Investigations project has received nearly $2 million from Cornell and the University of Notre Dame to fund 18 research projects on hope and optimism.
Ferdows, who served as an Afghan interpreter for the U.S. Army, says Cornell welcomed him with academic support, financial aid and camaraderie with other veteran students.
The Cornell Astronomical Society is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for renovations to Fuertes Observatory. The campaign kicks off with the annual Yuri's Night event, this year on Friday, April 14.
Laura Lewis, Ithaca Common Council, spoke of the influence in her life of two worlds – of the family she grew up in and of the career in student and community service she has pursued since her undergraduate years – Feb. 1 at Soup & Hope.
Cross-campus gathering will focus on the biggest challenges facing the world, and help determine a theme on which the university will focus in the 2019-2020 academic year.
An international symposium to discuss "Carceral Worlds and Human Rights across the Americas" will held Oct. 5 at the Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Several environmental experts will serve as panelists at the 'Policy and Activism: A Conversation on Climate Change and Clean Energy' event on Feb. 26 at Uris Auditorium.
A New York state grant enables Cornell's Public Service Center to provide pre-college support to 99 low-income or underrepresented minority Ithaca City School District students in grades 7-12.