New research identified for the first time a random patterning mechanism that decides the size of cells found in the sepals – the leaf-like covering of petals in a bud – of flowering plants.
Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, expressed his condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Angel Hierro ’17, who passed away.
Robert J. Sternberg, an intelligence expert, will receive the 2017 William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science. The award honors his lifetime of outstanding intellectual contributions to psychology.
The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has announced that Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has committed a serious violation of the University Recognition Policy and as of March 3 has been placed by Cornell on interim suspension status.
Rebekah Maggor, assistant professor of performing and media arts, has co-edited "Tahrir Tales: Plays from the Egyptian Revolution," co-edited with linguist Mohammed Albakry.
Event this week include two chances to see the Cat Video Festival at Cornell Cinema, a young person's concert, readings of new plays from Egypt, and a concert by Irish singer Karan Casey.
Sixteen Cornell a cappella groups will perform in a concert March 11, 6-8 p.m., in Call Auditorium to benefit the Emergency CARE Fund, which assists employees who are in financial need due to an unplanned circumstance.
A new multidisciplinary collaborative research graduate degree program at Cornell will combine architectural research with study in material computation, adaptive architecture and digital fabrication.
About 140 staff members gathered Feb. 28 in the Biotechnology Building at a forum to discuss immigrants, refugees, green card holders and citizens, while others participated online through Zoom.
The Cornell Council for the Arts is accepting grant applications through April 17 for new, exceptional arts projects to be exhibited or performed at Cornell during the 2017‐18 academic year.