John Lee Smith, who developed the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy at Cornell United Religious Work, and a former dean at the Cornell Law School, died Sept. 27. He was 82. (Oct. 1, 2010)
Rust to Green New York State is partnering students and faculty with the people of former industrial cities to help their communities grow and become more livable, healthy and sustainable. (Sept. 2, 2010)
From conducting archaeological research in the Republic of Armenia to exploring how rumors spread through Twitter, the Institute for the Social Sciences' small grants program funded 22 faculty members' projects for the 2013-14 year.
DesignTeach is a youth outreach program that introduces teenagers to the concepts and skills of landscape architecture. A first-year student discusses its influence on her.
The university has pledged $400,000 toward the project, which will improve wellness and life safety for Cornell community members who bike, walk, run or drive along Pine Tree Road.
Alexis Werth '13 will attend the Clinton Global Initiative March 30-April 1 to share research she conducted for the Cornell Farmworker Program. (March 7, 2012)
Ibrahim El-Salahi, one of the most influential figures in Sudanese modern art, will be on campus Nov. 28, in a visit arranged by Salah Hassan, curator of an exhibit on the artist. (Nov. 20, 2012)
Old Dominion Foundation Professor Emeritus John Hsu, an instrumentalist, scholar and conductor who served on Cornell's music faculty for 50 years, died March 24. He was 86.
University Engineer Randy Lacey will spend three months at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a national and virtual center to help universities reduce their carbon footprint. (June 9, 2009)
Forty-seven students minoring in Cornell's new Global Health Program spent the summer in various low-resource countries doing volunteer work and research as part of the requirements for their minor. (Sept. 11, 2009)