Recent transfer student and horticulture enthusiast Justin Kondrat ’14 has led a project with the help of nearly 100 Cornellians to plant some 50,000 blooming flowers that spell out the word “rooted” in 10-foot letters on Libe Slope; the display will glow nightly until May 1.
Chemistry's Hector Abruna was chosen to present the 2010 S.C. Lind Lectures by the American Chemical Society of East Tennessee. He is also the 2011 recipient of the Faraday Medal. (Nov. 15, 2010)
Fourteen schools will visit Ithaca April 24-26 for the 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers Regional Conference, which features the concrete canoe and steel bridge competitions.
Wi-Fi service has been extended throughout all North Campus buildings, as has ATT cellular coverage. Wi-Fi also is available in common rooms in parts of West Campus and in Collegetown. (Sept. 16, 2009)
Cornell University Press has received a $78,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a feasibility study and business plan for a new scholarly publishing services organization. (June 1, 2010)
Financial expert Leon Metzger offers recommendations for new legislation or regulation to improve the internal controls and reduce operational risk in the financial sector. (Jan. 21, 2009)
The university will further bolster its financial aid program for undergraduates by eliminating parental contribution for family incomes below $60,000, and further reducing student loans. (Nov. 13, 2008)
The University of Pennsylvania's Nano/BioInterface Center has presented its annual Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology to Harold Craighead. (Oct. 21, 2009)
After years of effort, Cornell University, the State University of New York (SUNY) and New York Gov. George E. Pataki have worked out an agreement on land-grant funding.