The cure for what ails the American method of electing a president is a dose of parliament, says Ted Lowi, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell. (June 25, 2008)
The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine's seventh annual Veterinary Public Health Symposium Sept. 9-11 featured talks by a range of veterinarians, epidemiologists and public health officials.
Over the next five years, Cornell needs to replace about one-quarter of its faculty. The second article in the Cornell Chronicle's Decade of Challenge series looks at the ways the administration is addressing this reality.
Andrea Haenlin-Mott has been appointed Cornell's first Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator for facilities. The university has also launched an informational Web site on disabilities for faculty, staff and students.
Cornell cited as 'natural spawning ground' for clean technologies by the Cleantech Group, a company focused on catalyzing the growth of clean technology markets worldwide. (Jan. 11, 2010)
Music industry pioneers traced the evolution of hip-hop from its humble beginnings to commercial dominance during a sold-out discussion in Manhattan April 17.
With an aim to create clean, renewable geothermal energy projects, and to cooperate in research and education, Cornell and Geothermal Resource Park Iceland have signed a memorandum of agreement.
Using low-amplitude vibration, researchers show the ability to control the flow rate of a dense liquid. This discovery has potential applications in advanced technology fields, including 3-D printing.
The recently designed intercampus Web site includes a matchmaking service to forge research connections between Cornell's Ithaca and New York City campuses. (May 23, 2008)