Bird experts believed for years that once a bird learned songs, the calls stayed relatively fixed throughout their lives, but a new study of loons, streamlined fish-eating water birds, calls those beliefs into question. (March 7, 2006)
Weill Hall is designed for big-picture scientists: researchers who think beyond the confines of their field to tackle challenges in creative new ways. (Oct. 10, 2008)
Nearly 120 people took part in a Dining with Diverse Minds dinner and discussion Oct. 23, during which students, faculty and administrators shared personal experiences with mental health issues.
Some of Cornell's leading nanoscience researchers expounded on the promises and challenges of their fields during a mostly virtual online briefing for journalists July 20.
The Cornell Symphony Orchestra will premiere 'Anillos,' by Cornell composer Roberto Sierra, Oct. 11 in Bailey Hall, as part of the American Astronomical Society's Division of Planetary Sciences annual meeting. (Oct. 8, 2008)
Cornell researchers have discovered a temporary molecular traffic system that starts embryos' organs growing in the proper direction and, without it, will trigger devastating diseases and defects.
For the third consecutive year, Cornell has been named to Working Mother magazine's list of '100 Best Employers for Working Mothers' in the United States. (Sept. 24, 2008)
Four short stories from a recent issue of Epoch, the Cornell literary magazine, have been selected for inclusion in major anthologies. The magazine has a history of promoting new literary talent. (Sept. 24, 2008)
A panel of experts will consider what role universities have in training the country's leaders in “Creating a Class of Government Experts and Managers” in Washington, D.C. March 23.