Cornell has begun removing the temporary fencing that has been on seven bridges on and around campus since 2010. This follows the installation of horizontal nets made of tensile steel mesh on the bridges.
Cornell plans to invest $20 million over the next decade in the Ithaca and Tompkins County communities, said Executive Vice President Stephen Golding, speaking at Ithaca Rotary Club, Oct. 10. (Oct. 10, 2007)
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)
Carolus, one of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Titan arums (Amorphophallus titanum), also known as a corpse flower, bloomed in Minns Garden - the first time one of the flowers ever bloomed in a region outside of the tropics.
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.
'Walk in Beauty: Discovering American Indian Art' features more than 40 paintings, works on paper and sculptures, juxtaposing traditional motifs and contemporary concerns. (April 19, 2007)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County has received some $317,000 of stimulus funding to provide training to 120 veterans, many with disabilities, for green jobs. (Sept. 22, 2009)
Cornell law professor Robert Hockett offers his solution for the mortgage crisis and the financial crisis, involving the Federal Housing Administration. (Nov. 5, 2008)
Phil '71 and Susan Bartels returned to Cornell Dec. 3 to recognize the recipients of the 2012 Bartels Award for Custodial Service Excellence and Bartels Scholarship for employees and their children. (Dec. 13, 2012)
The Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences, established by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, comes at a time when funding for the humanities is under fire on national, state and local levels. (Feb. 17, 2011)