Cornell Botanic Gardens was officially approved Oct. 28 by the Cornell Board of Trustees, the final step in a broad rebranding effort begun more than two years ago.
Gaurav Moghe has undertaken characterization of acylsugars, a family of compounds found only in potatoes, tomatoes and peppers, that play an important role in plant self-defense.
The new diversity website is the result of a year of effort and will be even more robust in the new academic year, when the diversity initiatives of the colleges and units will be announced. (May 31, 2012)
Cornellians with print disabilities have new tools to independently access and engage with printed material through SensusAccess, an online service that provides users with accessible copies of documents they upload.
Winnie Ho ’19 has received the 2019 Campus-Community Leadership Award. The annual honor, given by the Division of University Relations, is presented to a graduating senior who has shown exceptional town-gown leadership and innovation.
Changes make the curriculum easier for students to navigate, simplify the graduation requirements and expand student opportunities for interdisciplinary work and faculty opportunities for innovative teaching.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft and the InSight lander have both received mission extensions, the space agency announced Jan. 8. Cornell astronomers serve key roles on both projects.
To prep for missions to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, Britney Schmidt, associate professor of astronomy and earth and atmospheric sciences, is studying Antarctica’s ice and oceans.
Unearthed, digitized and soon to be repatriated, artifacts from two Native American towns are beginning to share their rich stories online thanks to a collaborative project by anthropologists, librarians and Indigenous community members.