Two delegations of Cornell faculty traveled to Sweden this fall to plant seeds for future collaborations. One group of nine Cornell faculty members from five departments participated in a Nov. 10-12 symposium at Stockholm University.
At a meeting of the new Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation, clothing designers, textile scientists and business leaders discussed how to best weave fashion and function and to bring bold ideas to market.
Physician, researcher and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar interim dean Javaid I. Sheikh has been appointed dean of the college, effective Jan. 1.
Cornell horticulture students are hoping to highlight why trees are worth hugging, by hanging bright green 'price tags' on trunks around the Ag Quad to show the true value of trees.
Cornell's unique combination of strengths in the humanities alongside its strengths in the sciences also gives it unique challenges, said former Cornell provost Don Randel. (Oct. 21, 2011)
To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2013-14 academic year.
A sustained collaboration between the 'two cultures' of the arts/humanities and that of science need to be supported as much as possible, said former Cornell Provost Don Randel, Oct. 14. (Oct. 17, 2011)