Architect Rem Koolhaas toured the recently completed Milstein Hall Oct. 20 with members of his firm, OMA, and gave a public lecture in Bailey Hall on trends in modern architecture. (Oct. 21, 2011)
Cornell University officials today (April 2) filed a legal challenge to a decision by the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission (ILPC) last December that denied the university's application for a "Certificate of Appropriateness" for a parking lot designed as part of its West Campus Residential Initiative. The university filed papers with the New York State Supreme Court for Tompkins County, pursuant to Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules. The university's lawsuit states the ILPC's denial of Cornell's application on Dec. 18, 2003, was arbitrary and capricious because it was made without regard to the facts in the record and did not contain a reasoned elaboration for its conclusions as required by New York law. (April 02, 2004)
Larger portions, larger plates and even noise and bright lights can contribute to freshmen gaining weight, Cornell nutritionist Michele Wilbur told a group of new students in an Aug. 22 presentation on how to avoid the so-called 'freshman 15.'
Events this week include Cornell programs at Empire Farm Days; educational gorge walks in nearby state parks, and a play about Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West.
An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly. (Nov. 1, 2012)
Interior design and behavioral science students collaborated on a project this semester to design new fitness and physical therapy spaces at Kendal at Ithaca. They built full-scale models of their proposed solutions. (Dec. 9, 2008)
On the phone in her office on the fifth floor of Bradfield Hall on the Cornell University campus, wearing a print blouse patterned with leaves, plant geneticist Elizabeth Earle finished up her third press interview of the day. "That was the Associated Press," she said, hanging up the phone. But this was not her first 15 minutes of fame.
NEW YORK -- To help display Cornell University's ongoing involvement with New York City and its residents, Cornell President Jeffrey S. Lehman, City Councilwoman Gale A. Brewer (D--Sixth District), city parks officials and other dignitaries will take part in a ceremony at 531 Amsterdam Ave. (at 86th St.), Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. (October 08, 2003)
Heat and dryness from this past summer created a bumper crop of insect pests. Information on controlling the insects is available from Cornell Cooperative Extension offices.
The Public Service Center celebrated its expanded facilities in Barnes Hall, Feb. 17 with an open house reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony that highlighted its 20 years of community service.