Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend an IT planning conference Sept. 11 to discuss cloud computing, classroom technologies and tech support, and how to make it all fit the budget. (Aug. 21, 2012)
In a joint statement, President David Skorton and Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick affirm values of civility and tolerance following a reported bias incident early Sunday morning in Collegetown. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Two psychologists addressed the deviant behaviors depicted in this year's New Student Reading Project selection, 'The Life Before Us' by Romain Gary, in a lecture to new students. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Cornell computer scientists have devised a new method, based on an overlooked bit of physics, to synthesize the sounds of small, rigid objects in collision in computer animations. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Ithaca Police reported that several Cornell students were victims of verbal racial and homophobic slurs, as well as physical harassment in Collegetown by a person not associated with the university. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Hip-hop founding father, electro-funk pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee DJ Afrika Bambaataa has been appointed to a three-year term as a visiting scholar. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Veterinary medicine professor Rodney Dietert has developed a new course that emphasizes creativity as a problem-solving tool for researchers. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Hilary Dorsch Wong, a staff member in the Cornell Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, took advantage of Cornell's Wellness Program and Program for Healthy Living to learn to swim. (Aug. 20, 2012)
President David Skorton welcomed freshmen, new transfer students and their families to Cornell with advice and words of encouragement Aug. 18 at the New Student Convocation in Schoellkopf Stadium. (Aug. 20, 2012)