Reminiscent of the Terminator T-1000, a new material created by Cornell researchers using synthetic DNA is so soft that it can flow like a liquid and then, strangely, return to its original shape. (Dec. 3, 2012)
After an exhaustive investigation, the Cornell University Police has concluded that a reported attempted rape Sept. 26 on the Trolley Bridge did not occur, and the case has been closed. (Nov. 30, 2012)
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing $25M in a project, hosted at Cornell, that seeks to improve cassava crops in sub-Saharan Africa. (Nov. 30, 2012)
Announcements of a new sustainability advisory committee, and student and staff sustainability awards, highlighted the annual summit of the President's Sustainable Campus Committee. (Nov. 29, 2012)
Saying Cornell has 'no tolerance for coercive behavior,' President David Skorton has accepted recommendations aimed at eradicating hazing on campus. The recommendations focus on prevention, intervention and response. (Nov. 29, 2012)
By using diversity among its diversity officers to promote diversity, Cornell is promoting the climate of inclusion that the university seeks overall, said speakers at a recent diversity conference. (Nov. 29, 2012)
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. 29, 2012)
David Erickson and Largus Angenent have received a $910,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to work toward revolutionizing how biofuels are produced from algae. (Nov. 29, 2012)
Archives at the ILR School and the University of Warwick, U.K., seek input from Yiddish speakers as translators of documents to keep the language, and labor history, alive. (Nov. 29, 2012)
Visiting Scholar Afrika Bambaataa spoke about his storied career as well as the culture, dance and ideology that led to the evolution of hip-hop on campus Nov. 27. (Nov. 29, 2012)