Dean Joe Thomas sat down this week with Cornell Chronicle writer Anne Ju to discuss some of his ideas and goals as he takes over leadership of the Johnson School. (March 27, 2008)
Harvey Reissig has been named director of the Pesticide Management Education Program and state pesticide coordinator for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Cornell researchers have built a robot that works out its own model of itself and can revise the model to adapt to injury. First, it teaches itself to walk. Then, when damaged, it teaches itself to limp.
Cornell researchers have demonstrated that fiber-optic signals can be amplified and sharpened on a single photonic microchip, replacing bulky bundles of fiber or electronic amplifiers. (Feb. 19, 2008)
The professor of mathematics was named a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics during an Aug. 1 induction ceremony at the Joint Statistical Meetings/IMS Annual Meeting in Miami. (Aug. 16, 2011)
As the entire Cornell University community "celebrates a new beginning" with the inauguration and installation of President Jeffrey S. Lehman, a timely new history of Cornell also is arriving at the Cornell Store during Inauguration Week. Cornell: Glorious to View, written by Cornell lecturer and historian Carol Kammen and published by Cornell University Library, takes a fresh and engaging look at the university's origins, historical challenges and its achievements. The title of the book is derived from Cornell's famous alma mater. Drawing on the extensive holdings of manuscripts and photographs housed in the Cornell Archives, Kammen's concise account conveys the intimate details and the unique character of almost a century and a half of the Cornell experience. (October 15, 2003)
Finishing its first year as a university-supported organization, SWAG: Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate had 30 pairings of mentors and mentees, with 13 seniors on track to graduate this May.
Cornell faculty members will present research on topics from how dragonflies stay aloft to the fight against world hunger at the annual meeting of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Feb. 16-20 in St…
The Cornell University group that advocates for people with disabilities in the workplace has more staff, renovated headquarters and a new name -- the Employment and Disability Institute (EDI). The institute's mission remains the same, however: to provide research, training materials, programs and technical assistance that make it easier for people with disabilities to be integrated in the workplace, schools and communities. (June 22, 2004)
As part of Black History Month, a veterinary student looks back to learn more about the first black veterinarians in the United States who were educated at Cornell. (Feb. 18, 2011)