A former ambassador from Egypt to Canada stressed on campus Nov. 18 that Islam has a long history of female scholarship and gender equality, despite what many believe. (Nov. 23, 2011)
In the annual Cornell Entrepreneur Organization's Elevator Pitch Competition Nov. 16, an application that displays interesting ads only when apps are loading won first place. (Nov. 23, 2011)
Making robots understand and execute English commands is the goal of a project led by Hadas Kress-Gazit, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. (Nov. 22, 2011)
Physicists discussed the revolutionary news that an experiment measured particles traveling faster than the speed of light at a physics department forum in Clark Hall Nov. 17. (Nov. 22, 2011)
Doug Braunstein '83 has endowed the Braunstein Family Professorship, to be held by Lawrence M. Kahn, ILR professor of economics and labor relations. (Nov. 22, 2011)
Cornell has received a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority High Performance Building Plaque for making investments that will reduce energy costs by some $117,000 annually. (Nov. 21, 2011)
The New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has recently been awarded a 'gold' certification by the LEED Green Building Rating System, as judged by the U.S. Green Building Council. (Nov. 21, 2011)
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honored seven of its alumni at the Outstanding Alumni Awards ceremony at the Statler Hotel Nov. 4. (Nov. 21, 2011)
A new 1,200-pound gate, custom-made by local artisan Durand Van Doren, will allow Cornell Plantations staff to close the trail each winter when conditions are unsafe. (Nov. 21, 2011)