In 2008, a trip to Papua New Guinea by two Cornell undergraduates and a recent graduate led to entries in the Guinness Book of World Records and a groundbreaking research paper.
The Bitcoin online currency system has an inherent weakness that may become a problem as the system grows, according to a team of Cornell and Microsoft Research computer scientists. (March 29, 2012)
Events on campus this week include jazz trio The Bad Plus in Bailey Hall, a film shedding light on student diversity issues, and a student digital technology showcase. (March 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. (March 29, 2012)
Kyle Shen, assistant professor of physics, has been awarded $566,000 over three years from the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program. (March 29, 2012)
Funding will allow recommendations formulated by the Gorge Safety Steering Group and approved by President David Skorton to become a reality. (March 28, 2012)
'Hairspray' director John Waters will join academics, artists and activists at the 'Resoundingly Queer' conference, March 30-April 1 at the Schwartz Center. (March 28, 2012)
The American Red Cross is holding eight blood drives during April, beginning April 6, in the third annual blood drive competition between Cornell University and Dartmouth College.
Posters and postcards were distributed across campus earlier this semester as part of a hazing prevention campaign that aims to promote positive social connections and end hazing practices. (March 28, 2012)
A new mentoring program, Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates, to foster connections between graduate and undergraduate students from underrepresented populations, was launched March 14. (March 28, 2012)