Members of the urban planning firm Goody Clancy met with community members and key stakeholders to discuss their roles in putting together an urban plan and design guidelines for Collegetown. (Feb. 20, 2008)
To display the accomplishments of "3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) Center for Waste Prevention," a prototype waste-management program, Cornell University Cooperative Extension of New York City and the Cornell Waste Management Institute will hold a summer fair.
Cornell scientists have received a $2.19 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for developing a portable X-ray detector, which will serve as a novel set of 'eyes' for observing dynamic matter. (Feb. 19, 2008)
Jazz pianist Jason Moran and bassist Dave Holland will give a rare performance as a duo Jan. 28 in Barnes Hall, as part of the Cornell Concert Series. (Jan. 19, 2012)
Paul Ginsparg, professor of physics and computing and information science at Cornell, has been named a 2002 fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Gardeners beware: This year in the eastern U.S., late blight is killing tomato and potato plants earlier than ever before, and basil downy mildew is affecting plants in gardens and on commercial farms. (July 1, 2009)
Events this week include a Black History Month community discussion, 'The Phantom of the Opera' in Sage Chapel, Emancipation Proclamation exhibit tours and an artist residency with Ellen Fullman.
Professor Morten Christiansen challenges the long-held theory that human language stems from a genetic blueprint. Instead, he says, the neural machinery used for language likely predates the emergence of language itself. (Jan. 22, 2009)
Four grants awarded from the Summer 2009 Seed Grant Competition are intended to promote research on foreign policy and international development as well as international studies in general. (Dec. 16, 2009)