The Innovation Network, sponsored by the School of Hotel Administration, brought together 100 corporate leaders of the hospitality and travel industry Nov. 14 to focus on new ways of thinking. (Dec. 5, 2011)
Following recent reports of stolen laptop computers and cell phones, Cornell University Police issued a reminder to secure valuables in dorm rooms and offices before winter break. (Dec. 5, 2011)
Cornell's undergraduate architecture program has been ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight year in a nationwide survey. A graduate architecture program was ranked sixth for the second year in a row. (Dec. 5, 2011)
Two juniors will research Gregorian vocal music in France and the remnants of the Ottoman empire in Turkey with the help of Harry Caplan Travel Fellowships.
High-wire artist Philippe Petit discussed some of his seemingly impossible high-wire performances and did some magic tricks Dec. 1 in Statler Auditorium.
A Resources for the Future report, co-authored by assistant professor Shanjun Li, concludes that the 2009 Cash for Clunkers federal vehicle trade-in program provided 'little economic stimulus.' (Dec. 5, 2011)
The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research has joined other large plant institutions to form the Association of Independent Plant Research Institutes to coordinate research to benefit society. (Dec. 5, 2011)
Two delegations of Cornell faculty traveled to Sweden this fall to plant seeds for future collaborations. One group of nine Cornell faculty members from five departments participated in a Nov. 10-12 symposium at Stockholm University.
President David Skorton has accepted recommendations from the Gorge Safety Steering Group, which he appointed in August to develop action plans, for the near and longer term, on gorge safety. (Dec. 2, 2011)
The city of Ithaca's Common Council decided Nov. 30 to vote at its Dec. 7 meeting on whether to allow Cornell to install nets under three city-owned bridges as a suicide prevention measure.