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Cornell President David Skorton addresses the Class of 2010, Aug. 19 in Barton Hall.
"I want to ask each student here to find a way to put yourself into an uncomfortable situation," said Cornell…
Dilute solutions of alcohol -- though not beer or wine -- can reduce paperwhite growth by half but not affects its flowers, says William Miller, professor of horticulture and director of the Flower Bulb Research Program at Cornell. (March 31, 2006)
The 81 newest Cornell-minted doctors of veterinary medicine will see their field change rapidly in the coming years, said Veterinary College Dean Donald Smith in his final address to the Class of 2007 on May 26. (May 26, 2007)
The Intergroup Dialogue Project, a peer-facilitated course that seeks to raise awareness around social justice issues, won the 2014 annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony.
If you've always wanted to sit in on a real live appeals court, here's your chance. On Friday, Nov. 9, the Third Department of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division will be in session at Cornell's Law School.
Literally digging up the dirt, Cornell researchers have found that burgeoning deer populations forever alters a forest’s natural future by disrupting the soil’s seed banks.
The average person makes more than 200 food-related decisions every day, day in and day out -- yet isn't aware of 90 percent of them, says Cornell marketing professor Brian Wansink in his new book, "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat…
Kenneth Clarke and Ross Brann led an April 18 event, “Blacks and Jews in America: A Conversation,” that considered the history of a complex relationship.
Ruth Schwartz, professor emerita in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, died Sept. 19 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. She was 87. Funeral services were held Sept. 24. (Sept. 27, 2012)
Janet Reno ’60, who went from leading Cornell's Women's Student Government Association to becoming the United States' first female attorney general, died from complications of Parkinson's disease Nov. 7. She was 78.