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.
Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine now is one of only two vet schools in the country to offer ablation for dogs - a cardiology procedure that can cure racing hearts. (Dec. 2, 2011)
In a meteoric rise, Cornell's Forensics Society debate team has jumped from No. 212 in 2008 to No. 4 in the world, besting Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard.
History professor Richard Polenberg reflected on a lifetime of teaching and his encounters with scholars, students, singers and Supreme Court justices over the years, Dec. 1 in Bache Auditorium.