'Bridging Worlds' -- the theme of the His Holiness the Dalai Lama's three public talks in Ithaca -- is more than a concept for Cornell organizers and volunteers involved with these events. (Oct. 10, 2007)
The resentment public officials feared would prevent a watershed agreement between New York City and municipalities along the Hudson River watershed did not run deep, a Cornell study has found.
In recognition of its commitment to the union of chemistry and biology, Cornell's Department of Chemistry has changed its name to the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
A symposium, "Rethinking the Criminalization of Youth," will be held Nov. 6-7 at Cornell University, featuring former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno.
Event highlights on campus include the Cornell Concerto Competition, an economic outlook conference focused on agribusiness, a ceremony for January graduates and the Winter Employee Celebration. (Dec. 8, 2011)
Two Cornell experts in food and childhood obesity presented their findings related to how small changes in school lunchrooms can nudge kids to choose healthier foods at a press conference March 26 at the Hall of the States in Washington, D.C.
President David Skorton answered questions about sustainability, diversity and the Freshman Reading Project on WVBR's Sunday Forum radio show Sept. 7. (Sept. 9, 2008)
On Feb. 14, the Stardust spacecraft and the comet Tempel 1 will meet. In the heat of the moment, astronomers hope, Tempel 1 will be cajoled into yielding a few more clues about her background. (Feb. 8, 2011)
Cornell President Hunter R. Rawlings and his small delegation ended their mid-November whirlwind China trip with exchanges across the table and in a friendly table tennis game. (November 29, 2005)
Teenagers from all over New York state are talking their heads off on topics from beef cattle to babysitting. They have been competing for a place in this year's 4-H State Public Presentations, a public-speaking event to be held Saturday, Oct. 4, at noon in Morrison Hall on the Cornell University campus. Middle school and high school students have been giving talks and demonstrations at the local and regional levels, and those with the best gift of the gab have advanced to the state event at Cornell, where they will represent their counties. The speaking competition will award gold, silver and bronze medals to winners in the demonstration, speech, illustrated talk and dramatic interpretation categories. Participating will be 67 presenters from 38 counties with each county allowed to send up to three presenters in three categories. (September 26, 2003)