Scholars and civic leaders pondered how to address the challenges prompted by upstate New York's changing population at the State of Upstate New York Conference in Syracuse, N.Y., June 8. (June 10, 2011)
In an inaugural competition named for Rabbi Harold I. Saperstein '31, 14 students wrote and delivered sermons related to contemporary social justice issues this spring. (June 10, 2011)
At 'The Arts and Mental Health: The Impact on the Human Spirit,' Cornell physicians discussed the role of the arts in mental health and the potential effects of arts funding cuts on well-being. (June 10, 2011)
Cornell Law School will now have exchange programs and teaching and research collaborations with the Jindal Global Law School of O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, Haryana, India. (June 10, 2011)
University photographer Lindsay France won a gold medal in the Individual Photographs category from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. (June 9, 2011)
The Hilton family and Hilton Foundation and Drew Nieporent '77 were honored at the Hotel School's third annual Cornell Icon and Innovator Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria New York on June 7. (June 9, 2011)
The phrase 'eat dirt' takes on a whole new meaning when used by biologists, who have widely observed that humans, birds and mammals all engage in geophagy. (June 9, 2011)
Two common bacteria involved in what was thought to be only a marginally important relationship actually help each other thrive when grown together in bioreactors, say Cornell scientists. (June 9, 2011)
Walter R. Lynn, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering and of science and technology studies, died June 6 of cancer. He was 82. (June 9, 2011)