A passion for travel and computers has taken Ben Cole '10 halfway around the world and led him into a career making technology a pervasive, positive and integral part of people's lives everywhere. (March 14, 2011)
In the course Textiles, Apparel and Innovation, students partnered with local senior citizens to develop new products, including an electronic pillbox and a multipurpose walker complete with GPS tracking. (Dec. 14, 2007)
In a pilot internship program at Cornell, a group of 20 top-tier undergraduates from Colombia are conducting research in labs across campus until mid-July.
A Cornell study offers clues to a little known area of research: how Western diets, which have driven an epidemic of obesity and metabolic syndrome, increase mortality in humans.
Cornell has begun installing steel-mesh net systems on seven gorge bridges as part of its comprehensive approach to suicide prevention. Barring weather delays, the net systems should be installed by Jan. 1, 2013. (Aug. 23, 2012)
With its innovative sustainable design features including chilled beams, radiant heating and a green roof, Milstein Hall has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. (Aug. 23, 2012)
Events on campus this week include special graduation activities - canoeing, rock climbing, walks, observatory viewings, concerts - ongoing exhibits at the museum and library, and dance lessons. (May 27, 2010)
Lester Eastman, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, died Aug. 9 at age 85. Calling hours will be Aug. 15, and a celebration of his life will be Aug. 16.
Reunion Weekend 2006 at Cornell, June 8-11, will welcome the "Classes of 1s and 6s" with a full slate of events for some 6,700 attendees, including family members, from classes ranging from 1931 to 2001.
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User-friendly help is available in Tompkins, Seneca, Monroe, Schuyler and Steuben counties to help seniors sort through Medicare drug plans, thanks to a pilot project in Cornell's College of Human Ecology.