A national ranking placed Cornell among 52 schools named as 'Overall College Sustainability Leaders' on the College Sustainability Report Card 2011. (Nov. 4, 2010)
A house surrounded by nature seems to help boost a child's attention capabilities, a study by a Cornell University researcher suggests. Living amid green space is highly beneficial to children.
A new chemical isolated from spider venom might one day prevent human brain cells from dying after being deprived of oxygen for short periods, a Cornell chemist believes. In a talk today (March 23) at the American Chemical Society national meeting at the Anaheim Hilton.
On Sept. 4, President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs hosted the first of five forums to discuss with faculty, staff and students the creation of Cornell's strategic plan.
Visiting artist Diana Cooper challenged her Drawing III class last semester to turn the expectation of guidance on its head and produce 'Maps to Get Lost By.' (Feb. 1, 2007)
A study suggests that the presence of green beans and bananas on the school lunch line inspired children to eat healthy foods, while applesauce and fruit cocktail sent them to seek out sugary snacks. (July 24, 2012)
Anthropologist Webb Keane will present 'Life with Others and the Modalities of Ethics,' Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m. at Goldwin Smith's Hollis Cornell Auditorium as part of the humanities lecture series. (Nov. 1, 2010)
U.S. Army PFC Douglas Jay Crawford, killed in action in Vietnam in 1971, received a final homecoming on Feb. 23 when Cornell University's U.S. Army ROTC presented his long-lost identification tags to his surviving family members…
Norm Scott, professor of biological and environmental engineering and former vice president for research and advanced studies at Cornell, discusses fuel cells on farms, recycled vegetable oil for vehicles and industrial ecological systems in China.