Kenneth P. Birman, Cornell professor of computer science, has been named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world's oldest and largest organization of computer professionals. He will be formally inducted, along with 33 other new members.
The senior class fundraising campaign sought to be different from its predecessors by encouraging this year's seniors to think of something to contribute to the university other than just money. (May 28, 2011)
Does obesity play a role in employment disability? Can certain neighborhood designs influence residents' physical activity? Does level of education relate to whether people will start or quit smoking? Can daily telephone interviews capture how busy working parents cope with family meals?
Arthur Miller's post-World War II drama "All My Sons" -- an exploration of personal ethics and the paradoxes behind the American dream -- will open the 2006-07 theater season at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on Sept…
Doris Davis, dean of admissions at Barnard College and an expert in the field of enrollment management, has been named to the position of associate provost for admissions and enrollment.
Training for Wall Street used to mean an MBA degree in finance and a smattering of computer courses. Not anymore. At Cornell, finance and engineering students are putting financial models and applications to the test on IBM's largest supercomputer, the 512-node Scalable RS/6000 POWERparallel Systems at the Cornell Theory Center.
The city of Ithaca has reopened the Thurston Avenue Bridge to vehicular traffic in the northbound direction only, with pedestrians allowed only on the east-side sidewalk of the bridge. Vehicles and pedestrians will be separated…
Thought the Department of German Studies was dedicated to the exclusive study of the language, literature and culture of Germany? Or that English literature was confined to poetry and prose of the British Isles?
Not anymore. As…
Sunlight alone can change the way an asteroid and other small bodies spin in space, suggests a new study led by astronomers at Cornell and Queen's University Belfast. (March 7, 2007)